Read more about desktop files in the [freedesktop specification here](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html).
Where the _desktop_ file specifies the executable to be run (with `EXEC=`), the name of the applications and an icon.
See [desktop file specification](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html).
Now you can say: `linuxdeployqt path/to/AppDir/usr/share/applications/your_app.desktop`
For a more detailed example, see "Using linuxdeployqt with Travis CI" below.