diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7e48cd..9cce09b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ Start desktoptest on specified directories:
 Example using cmd on Windows (KDE installed):
 
     set KDE_SHARE="%SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData\KDE\share"
-    dub run desktopfile:desktoptest -- %KDE_SHARE%\applications %KDE_SHARE%\templates" %KDE_SHARE%\desktop-directories %KDE_SHARE%\autostart
+    dub run desktopfile:desktoptest -- %KDE_SHARE%\applications %KDE_SHARE%\templates %KDE_SHARE%\desktop-directories %KDE_SHARE%\autostart
     
     
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diff --git a/examples/desktoptest/source/app.d b/examples/desktoptest/source/app.d
index bdf5d53..4572bc5 100644
--- a/examples/desktoptest/source/app.d
+++ b/examples/desktoptest/source/app.d
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ void main(string[] args)
     version(OSX) {} else version(Posix) {
         import standardpaths;
         
-        desktopDirs = applicationsPaths() ~ writablePath(StandardPath.desktop);
+        string[] dataPaths = standardPaths(StandardPath.data);
+        
+        desktopDirs = applicationsPaths() ~ dataPaths.map!(s => buildPath(s, "desktop-directories")).array ~ dataPaths.map!(s => buildPath(s, "templates")).array ~ writablePath(StandardPath.desktop);
     } else version(Windows) {
         try {
             auto root = environment.get("SYSTEMDRIVE", "C:");
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ void main(string[] args)
     
     if (!desktopDirs.length) {
         writeln("No desktop directories given nor could be detected");
-        writefln("Usage: %s [DIR]...", args[0]);
+        writefln("Usage: %s [DIRECTORY]...", args[0]);
         return;
     }
     
@@ -43,11 +45,17 @@ void main(string[] args)
         foreach(entry; dir.dirEntries(SpanMode.depth).filter!(a => a.isFile() && (a.extension == ".desktop" || a.extension == ".directory"))) {
             debug writeln(entry);
             try {
-                new DesktopFile(entry);
+                auto df = new DesktopFile(entry);
+                if (!df.execString().empty) {
+                    auto execArgs = df.expandExecString();
+                }
             }
             catch(IniLikeException e) {
                 stderr.writefln("Error reading %s: at %s: %s", entry, e.lineNumber, e.msg);
             }
+            catch(DesktopExecException e) {
+                stderr.writefln("Error while expanding Exec value of %s: %s", entry, e.msg);
+            }
             catch(Exception e) {
                 stderr.writefln("Error reading %s: %s", entry, e.msg);
             }
diff --git a/source/desktopfile.d b/source/desktopfile.d
index f52c89e..4aeac2f 100644
--- a/source/desktopfile.d
+++ b/source/desktopfile.d
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ private @trusted string unescapeQuotedArgument(string value) nothrow pure
     while(i < value.length) {
         if (isWhite(value[i])) {
             i++;
-        } else if (value[i] == '"') {
-            i++;
-            size_t start = i;
+        } else if (value[i] == '"' || value[i] == '\'') {
+            char delimeter = value[i];
+            size_t start = ++i;
             bool inQuotes = true;
             bool wasSlash;
             
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ private @trusted string unescapeQuotedArgument(string value) nothrow pure
                     continue;
                 }
                 
-                if (value[i] == '"' && (value[i-1] != '\\' || (value[i-1] == '\\' && wasSlash) )) {
+                if (value[i] == delimeter && (value[i-1] != '\\' || (value[i-1] == '\\' && wasSlash) )) {
                     inQuotes = false;
                     break;
                 }
@@ -149,25 +149,21 @@ private @trusted string unescapeQuotedArgument(string value) nothrow pure
                 i++;
             }
             if (inQuotes) {
-                throw new DesktopExecException("Missing pair double quote");
+                throw new DesktopExecException("Missing pair quote");
             }
-            result ~= value[start..i];
+            result ~= value[start..i].unescapeQuotedArgument();
             i++;
             
         } else {
             size_t start = i;
-            i++;
-            while(i < value.length) {
-                if (isWhite(value[i])) {
-                    break;
-                }
+            while(i < value.length && !isWhite(value[i])) {
                 i++;
             }
             result ~= value[start..i];
         }
     }
     
-    return result.map!(s => s.unescapeQuotedArgument);
+    return result;
 }
 
 ///
@@ -190,6 +186,10 @@ unittest
     
     assert(equal(unquoteExecString(`"\\" `), [`\`]));
     assert(equal(unquoteExecString(`"\\\\" `), [`\\`]));
+    
+    assert(equal(unquoteExecString(`'quoted cmd' arg`), [`quoted cmd`, `arg`]));
+    
+    assertThrown!DesktopExecException(unquoteExecString(`cmd "quoted arg`));
 }
 
 @trusted string[] parseExecString(string execString) pure
@@ -225,8 +225,12 @@ unittest
         } else if (token == "%d" || token == "%D" || token == "%n" || token == "%N" || token == "%m" || token == "%v") {
             continue;
         } else {
-            if (token.length == 2 && token[0] == '%') {
-                throw new DesktopExecException("Unknown field code: " ~ token);
+            if (token.length >= 2 && token[0] == '%') {
+                if (token[1] == '%') {
+                    toReturn ~= token[1..$];
+                } else {
+                    throw new DesktopExecException("Unknown field code: " ~ token);
+                }
             } else {
                 toReturn ~= token;
             }
@@ -362,7 +366,7 @@ struct DesktopAction
      *  Pid of started process.
      * Throws:
      *  ProcessException on failure to start the process.
-     *  Exception if expanded exec string is empty.
+     *  DesktopExecException if exec string is invalid.
      * See_Also: execString
      */
     @safe Pid start(string locale = null) const {
@@ -1037,7 +1041,7 @@ Icon=folder`;
      *  Pid of started process.
      * Throws:
      *  ProcessException on failure to start the process.
-     *  Exception if expanded exec string is empty.
+     *  DesktopExecException if exec string is invalid.
      * See_Also: determineTerminalEmulator, start, expandExecString
      */
     @trusted Pid startApplication(in string[] urls = null, string locale = null, lazy string[] terminalCommand = getTerminalCommand) const
@@ -1058,8 +1062,8 @@ Icon=folder`;
     }
     
     ///ditto, but uses the only url.
-    @trusted Pid startApplication(string url, string locale = null, lazy string[] preferableTerminal = getTerminalCommand) const {
-        return startApplication([url], locale, preferableTerminal);
+    @trusted Pid startApplication(string url, string locale = null, lazy string[] terminalCommand = getTerminalCommand) const {
+        return startApplication([url], locale, terminalCommand);
     }
     
     /**
@@ -1070,7 +1074,7 @@ Icon=folder`;
      *  Pid of started process.
      * Throws:
      *  ProcessException on failure to start the process.
-     *  Exception if desktop file does not define URL.
+     *  Exception if desktop file does not define URL or it's empty.
      * See_Also: start
      */
     @trusted Pid startLink() const {
@@ -1103,7 +1107,7 @@ Icon=folder`;
             case DesktopFile.Type.Link:
                 return startLink();
             case DesktopFile.Type.Directory:
-                throw new Exception("Don't know how to start directory");
+                throw new Exception("Don't know how to start Directory");
             case DesktopFile.Type.Unknown:
                 throw new Exception("Unknown desktop entry type");
         }