/usr/share/applications/octave3.2.desktop is in octave3.2 3.2.4-12.
This file is owned by root:root, with mode 0o644.
The actual contents of the file can be viewed below.
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Name=GNU Octave
Comment=Scientific Computing using GNU Octave
TryExec=/usr/bin/octave-3.2.4
Exec=/usr/bin/octave-3.2.4
Icon=/usr/share/octave/3.2.4/imagelib/octave-sombrero.png
Terminal=true
Type=Application
Categories=Development;Math;Science;
StartupNotify=false
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.18
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