Bash script to hide the Linux desktop menu entries for all users

This Bash script hides the desktop menu entries for all users:
#!/bin/bash
# This Bash script hides the desktop menu entries for all users, by Andrei Pall
if [ $UID -ne 0 ]; then
echo "ERROR: Run as root user..."
exit 1
fi
entryNames=("avahi-discover.desktop" "bssh.desktop" "bvnc.desktop" "gcr-prompter.desktop" "gcr-viewer.desktop" "mpv.desktop" "qv4l2.desktop" "qvidcap.desktop" "xfce4-mail-reader.desktop")
path="/usr/share/applications/"
counter=0
for entryName in "${entryNames[@]}"
do
entry_path="$path$entryName"
# Check if the entry exists
if [ -f "$entry_path" ]; then
# Check if the entry is hidden
if ! grep -q "NoDisplay=true" "$entry_path"; then
echo "NoDisplay=true" >> $entry_path
echo "The file $entry_path is hidden."
let counter++
fi
fi
done
if [ $counter -eq 0 ]; then
echo "No desktop menu entries found.";
fi