man gnome-shell (1): Graphical shell for the GNOME desktop

SYNOPSIS

gnome-shell [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

GNOME shell provides core user interface functions for the GNOME 3 desktop, like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts to provide a visually attractive and easy to use experience.

gnome-shell is a required component of the GNOME desktop, i.e. it is listed in the RequiredComponents field of /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome.session. It is started in the window manager phase of the session.

OPTIONS

-r, --replace

: Replace the running window manager

--sm-disable

: Disable connection to the session manager

--sm-client-id=ID

: Specify session management ID

--sm-save-file=FILE

: Initialize session from FILE

--screen=SCREEN

: X screen to use

-d, --display=DISPLAY

: X Display to use

--sync

: Make X calls synchronous

--version

: Print version and exit

--help

: Display help and exit

--mode=MODE

: Use a specific mode, e.g. "gdm" for login screen

--list-modes

: List possible modes and exit

--clutter-display=DISPLAY

: Clutter the option display (otherwise ignored)

FILES

/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome.session, /usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Shell.desktop.

BUGS

The bug tracker can be reached by visiting the website m[blue]https://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=gnome-shellm[]. Before sending a bug report, please verify that you have the latest version of gnome-shell. Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already have been solved.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION