gnome-shell

gnome-shell
wrote the original gnome-shell man page Marcelo Jorge Vieira metal@alucinados.com
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gnome-shell Graphical shell for the GNOME desktop
`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/gnome-shell.desktop`.

## Bugs

The bug tracker can be reached by visiting the website https://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=gnome-shell. 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 Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already have been solved.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

For further information, visit the website http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell.