gnome-shell (1) - Linux Manuals
gnome-shell: Graphical shell for the GNOME desktop
NAME
gnome-shell - Graphical shell for the GNOME desktop
SYNOPSIS
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
--wayland
- Run as a wayland compositor
--display-server
- Run as a full display server, rather than nested
--nested
- Run as a nested compositor
--no-x11
- Run wayland compositor without starting Xwayland
--x11
- Run with X11 backend
--wayland-display=DISPLAY
- Wayland display name to use
-d, --display=DISPLAY
- X display to use
-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
--sync
- Make X calls synchronous
--mode=MODE
- Use a specific mode, e.g. "gdm" for login screen
--list-modes
- List possible modes and exit
--version
- Print version and exit
--help
- Display help and exit
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://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issuesm[]. 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 Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already have been solved.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 m[blue]https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShellm[].