gnome-shell - Graphical shell for the GNOME desktop
gnome-shell [OPTION...]
GNOME-SHELL(1) gnome-shell GNOME-SHELL(1)
NAME
gnome-shell - 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
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if yours is out of date, the problem may already have been solved.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.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+-----------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+-----------------------+
|Availability | gnome/gnome-shell |
+---------------+-----------------------+
|Stability | Pass-through volatile |
+---------------+-----------------------+
NOTES
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-
shell/3.24/gnome-shell-3.24.0.tar.xz
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShell.
gnome-shell GNOME-SHELL(1)