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 Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already have been solved.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 https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShell.
gnome-shell GNOME-SHELL(1)