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gnome-shell
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Graphical shell for the GNOME desktop
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:Manual section: 1
:Manual group: User Commands
SYNOPSIS
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**gnome-shell** [*OPTION*...]
DESCRIPTION
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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
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``--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
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/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://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issues.
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if yours is out of date, the problem may already have been solved.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
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For further information, visit the website https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/blob/main/README.md.