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GNOME-SHELL(1)			 User Commands			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/ses-
       sions/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/applica-
       tions/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       if yours	is out of date,	the problem may	already	have been solved.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
       For    further	 information,	visit	the   website	 <https://git-
       lab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/blob/main/README.md> .

								GNOME-SHELL(1)

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