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MATE-WM(1)		     General Commands Manual		      MATE-WM(1)

NAME
     mate-wm - Start the window manager configured by the user

SYNOPSIS
     mate-wm [--default-wm=WINDOWMANAGER] [--sm-client-id=ID]

DESCRIPTION
     The  mate-wm  program  starts the window manager configured by the user. If
     the user has not chosen a window manager it will launch  a  MATE  compliant
     window manager.

USAGE
     The  user	can define his preferred window manager with the /org/mate/desk-
     top/session/required-components/windowmanager dconf key. The value of  this
     key  should  be the name of the desktop file of the desired window manager,
     without its .desktop extension. If this key is set to mate-wm, then mate-wm
     will simply look for an appropriate window manager. The user can also over-
     ride the selection of a window manager by setting the WINDOW_MANAGER  envi-
     ronment variable.

     If  the --default-wm option is used, mate-wm will use WINDOWMANAGER as win-
     dow manager if the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable is not  set  and  if
     the  /org/mate/desktop/session/required-components/windowmanager  dconf key
     does not define a specific window manager, or if the configured window man-
     ager cannot be found.

     The --sm-client-id option is translated to an appropriate option  depending
     on which window manager will be started.

OPTIONS
     The following options are supported:

     --default-wm=WINDOWMANAGER
	    Define  the  default window manager to start if no window manager is
	    configured, or if the configured window manager cannot be found.

     --sm-client-id=ID
	    Specify the session management ID when  connecting	to  the  session
	    manager.

ENVIRONMENT
     mate-wm  uses  the  value of the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable to let
     the user override the configured window manager.

BUGS
   Should you encounter any bugs, they may be reported at:
     http://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-session-manager/issues

AUTHORS
   This Man Page has been updated for the MATE Desktop Environment by:
     Adam Erdman <hekel@archlinux.info> (2014)

HISTORY
   This Manual was originally written for gnome-session by:
     Miguel de Icaza <miguel@helixcode.com> (2000)
     Vincent Untz <vuntz@gnome.org> (2009-2010)

SEE ALSO
   Further  information  may  also  be	available   at:   http://wiki.mate-desk-
     top.org/docs
     mate-session-properties(1), mate-session-save(1), mate-session(1)

MATE Desktop Environment	11 February 2014		      MATE-WM(1)

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