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

       --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/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       (major and minor) are fixed at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already have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

       For further information, visit the website
       https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/blob/main/README.md.

GNOME-SHELL                                       December 2020                                   GNOME-SHELL(1)