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       yours is out of date, the problem may already have been solved.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> .

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