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       fixed at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already have been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://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShell.