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       are  fixed at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already have been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(1)