Graphical shell for the gnome desktop
gnome-shell [OPTION...]
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.
-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
--screen=SCREEN
X screen to use
-d, --display=DISPLAY
X Display to use
--sync
Make X calls synchronous
--version
Print version and exit
--help
Display help and exit
--mode=MODE
Use a specific mode, e.g. "gdm" for login screen
--list-modes
List possible modes and exit
--clutter-display=DISPLAY
Clutter the option display (otherwise ignored)
/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome.session, /usr/share/applications/gnome-shell.desktop.
The bug tracker can be reached by visiting the website \m[blue]https://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=gnome-shell\m[]. 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 Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already have been solved.
For further information, visit the website \m[blue]http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell\m[].