gnome-shell(1)

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version 51.0 · 7 versions
, in nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu stonking

👑 gnome-shell — the manual page, but make it cute

okay so bestie, welcome to gnome-shell(1) 💖 this is the User Commands part of the manual, and we're about to read it together like it's a group chat. grab a snack 🍓

✨ NAME ✨

gnome-shell — the Graphical shell for the GNOME desktop, aka the thing literally making your screen exist 💅

🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

gnome-shell [OPTION...]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

GNOME shell provides core user interface functions for the GNOME 3 desktop, like switching to windows and launching applications. (yes, bestie, that's the whole "click thing, thing opens" pipeline 🫶) 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. it's giving glow-up, it's giving polish ✨

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. so like… it's not optional. it's the main character. periodt 👑

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • --wayland — Run as a wayland compositor. letting it cook at the compositor level, no cap 🔥
  • --display-server — Run as a full display server, rather than nested. full send, not tucked inside anything else 🌸
  • --no-x11 — Run wayland compositor without starting Xwayland. X11? never met her 🙈
  • --wayland-display=DISPLAY — Wayland display name to use. you're picking which display it walks into 💜
  • --mode=MODE — Use a specific mode, e.g. "gdm" for login screen. yes bestie, that example is literally in here, i didn't make it up ⭐
  • --list-modes — List possible modes and exit. window shopping only 🎀
  • --version — Print version and exit. classic. iconic. 🦋
  • --help — Display help and exit. the most relatable flag of all 😭

🎀 FILES 🎀

  • /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome.session
  • /usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Shell.desktop

(yes, that's one list, and yes, it ends in a period in the original. copy it exactly, bestie 🫶)

💀 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 Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already have been solved.

fr fr, check your version first — nothing sadder than reporting a bug that got fixed three releases ago, iykyk 😭

🌟 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 🌟

For further information, visit the website https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/blob/main/README.md. go read it, she ate 🔥

okay that's the whole page, no skips, no summaries, every flag accounted for 🌈 this was gnome-shell(1) from the User Commands section of the manual — same title, same section, just with way better vibes 💖 stay hydrated, back up your configs, and stan open source 🧚✨

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