unity(1)

✨ NAME ✨

hey bestie 👋 welcome to the unity(1) page from the Linux User's Manual, section 1. so like, unity is a wrapper for starting the unity shell and handling fallback. that's the whole vibe. 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

unity [options]

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

okay so the unity program can be used to start the Unity shell as a compiz module, and to specify how to handle logging, debugging, as well as how to deal with the user's profile. periodt. ✨

✨ OPTIONS ✨

• --advanced-debug — runs unity under debugging (using gdb or another debugger tool) to help tracking issues. lowkey only use this on request from a developer following a bug report, bestie. fr fr. 🐛
• --compiz-path COMPIZ_PATH — runs the compositor from a non-standard location. so if your compositor is living somewhere else, this is the one. 🌈
• --debug — runs Unity under gdb and prints a stack trace on crash. so when it crashes, you get the receipts. 💀
• -h, --help — prints a usage message and exits. the classic "help me bestie" button. 🫶
• --log filename — this parameter, followed by a path or filename, tells the Unity shell to store logs in the specified file. so you hand it a path or filename and it writes the logs there. iykyk. 📝
• --replace — deprecated option for backwards compatibility. has no effect. literally does nothing, bestie. it's just here for the nostalgia. 💀
• --reset-icons — resets the default Launcher icons. so if your launcher icons are acting up, this resets them to default. slay. 👑
• -v, --version — shows the program version number and exits. so you can flex what version you're on. 👑
• --verbose — bestie, the original manpage lists this with literally no description. it's just there. i can't make up what it does. 🙈

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• unity-panel-service (1) — go check that one out too, bestie. 💖

mwah 💋 this was the unity(1) page from the Linux User's Manual, dated 09 August 2014. bye bestie! 🎀