GNOME-WM(1)                                                        GNOME-WM(1)



NAME
       gnome-wm - Start the window manager configured by the user

SYNOPSIS
       gnome-wm [--default-wm=WINDOWMANAGER] [--sm-client-id=ID]

DESCRIPTION
       The gnome-wm program starts the window manager configured by the user.
       If the user has not chosen a window manager it will launch a GNOME
       compliant window manager.

       The user can define his preferred window manager with the
       /desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager GConf key. The
       value of this key should be the name of the desktop file of the desired
       window manager, without its .desktop extension. If this key is set to
       gnome-wm, then gnome-wm will simply look for an appropriate window
       manager. The user can also override the selection of a window manager
       by setting the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable.

       If the --default-wm option is used, gnome-wm will use WINDOWMANAGER as
       window manager if the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable is not set
       and if the /desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager
       GConf key does not define a specific window manager, or if the
       configured window manager cannot be found.

       The --sm-client-id option is translated to an appropriate option
       depending on which window manager will be started.

OPTIONS
       The following options are supported:

       --default-wm=WINDOWMANAGER
              Define the default window manager to start if no window manager
              is configured, or if the configured window manager cannot be
              found.

       --sm-client-id=ID
              Specify the session management ID when connecting to the session
              manager.

ENVIRONMENT
       gnome-wm uses the value of the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable to
       let the user override the configured window manager.

BUGS
       If you find bugs in the gnome-wm program, please report these on
       https://bugzilla.gnome.org.

SEE ALSO
       gnome-session(1)



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