1GNOME-WM(1)                 General Commands Manual                GNOME-WM(1)
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NAME

6       gnome-wm - Start the window manager configured by the user
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SYNOPSIS

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

12       The  gnome-wm program starts the window manager configured by the user.
13       If the user has not chosen a window manager it will launch a GNOME com‐
14       pliant window manager.
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16       The  user  can  define  his  preferred  window  manager with the /desk‐
17       top/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager  GConf   key.   The
18       value of this key should be the name of the desktop file of the desired
19       window manager, without its .desktop extension. If this key is  set  to
20       gnome-wm, then gnome-wm will simply look for an appropriate window man‐
21       ager. The user can also override the selection of a window  manager  by
22       setting the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable.
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24       If  the --default-wm option is used, gnome-wm will use WINDOWMANAGER as
25       window manager if the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable  is  not  set
26       and   if  the  /desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager
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28       ured window manager cannot be found.
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30       The  --sm-client-id  option  is  translated  to  an  appropriate option
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OPTIONS

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36       --default-wm=WINDOWMANAGER
37              Define the default window manager to start if no window  manager
38              is  configured,  or  if  the configured window manager cannot be
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42              Specify the session management ID when connecting to the session
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ENVIRONMENT

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

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

54       gnome-session(1)
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