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

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

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

12       The  mate-wm  program starts the window manager configured by the user.
13       If the user has not chosen a window manager it will launch a MATE  com‐
14       pliant window manager.
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USAGE

17       The   user   can   define   his   preferred  window  manager  with  the
18       /org/mate/desktop/session/required-components/windowmanager dconf  key.
19       The  value  of  this  key should be the name of the desktop file of the
20       desired window manager, without its .desktop extension. If this key  is
21       set to mate-wm, then mate-wm will simply look for an appropriate window
22       manager. The user can also override the selection of a  window  manager
23       by setting the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable.
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25       If  the  --default-wm option is used, mate-wm will use WINDOWMANAGER as
26       window manager if the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable  is  not  set
27       and  if the /org/mate/desktop/session/required-components/windowmanager
28       dconf key does not define a specific window manager, or if the  config‐
29       ured window manager cannot be found.
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31       The  --sm-client-id  option  is  translated  to  an  appropriate option
32       depending on which window manager will be started.
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OPTIONS

35       The following options are supported:
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37       --default-wm=WINDOWMANAGER
38              Define the default window manager to start if no window  manager
39              is  configured,  or  if  the configured window manager cannot be
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42       --sm-client-id=ID
43              Specify the session management ID when connecting to the session
44              manager.
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ENVIRONMENT

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

51   Should you encounter any bugs, they may be reported at:
52       http://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-session-manager/issues
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AUTHORS

55   This Man Page has been updated for the MATE Desktop Environment by:
56       Adam Erdman <hekel@archlinux.info> (2014)
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HISTORY

59   This Manual was originally written for gnome-session by:
60       Miguel de Icaza <miguel@helixcode.com> (2000)
61       Vincent Untz <vuntz@gnome.org> (2009-2010)
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SEE ALSO

64   Further  information  may  also  be  available  at:  http://wiki.mate-desk‐
65       top.org/docs
66       mate-session-properties(1), mate-session-save(1), mate-session(1)
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