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<refmeta><refentrytitle>gnome-wm</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="date">22 Oct 2009</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">&man1;</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="software">&release;</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="arch">generic</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="copyright">&suncopy;</refmiscinfo>
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<indexterm><primary>&cmd;</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>launch the GNOME window manager</primary></indexterm>
<refnamediv id="gnome-wm-1-name">
<refname>&cmd;</refname>
<refpurpose>launch the GNOME window manager</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv id="gnome-wm-1-synp"><title>&synp-tt;</title>
<cmdsynopsis><command>&cmd;</command>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-default-wm <replaceable>wm</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-sm-client-id <replaceable>id</replaceable></option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis></refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id="gnome-wm-1-desc"><title>&desc-tt;</title>
<para>
<command>&cmd;</command> is a shell script which launches the GNOME window
manager, <command>metacity</command>. The user may specify that another window
manager should be launched, either by using the <option>-default-wm</option>
option or by setting the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="gnome-wm-1-opts"><title>&opts-tt;</title>
<para>
The following options are supported:
</para>
<variablelist termlength="medium">
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-default-wm <replaceable>wm</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>
Launch the window manager <replaceable>wm</replaceable>.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-sm-client-id <replaceable>id</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>
Specify the session management ID with which the window manager should be
launched.
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gnome-wm-1-exam"><title>&exam-tt;</title>
<example role="example">
<title>Launching the foowm window manager using --default -wm</title>
<para><screen>
example% <userinput>&cmd; --default-wm foowm</userinput></screen></para>
</example>

<example role="example">
<title>Launching the foowm window manager using WINDOW_MANAGER</title>
<para><screen>
example% <userinput>WINDOW_MANAGER=foowm &cmd;</userinput>
</screen></para>
</example>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gnome-wm-1-envr"><title>&envr-tt;</title>
<para>See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>environ</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for descriptions of the following environment variables that affect the
execution of <command>&cmd;</command>: NLSPATH.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><envar>WINDOW_MANAGER</envar></term>
<listitem><para>
Used to override the configured window manager to use.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gnome-wm-1-exit"><title>&exit-tt;</title>
<para>
The following exit values are returned:
</para>
<variablelist termlength="xtranarrow"><varlistentry>
<term><returnvalue>0</returnvalue></term>
<listitem><para>
Application exited successfully
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><returnvalue>>0</returnvalue></term>
<listitem><para>
Application exited with failure
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect1>
<refsect1 id="gnome-wm-1-file"><title>&file-tt;</title>
<para>The following files are used by this application:</para>
<variablelist termlength="medium"><varlistentry>
<term><filename>/usr/bin/&cmd;</filename></term>
<listitem><para>
Executable for GNOME window manager
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gnome-wm-1-attr"><title>&attr-tt;</title>
<para>
See <olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5">
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></olink>
for descriptions of the following attributes:
</para>
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<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
<colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="1*">
<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="1*">
<thead>
<row>
<entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</entry>
<entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><para>Availability</para></entry>
<entry><para>gnome/gnome-session</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Interface stability</para></entry>
<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Volatile</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gnome-wm-1-also"><title>&also-tt;</title>
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<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>metacity</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-session</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>environ</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gnome-wm-1-note"><title>&note-tt;</title>
<para>
Written by Mark McLoughlin, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2009.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
