MATE-WM(1) General Commands Manual MATE-WM(1)
NAME
mate-wm - Start the window manager configured by the user
SYNOPSIS
mate-wm [--default-wm=WINDOWMANAGER] [--sm-client-id=ID]
DESCRIPTION
The mate-wm program starts the window manager configured by the user.
If the user has not chosen a window manager it will launch a MATE com-
pliant window manager.
USAGE
The user can define his preferred window manager with the
/org/mate/desktop/session/required-components/windowmanager dconf key.
The value of this key should be the name of the desktop file of the de-
sired window manager, without its .desktop extension. If this key is
set to mate-wm, then mate-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, mate-wm will use WINDOWMANAGER as
window manager if the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable is not set
and if the /org/mate/desktop/session/required-components/windowmanager
dconf key does not define a specific window manager, or if the config-
ured window manager cannot be found.
The --sm-client-id option is translated to an appropriate option de-
pending 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
mate-wm uses the value of the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable to
let the user override the configured window manager.
BUGS
Should you encounter any bugs, they may be reported at:
http://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-session-manager/issues
AUTHORS
This Man Page has been updated for the MATE Desktop Environment by:
Adam Erdman <hekel@archlinux.info> (2014)
HISTORY
This Manual was originally written for gnome-session by:
Miguel de Icaza <miguel@helixcode.com> (2000)
Vincent Untz <vuntz@gnome.org> (2009-2010)
SEE ALSO
Further information may also be available at: http://wiki.mate-desk-
top.org/docs
mate-session-properties(1), mate-session-save(1), mate-session(1)
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