MATE-WM(1)MATE-WM(1)NAMEmate-wm - Start the window manager configured by the user
SYNOPSISmate-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
desired 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
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.
ENVIRONMENTmate-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/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)MATE Desktop Environment 11 February 2014MATE-WM(1)
