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
       compliant 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
       configured 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.

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-desktop.org/docs
       mate-session-properties(1), mate-session-save(1), mate-session(1)

MATE Desktop Environment       11 February 2014                     MATE-WM(1)