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.TH METACITY 1 "16 May 2013"
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.SH NAME
METACITY \- minimal GTK3 Window Manager
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B metacity
[\-\-display=\fIDISPLAY\fP] [\-\-replace] [\-\-sm\-client\-id=\fIID\fP] [\-\-sm\-disable] [\-\-sm\-save\-file=\fIFILENAME\fP] [\-\-sync] [\-\-composite] [\-\-no-composite] [\-\-no-force-fullscreen] [\-\-version] [\-\-help]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly
.B metacity\fP.
.PP
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\fBmetacity\fP is a minimal X window manager aimed at nontechnical users and is designed to integrate well with the GNOME desktop.  \fBmetacity\fP lacks some features that may be expected by traditional UNIX or other technical users; these users may want to investigate other available window managers for use with GNOME or standalone.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-\-display=DISPLAY
Connect to X display \fIDISPLAY\fP.
.TP
.B \-\-replace
a window manager which is running is replaced by \fBmetacity\fP.
Users are encouraged to change the GNOME window manager by running the new WM
with the \-\-replace or \-replace option, and subsequently saving the session.
.TP
.B \-\-sm\-client\-id=ID
Specify a session management \fIID\fP.
.TP
.B \-\-sm\-disable
Disable the session management.
.TP
.B \-\-sm\-save\-file=FILENAME
Load a session from \fIFILENAME\fP.
.TP
.B \-\-sync
Make X calls synchronous
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.B \-\-composite
Turn compositing on
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.B \-\-no-composite
Turn compositing off
.TP
.B \-\-no-force-fullscreen
Don't make fullscreen windows that are maximized and have no decorations
.TP
.B \-\-version
Print the version number.
.TP
.B \-?, \-\-help
Show summary of options.
.SH CONFIGURATION
\fBmetacity\fP configuration can be found under \fIPreferences\fP->\fIWindows\fP and \fIPreferences\fP->\fIKeyboard Shortcuts\fP on the menu-panel. Advanced configuration can be achieved directly through gsettings.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR metacity-message (1)
.SH AUTHOR
The original manual page was written by Thom May <thom@debian.org>.  It was updated by Akira TAGOH <tagoh@debian.org>
for the Debian GNU/Linux system (with permission to use by others), and then updated by Luke Morton and Philip O'Brien
for inclusion in metacity.