unity(1) Linux User's Manual unity(1)
NAME
unity - wrapper for starting the unity shell and handling fallback
SYNOPSIS
unity [options]
DESCRIPTION
The unity program can be used to start the Unity shell as a compiz mod‐
ule, and to specify how to handle logging, debugging, as well as how to
deal with the user's profile.
OPTIONS
--advanced-debug
Runs unity under debugging (using GDB or another debugger tool)
to help tracking issues. Should only be used on request from a
developper following a bug report.
--log filename
This parameter, followed by a path or filename, tells the Unity
shell to store logs in the specified file.
--reset
This option allows the user to reset profile parameters in com‐
piz and restart the Unity shell with default settings.
--verbose
This option turns on displaying additional debugging output for
the Unity shell. It can be used by the user to debug configura‐
tion issues. This option is often used along with the --log
option to save output to a file.
SEE ALSO
unity-panel-service (1)
9 December 2010 unity(1)