---
name: "mir-shell"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mir-demos"
version: "2.12.1-1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mir-shell"
---

# mir-shell(1)

Mir Display Server shell launch script

## NAME

mir-shell - Mir Display Server shell launch script

## SYNOPSIS

**mir-shell** *\[options\] \[shell options\]*

## DESCRIPTION

**mir-shell** launches a Mir Display Server shell.

## OPTIONS

- **-terminal** *\<terminal\>*

  Use *\<terminal\>* instead of 'x-terminal-emulator'.

- **-bindir** *\<bindir\>*

  Path to the miral-shell executable \[/usr/bin\].

## SHELL OPTIONS

See [miral-shell(1)](/miral-shell/1.md) for further Mir shell options.

## SEE ALSO

mir-kiosk(1), [miral-shell(1)](/miral-shell/1.md)

## AUTHOR

The Mir Display Server has been written by the Mir Server Team at Canonical Ltd.

This man page has been written for the Debian project by Mike Gabriel \<mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de\> and may be re-used by others.