FIREFOX
Section: Linux User's Manual (1)
Updated: August 07, 2001
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NAME
firefox - a Web browser for X11 derived from the Mozilla browser
SYNOPSIS
firefox
[OPTIONS] [URL]
firefox-bin
[OPTIONS] [URL]
DESCRIPTION
Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for
standards compliance, performance and portability.
USAGE
firefox is a simple shell script that will set up the
environment for the actual executable, firefox-bin.
OPTIONS
A summary of the options supported by firefox is included below.
GTK options
--gdk-debug=FLAGS
Gdk debugging flags to set
- --gdk-no-debug=FLAGS
-
Gdk debugging flags to unset
- --gtk-debug=FLAGS
-
Gtk+ debugging flags to set
- --gtk-no-debug=FLAGS
-
Gtk+ debugging flags to unset
- --gtk-module=MODULE
-
Load an additional Gtk module
X11 options
- --display=DISPLAY
-
X display to use
- --sync
-
Make X calls synchronous
- --no-xshm
-
Don't use X shared memory extension
- --xim-preedit=STYLE
-
- --xim-status=STYLE
-
- --g-fatal-warnings
-
Make all warnings fatal
Firefox options
- -height value
-
Set height of startup window to value.
- -h, -help
-
Show summary of options.
- -installer
-
Start with 4.x migration window.
- -width value
-
Set width of startup window to value.
- -v, -version
-
Print /usr/bin/firefox-bin version.
- -CreateProfile profile
-
Create profile.
- -P profile
-
Start with profile.
- -ProfileWizard
-
Start with profile wizard.
- -ProfileManager
-
Start with profile manager.
- -SelectProfile
-
Start with profile selection dialog.
- -lang lang-region
-
Start with lang-region resources.
- -remote command
-
Execute command in an already running Firefox process. For more info,
see: http://www.mozilla.org/unix/remote.html
- -splash
-
Enable splash screen.
- -jsconsole
-
Start with Javascript Console
- -chrome url
-
Load the specified chrome.
-
FILES
/usr/bin/firefox - shell script wrapping
firefox
/usr/lib/mozilla/firefox-bin - firefox
executable
VERSION
1.0
BUGS
To report a bug, please visit http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/
SEE ALSO
mozilla(1)
AUTHORS
- The Mozilla Organization
-
http://www.mozilla.org/about.html