NAME
firefox - a Web browser for X11 derived from the Mozilla browser
SYNOPSIS
firefox
[OPTIONS] [URL]
/usr/lib/firefox/firefox-bin
[OPTIONS] [URL]
DESCRIPTION
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.
If there is a Firefox browser already running, firefox will
arrange for it to create a new browser window; otherwise it will start
the Firefox application.
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
I --display= DISPLAY
X display to use
--sync
Make X calls synchronous
--no-xshm
Don't use X shared memory extension
--g-fatal-warnings
Make all warnings fatal
Mozilla options
-height value
Set height of startup window to value pixels.
-h, -help
Show summary of options.
-installer
Start with Mozilla 4.x migration window.
-width value
Set width of startup window to value pixels.
-v, -version
Print Firefox version.
-no-remote
Don't connect to a running firefox instance.
-a application-id
Check for a running Firefox started with the specified
application-id. When firefox is invoked for
the first time with a particular application-id, a new Firefox
application is started; subsequent invocations of firefox
with the same application-id will cause the already-running
Firefox to bring up a new window.
The default is -a firefox.
-CreateProfile profile
Create profile.
Implies -a firefox--profile, or -a default
if profile is default.
-P profile
Start with profile.
Implies -a firefox--profile, or -a default
if profile is default.
-ProfileManager
Start with profile manager.
Implies -a with a fresh unique application-id.
-UILocale locale
Start with locale resources as User Interface locale. By default, it is
guessed from environment and available locales for Firefox.
-contentLocale locale
Start with locale resources as content locale. By default, it is
guessed from environment and available locales for Firefox.
-new-window URL
Open URL in a new window in an already running Firefox process.
-new-tab URL
Open URL in a new tab in an already running Firefox process.
-jsconsole
Start with Javascript Console
-chrome url
Load the specified chrome.
-safe-mode
Starts Firefox in safe mode, that is disabling all extensions and
showing a bit more debugging messages.
Debugger options
-g, -debug
Starts Firefox through a debugger (gdb by default).
--debugger program
Use program as a debugger for Firefox. Implies -debug.
ENVIRONMENT
FIREFOX_DSP - configures the /dev/dsp wrapper to use. Accepted values
are "auto", "arts", "esd" or "none" (default). Do not use this
feature to select "auto" or "esd" as this will involve using "esddsp"
which is known to be buggy and to make Firefox unstable.
FILES
/usr/bin/firefox - shell script wrapping
firefox-bin
/usr/lib/firefox/firefox-bin - firefox
executable
/etc/firefox/firefoxrc - file containing environment
variables to be passed to Firefox.
${HOME}/.mozilla/firefox/rc - file containing environment variables to
be passed to Firefox. Overrides /etc/firefox/firefoxrc
BUGS
To report a bug, please visit http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/
SEE ALSO
R mozilla(1)
AUTHORS
The Mozilla Organization
http://www.mozilla.org/about.html