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FIREFOX

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 2011-02-09
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NAME

firefox - a free and open source web browser from Mozilla

 

SYNOPSIS

firefox [OPTIONS] [url]

 

DESCRIPTION

See http://support.mozilla.com/ for help using the browser. This manpage only describes how to run it.

 

OPTIONS

-h, --help

Prints the command line options.

-g, --debug

Starts firefox in a debugger.

-d, --debugger

Specify the debugger in which to start firefox. The default is gdb. Used in conjunction with -g.

-a, --debugger-args

Specify arguments to pass to the debugger. Used in conjunction with -g.

-no-remote

Don't connect to any other running instances of firefox. Use this if you want to run firefox in an entirely new process. By default, firefox will delegate a command to an already running instance.

-ProfileManager

Start the profilemanager. Use this to choose the profile you would like to run firefox with. You will need to also use -no-remote if there is already a running firefox instance.

-P profile

Start firefox with the profile named profile. Will start the profile manager if a valid profile name is not specified. You will need to also use -no-remote if there is already a running firefox instance.

-safe-mode

Start firefox in safe-mode. This disables all third-party extensions, and may be necessary if you are having problems with an extension you installed.

-new-tab url

Open url in a new tab.

-new-window url

Open url in a new window.

-v, -version

Print the current version of firefox.

-UILocale locale

Start firefox with the specified locale locale. Use this to override your environment

-preferences

Open the preferences dialog.

-private

Start firefox in private browsing mode

-private-toggle

Toggle private browsing mode

-setDefaultBrowser

Set firefox as the default web browser

-search term

Search for term with your default search engine

-jsconsole

Open the Error console. If firefox is not already running, this will open a new browser window too

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Index

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

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