firefox (1)


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