mozilla-firefox1
A web browser for x11 derived from the mozilla browser
Part of iceweasel(1).
Usage
iceweasel [OPTIONS]
[URL]
Overview
Iceweasel is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance and portability.
Usage
iceweasel is a simple shell script that will set up the environment for the actual executable, firefox-bin. If there is a Iceweasel browser already running, iceweasel will arrange for it to create a new browser window; otherwise it will start the Iceweasel application.
Options
A summary of the options supported by iceweasel is included below.
GTK options
--gdk-debug=FLAGS Gdk debugging flags to set
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--gdk-no-debug=FLAGS -
Gdk debugging flags to unset
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--gtk-debug=FLAGS -
Gtk+ debugging flags to set
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--gtk-no-debug=FLAGS -
Gtk+ debugging flags to unset
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--gtk-module=MODULE -
Load an additional Gtk module
X11 options
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--display=DISPLAY -
X display to use
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--sync -
Make X calls synchronous
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--no-xshm -
Don't use X shared memory extension
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--xim-preedit=STYLE
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--xim-status=STYLE
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--g-fatal-warnings -
Make all warnings fatal
Mozilla options
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-height value -
Set height of startup window to value pixels.
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-h, -help -
Show summary of options.
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-installer -
Start with Mozilla 4.x migration window.
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-width value -
Set width of startup window to value pixels.
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-v, -version -
Print Iceweasel version.
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-no-remote -
Don't connect to a running iceweasel instance.
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-a application-id -
Check for a running Iceweasel started with the specified application-id. When
iceweaselis invoked for the first time with a particular application-id, a new Iceweasel application is started; subsequent invocations oficeweaselwith the same application-id will cause the already-running Iceweasel to bring up a new window.The default is -a iceweasel.
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-CreateProfile profile -
Create profile. Implies -a iceweasel--profile, or -a default if profile is
default.
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-P profile -
Start with profile. Implies -a iceweasel--profile, or -a default if profile is
default.
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-ProfileManager -
Start with profile manager. Implies
-awith a fresh unique application-id.
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-UILocale locale -
Start with locale resources as User Interface locale. By default, it is guessed from environment and available locales for Iceweasel.
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-contentLocale locale -
Start with locale resources as content locale. By default, it is guessed from environment and available locales for Iceweasel.
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-new-window URL -
Open URL in a new window in an already running Iceweasel process.
-new-tabURL Open URL in a new tab in an already running Iceweasel process.
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-jsconsole -
Start with Javascript Console
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-chrome url -
Load the specified chrome.
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-safe-mode -
Starts Iceweasel in safe mode, that is disabling all extensions and showing a bit more debugging messages.
Debugger options
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-g, -debug -
Starts Iceweasel through a debugger (gdb by default).
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--debugger program -
Use program as a debugger for Iceweasel. Implies
-debug.
Environment
ICEWEASEL_DSP - configures the /dev/dsp wrapper to use. Accepted values are "auto", "artsdsp", "esddsp", "aoss" or "none" (default).
Files
/usr/bin/iceweasel - shell script wrapping firefox-bin
/usr/lib/iceweasel/firefox-bin - iceweasel executable
/etc/iceweasel/iceweaselrc - file containing environment variables to be passed to Iceweasel.
${HOME}/.mozilla/firefox/rc - file containing environment variables to be passed to Iceweasel. Overrides /etc/iceweasel/iceweaselrc
Releases
3 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 2 times.
-a since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-contentLocale since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-new-window since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-no-remote since Debian 4.0 (Etch).
-ContentLocale until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-remote until Debian 3.1 (Sarge).