FIREFOX
Section: Linux User's Manual (1)
Updated: November 30, 2017
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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.
X11 options
- --display=DISPLAY
-
X display to use
- --sync
-
Make X calls synchronous
- --g-fatal-warnings
-
Make all warnings fatal
Firefox options
- -h, -help
-
Show summary of options.
- -v, -version
-
Print Firefox version.
- -P profile
-
Start with profile.
- --profile path
-
Start with profile at path.
- --migration
-
Start with migration wizard.
- --ProfileManager
-
Start with ProfileManager.
- --no-remote
-
Do not accept or send remote commands; implies --new-instance.
- --new-instance
-
Open new instance, not a new window in running instance.
- --UILocale locale
-
Start with locale resources as UI Locale.
- --safe-mode
-
Disables extensions and themes for this session.
- --headless
-
Run without a GUI.
- --marionette
-
Enable remote control server.
- --browser
-
Open a browser window.
- --new-window url
-
Open url in a new window.
- --new-tab url
-
Open url in a new tab.
- --private-window url
-
Open url in a new private window.
- --preferences
-
Open Preferences dialog.
- --screenshot [path]
-
Save screenshot to path or in working directory.
- --window-size width[,height]
-
Width and optionally height of screenshot.
- --search term
-
Search term with your default search engine.
-
--jsconsole
Open the Browser Console.
- --jsdebugger
-
Open the Browser Toolbox.
- --wait-for-jsdebugger
-
Spin event loop until JS debugger connects. Enables debugging (some) application startup code paths. Only has an effect when --jsdebugger is also supplied.
- --devtools
-
Open DevTools on initial load.
- --start-debugger-server [ws:][port|path]
-
Start the debugger server on a TCP port or Unix domain socket path. Defaults to TCP port 6000. Use WebSocket protocol if ws: prefix is specified.
- --recording file
-
Record drawing for a given URL.
- --recording-output file
-
Specify destination file for a drawing recording.
- --setDefaultBrowser
-
Set this app as the default browser.
FILES
/usr/bin/firefox - shell script wrapping
firefox
/usr/lib64/firefox/firefox-bin -
firefox
executable
VERSION
57.0
BUGS
To report a bug, please visit
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/
AUTHORS
- The Mozilla Organization
-
http://www.mozilla.org/about.html
- Tobias Girstmair
-
https://gir.st/