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.TH FIREFOX 1 "November 30, 2017" firefox "Linux User's Manual"
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.SH NAME
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firefox \- a Web browser for X11 derived from the Mozilla browser
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B firefox
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[\fIOPTIONS\fR ...] [\fIURL\fR]
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.B firefox-bin
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[\fIOPTIONS\fR] [\fIURL\fR]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBMozilla Firefox\fR is an open-source web browser, designed for
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standards compliance, performance and portability.
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.SH USAGE
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\fBfirefox\fR is a simple shell script that will set up the
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environment for the actual executable, \fBfirefox-bin\fR.
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.SH OPTIONS
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A summary of the options supported by \fBfirefox\fR is included below.
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.SS "X11 options"
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.TP
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.BI \-\-display= DISPLAY
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X display to use
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.TP
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.B \--sync
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Make X calls synchronous
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.TP
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.B \-\-g-fatal-warnings
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Make all warnings fatal
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.SS "Firefox options"
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.TP
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.B \-h, \-help
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Show summary of options.
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.TP
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.B \-v, \-version
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Print Firefox version.
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.TP
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\fB\-P\fR \fIprofile\fR
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Start with \fIprofile\fR.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-profile\fR \fIpath\fR
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Start with profile at \fIpath\fR.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-migration\fR
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Start with migration wizard.
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.TP
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.B \-\-ProfileManager
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Start with ProfileManager.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-no\-remote\fR
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Do not accept or send remote commands; implies \fB--new-instance\fR.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-new\-instance\fR
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Open new instance, not a new window in running instance.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-UILocale\fR \fIlocale\fR
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Start with \fIlocale\fR resources as UI Locale.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-save\-mode\fR
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Disables extensions and themes for this session.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-headless\fR
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Run without a GUI.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-marionette\fR
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Enable remote control server.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-browser\fR
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Open a browser window.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-new-window\fR \fIurl\fR
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Open \fIurl\fR in a new window.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-new-tab\fR \fIurl\fR
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Open \fIurl\fR in a new tab.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-private-window\fR \fIurl\fR
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Open \fIurl\fR in a new private window.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-preferences\fR
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Open Preferences dialog.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-screenshot\fR [\fIpath\fR]
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Save screenshot to \fIpath\fR or in working directory.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-window-size\fR \fIwidth\fR[,\fIheight\fR]
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Width and optionally height of screenshot.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-search\fR \fIterm\fR
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Search \fIterm\fR with your default search engine.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-jsconsole\fR
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Open the Browser Console.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-jsdebugger\fR
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Open the Browser Toolbox.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-wait-for-jsdebugger\fR
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Spin event loop until JS debugger connects.  Enables debugging (some) application startup code paths.  Only has an effect when \fI--jsdebugger\fR is also supplied.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-devtools\fR
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Open DevTools on initial load.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-start-debugger-server\fR [ws:][\fIport\fR|\fIpath\fR]
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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.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-recording\fR \fIfile\fR
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Record drawing for a given URL.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-recording-output\fR \fIfile\fR
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Specify destination file for a drawing recording.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-setDefaultBrowser\fR
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Set this app as the default browser.
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.SH FILES
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\fI/usr/bin/firefox\fR - shell script wrapping
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\fBfirefox\fR
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.br
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\fI/usr/lib64/firefox/firefox-bin\fR - \fBfirefox\fR
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executable
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.SH VERSION
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57.0
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.SH BUGS
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To report a bug, please visit \fIhttp://bugzilla.mozilla.org/\fR
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.SH AUTHORS
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.TP
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.B The Mozilla Organization
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.I http://www.mozilla.org/about.html
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.TP
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.B Tobias Girstmair
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.I https://gir.st/