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.TH FIREFOX 1 "August 07, 2001" 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 "GTK options"
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\fB\-\-gdk-debug=\fR\fIFLAGS\fR
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Gdk debugging flags to set
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.TP
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\fB\-\-gdk-no-debug=\fR\fIFLAGS\fR
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Gdk debugging flags to unset
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.TP
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\fB\-\-gtk-debug=\fR\fIFLAGS\fR
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Gtk+ debugging flags to set
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.TP
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\fB\-\-gtk-no-debug=\fR\fIFLAGS\fR
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Gtk+ debugging flags to unset
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.TP
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\fB\-\-gtk-module=\fR\fIMODULE\fR
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Load an additional Gtk module
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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 \-\-no-xshm
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Don't use X shared memory extension
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.TP
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.BI \-\-xim-preedit= STYLE
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.TP
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.BI \-\-xim-status= STYLE
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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 \fB/usr/bin/firefox-bin\fR version.
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.TP
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\fB\-CreateProfile\fR \fIprofile\fR
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Create \fIprofile\fR.
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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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.B \-ProfileManager
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Start with profile manager.
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.TP
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\fB\-remote\fR \fIcommand\fR
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Execute \fIcommand\fR in an already running Firefox process.  For more info,
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see: \fIhttp://www.mozilla.org/unix/remote.html\fR
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.TP
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.B \-jsconsole
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Start with Javascript Console
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.TP
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\fB\-chrome\fR \fIurl\fR
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Load the specified chrome.
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.TP
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\fB\-no\-remote\fR
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Don't connect to any other running instances of \fBfirefox\fR. Use this if you want to run \fBfirefox\fR
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in an entirely new process. By default, \fBfirefox\fR will delegate a command to an already running instance.
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.TP
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\fB\-safe\-mode\fR
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Start \fBfirefox\fR in safe-mode. This disables all third-party extensions, and may be necessary if
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you are having problems with an extension you installed.
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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\-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\-preferences\fR
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Open the preferences dialog.
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.TP
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\fB\-private\fR
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Start \fBfirefox\fR in private browsing mode.
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.TP
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\fB\-private\-toggle\fR
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Toggle private browsing mode.
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.TP
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\fB\-setDefaultBrowser\fR
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Set \fBfirefox\fR as the default web browser.
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.TP
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\fB\-search\fR \fIterm\fR
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Search for \fIterm\fR with your default search engine.
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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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\fB\-new-instance\fR
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Open new instance, not a new window in running instance.
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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/lib/mozilla/firefox-bin\fR - \fBfirefox\fR
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executable
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.SH VERSION
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1.0
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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 "SEE ALSO"
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.BR mozilla(1)
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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