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SYNOPSIS
       firefox [OPTIONS] [URL]

       /usr/lib/firefox/firefox-bin [OPTIONS] [URL]


DESCRIPTION
       Firefox  is  an open-source web browser, designed for standards compli‐
       ance, performance and portability.


USAGE
       firefox is a simple shell script that will set up the  environment  for
       the  actual  executable,  firefox-bin.   If  there is a Firefox browser
       already running, firefox will arrange for it to create  a  new  browser
       window; otherwise it will start the Firefox application.


OPTIONS
       A summary of the options supported by firefox is included below.


   GTK options
       --gdk-debug=FLAGS Gdk debugging flags to set

       --gdk-no-debug=FLAGS
              Gdk debugging flags to unset

       --gtk-debug=FLAGS
              Gtk+ debugging flags to set

       --gtk-no-debug=FLAGS
              Gtk+ debugging flags to unset

       --gtk-module=MODULE
              Load an additional Gtk module


   X11 options
       --display=DISPLAY
              X display to use

       --sync Make X calls synchronous

       --no-xshm
              Don’t use X shared memory extension

       --xim-preedit=STYLE

       --xim-status=STYLE

       -width value
              Set width of startup window to value pixels.

       -v, -version
              Print Firefox version.

       -no-remote
              Don’t connect to a running firefox instance.

       -a application-id
              Check  for a running Firefox started with the specified applica‐
              tion-id.  When firefox is invoked for the first time with a par‐
              ticular  application-id,  a  new Firefox application is started;
              subsequent invocations of firefox with the  same  application-id
              will cause the already-running Firefox to bring up a new window.

              The default is -a firefox.

       -CreateProfile profile
              Create profile.  Implies -a firefox--profile, or -a  default  if
              profile is default.

       -P profile
              Start  with profile.  Implies -a firefox--profile, or -a default
              if profile is default.

       -ProfileManager
              Start with profile manager.  Implies  -a  with  a  fresh  unique
              application-id.

       -UILocale locale
              Start  with  locale  resources  as  User  Interface  locale.  By
              default, it is guessed from environment  and  available  locales
              for Firefox.

       -contentLocale locale
              Start with locale resources as content locale. By default, it is
              guessed from environment and available locales for Firefox.

       -new-window URL
              Open URL in a new window in an already running Firefox  process.
              -new-tab URL Open URL in a new tab in an already running Firefox
              process.


       -jsconsole
              Start with Javascript Console

       -chrome url
              Load the specified chrome.

       -safe-mode
       are "auto", "arts", "esd" or "none" (default).  Do not use this feature
       to  select "auto" or "esd" as this will involve using "esddsp" which is
       known to be buggy and to make Firefox unstable.


FILES
       /usr/bin/firefox - shell script wrapping firefox-bin

       /usr/lib/firefox/firefox-bin - firefox executable

       /etc/firefox/firefoxrc - file containing environment  variables  to  be
       passed to Firefox.

       ${HOME}/.mozilla/firefox/rc  - file containing environment variables to
       be passed to Firefox. Overrides /etc/firefox/firefoxrc


BUGS
       To report a bug, please visit http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/


SEE ALSO
       mozilla(1)


AUTHORS
       The Mozilla Organization
              http://www.mozilla.org/about.html



firefox                        November 4, 2004                     FIREFOX(1)
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