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NAME

iceweasel - a Web browser for X11 derived from the Mozilla browser

SYNOPSIS

iceweasel [OPTIONS] [URL]

/usr/lib/iceweasel/firefox−bin [OPTIONS] [URL]

DESCRIPTION

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
−−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
−−g−fatal−warnings

Make all warnings fatal

Mozilla options
−height
value

Set height of startup window to value pixels.

−h, −help

Show summary of options.

−installer

Start with Mozilla 4.x migration window.

−width value

Set width of startup window to value pixels.

−v, −version

Print Iceweasel version.

−no−remote

Don’t connect to a running iceweasel instance.

−a application−id

Check for a running Iceweasel started with the specified application−id. When iceweasel is invoked for the first time with a particular application−id, a new Iceweasel application is started; subsequent invocations of iceweasel with the same application−id will cause the already-running Iceweasel 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 Iceweasel.

−contentLocale locale

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

−new-window URL

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

−jsconsole

Start with Javascript Console

−chrome url

Load the specified chrome.

−safe−mode

Starts Iceweasel in safe mode, that is disabling all extensions and showing a bit more debugging messages.

Debugger options
−g, −debug

Starts Iceweasel through a debugger (gdb by default).

−−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", "arts", "esd" 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

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