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
AUTHORS
The Mozilla Organization