iceweasel(1)

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 iceweasel.

-CreateProfile profile

Create profile. Implies -a iceweasel--profile, or -a default if profile is default.

-P profile

Start with profile. Implies -a iceweasel--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", "artsdsp", "esddsp", "aoss" 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

iceweasel November 4, 2004 ICEWEASEL(1)