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You can use command line arguments to change the way Firefox, Thunderbird, and Mozilla Suite start. | |||
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* [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/command-line-args.html Mozilla Suite's command line options]: some of these apply to Firefox and Thunderbird too. The page being outdated, some command line options may not work. | * [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/command-line-args.html Mozilla Suite's command line options]: some of these apply to Firefox and Thunderbird too. The page being outdated, some command line options may not work. | ||
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/commandlineoptions.html Extensions Manager's command line options]: applies to Firefox, Thunderbird, and other applications that use the Extension Manager code in those two programs. (Does not apply to the Mozilla Suite.) | * [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/commandlineoptions.html Extensions Manager's command line options]: applies to Firefox, Thunderbird, and other applications that use the Extension Manager code in those two programs. (Does not apply to the Mozilla Suite.) | ||
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Revision as of 18:59, 19 September 2005
You can use command line arguments to change the way Firefox, Thunderbird, and Mozilla Suite start.
Command Line Arguments (incomplete)
| Command | Result | Example |
|---|---|---|
| profile "path" | Starts firefox with profile located at path | firefox.exe -profile "E:\myprofile" |
| p "profile name" | Starts firefox with the profile of the given name. | firefox.exe -p "JoelUser" |
| url | Launches firefox and opens the given url | firefox.exe "www.mozilla.org" |
| safe-mode | Launches firefox without loading extensions | firefox.exe -safe-mode |
| height <value> | Set height of startup window to <value> | firefox.exe -height 600 |
| width <value> | Set width of startup window to <value> | firefox.exe -width 800 |
| ProfileManager | Start with profile manager | firefox.exe -ProfileManager |
| UILocale <locale> | Start with <locale> resources as UI Locale | firefox.exe -UILocale th-TH |
| contentLocale <locale> | Start with <locale> resources as content Locale | firefox.exe -contentLocale TH |
| console | Start Mozilla with a debugging console | firefox.exe -console |
| jsconsole | Start with Javascript Console | firefox.exe -jsconsole |
| inspector <url> | Start with the DOM Inspector | firefox.exe -inspector http://www.google.com/ |
| chrome <url> | Load the specified chrome | firefox.exe -chrome chrome://inspector/content/inspector.xul |
| new | Load a new browser window | firefox.exe -new |
External Links
- Mozilla Suite's command line options: some of these apply to Firefox and Thunderbird too. The page being outdated, some command line options may not work.
- Extensions Manager's command line options: applies to Firefox, Thunderbird, and other applications that use the Extension Manager code in those two programs. (Does not apply to the Mozilla Suite.)
