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You can use command line arguments to change the way Firefox, Thunderbird, and Mozilla Suite start. | You can use command line arguments to change the way Firefox, Thunderbird, and Mozilla Suite start. | ||
==Command | ==How to use command line arguments== | ||
===For Windows users=== | |||
* Go to "Start -> Run" and entering the what you wish to execute with the switch. For example, | |||
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla\Mozilla.exe" -ProfileManager | |||
(with the quotation marks). | |||
* You may also create a shortcut on your Desktop or wherever you like to make this less tedious. Right click on an open space. Choose New -> Shortcut. Follow the wizard in creating a new shortcut. When it prompts you for location (not name), type what you want to execute. For an example, see above. | |||
===For Linux and Mac OS X users=== | |||
* Go to your Terminal window and type what you want to execute. On Linux, the shortcuts to your Terminal window will vary in location depending on your desktop environment. On Mac OS X go to your Applications folder and choose "Terminal". | |||
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==External | ==External links== | ||
* [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 The page being outdated, some command line options may not work.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 The page being outdated, some command line options may not work.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.) | ||
Revision as of 08:44, 17 October 2005
You can use command line arguments to change the way Firefox, Thunderbird, and Mozilla Suite start.
How to use command line arguments
For Windows users
- Go to "Start -> Run" and entering the what you wish to execute with the switch. For example,
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla\Mozilla.exe" -ProfileManager
(with the quotation marks).
- You may also create a shortcut on your Desktop or wherever you like to make this less tedious. Right click on an open space. Choose New -> Shortcut. Follow the wizard in creating a new shortcut. When it prompts you for location (not name), type what you want to execute. For an example, see above.
For Linux and Mac OS X users
- Go to your Terminal window and type what you want to execute. On Linux, the shortcuts to your Terminal window will vary in location depending on your desktop environment. On Mac OS X go to your Applications folder and choose "Terminal".
Command line arguments (incomplete)
| Command | Result | Example |
|---|---|---|
| profile "path" | Starts firefox with profile located at the given 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(s). | firefox.exe "www.mozilla.org|www.mozillazine.org" |
| safe-mode | Launches firefox without loading extensions or themes. | 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.)
