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===For Linux and Mac OS X users===
===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".
* 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/Utilities folder and choose "Terminal".
 


==Command line arguments (incomplete)==
==Command line arguments (incomplete)==

Revision as of 01:57, 12 November 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/Utilities 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

See also

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