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===For Windows users=== | ===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) | * 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. | * 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=== | ===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 folder and choose "Terminal". |
Revision as of 04:30, 12 March 2005
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".