1FIREFOX(1)                    Linux User's Manual                   FIREFOX(1)
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NAME

6       firefox - a Web browser for X11 derived from the Mozilla browser
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SYNOPSIS

10       firefox [OPTIONS ...] [URL]
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12       firefox-bin [OPTIONS] [URL]
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DESCRIPTION

16       Mozilla  Firefox  is an open-source web browser, designed for standards
17       compliance, performance and portability.
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USAGE

21       firefox is a simple shell script that will set up the  environment  for
22       the actual executable, firefox-bin.
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OPTIONS

26       A summary of the options supported by firefox is included below.
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29   X11 options
30       --display=DISPLAY
31              X display to use
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33       --sync Make X calls synchronous
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39   Firefox options
40       -h, --help
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43       -v, --version
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46       -P profile
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121              Spin  event  loop until JS debugger connects.  Enables debugging
122              (some) application startup code paths.  Only has an effect  when
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129              Start  the  debugger  server on a TCP port or Unix domain socket
130              path. Defaults to TCP port 6000. Use WebSocket protocol  if  ws:
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FILES

141       /usr/bin/firefox - shell script wrapping firefox
142       /usr/lib64/firefox/firefox-bin - firefox executable
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VERSION

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BUGS

150       To report a bug, please visit http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/
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AUTHORS

154       The Mozilla Organization
155              http://www.mozilla.org/about.html
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157       Tobias Girstmair
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162firefox                          July 10, 2019                      FIREFOX(1)