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.TH @MOZ_APP_NAME@ 1 "August 05, 2020" @MOZ_APP_NAME@ "Linux User's Manual"
.SH NAME
@MOZ_APP_NAME@ \- an internet application suite (browser, mail, etc.)
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B @MOZ_APP_NAME@
[\fIOPTIONS\fR] [\fIURL\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fB@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@\fR is an all-in-one Internet application suite (previously made popular by Netscape and Mozilla).
It includes an Internet browser, advanced e-mail, newsgroup and feed client, a calendar, IRC client,
HTML editor and a tool to inspect the DOM for web pages.
It is derived from the application formerly known as Mozilla Application Suite.
.SH OPTIONS
A summary of the options supported by \fB@MOZ_APP_NAME@\fR is included below.
.SS "X11 options"
.TP
.BI \-\-display= DISPLAY
X display to use
.TP
.B \--sync
Make X calls synchronous
.TP
.B \-\-g-fatal-warnings
Make all warnings fatal
.SS "@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@ options"
.TP
.B \-h, \-help
Show summary of options.
.TP
.B \-v, \-version
Print \fB@MOZ_APP_NAME@\fR version.
.TP
\fB\-P\fR \fIprofile\fR
Start with \fIprofile\fR.
.TP
\fB\-profile\fR \fIpath\fR
Start with profile at \fIpath\fR.
.TP
\fB\-CreateProfile\fR \fIprofile_name\fR
Create a new profile in the default directory, but do not start the application.
The profile will be named \fIprofile_name\fR in the profile manager,
the \fIprofile_name\fR must not contain spaces. Do not run \fIprofile_name\fR while running
an instance of the application, you can use the \fB-no-remote\fR option to avoid connecting
to a running instance.
.TP
\fB\-CreateProfile\fR "\fIprofile_name profile_dir\fR"
The same, but creates a new profile in the \fIprofile_dir\fR directory.
Note \fIprofile_name\fR and \fIprofile_dir\fR are quoted together, and are separated
by exactly 1 space.
.TP
.B \-migration
Start with import wizard (if you have proper import sources).
.TP
.B \-ProfileManager
Start with profile manager.
.TP
.B \-no-remote
Do not accept or send remote commands. Implies \fB-new-instance\fR.
.TP
.B \-new-instance
Open new instance, not a new window in running instance,
which allows multiple copies of application to be open at a time.
.TP
.B \-safe-mode
Launches the application with all extensions disabled, for that launch only
(extensions are not loaded, but are not permanently disabled in the extension manager data source).
.TP
.B \-headless
Runs @MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@ in headless mode, which is very useful for purposes such as
debugging and automated testing.
.TP
.B \-addressbook
Open the address book at startup.
.TP
\fB\-compose\fR [\fIurl\fR]
Compose a mail or news message. Options are specified as string
\fB"option='\fIvalue,...\fB',option=\fIvalue\fR,\fI...\fB"\fR
and include: \fIfrom\fR, \fIto\fR, \fIcc\fR, \fIbcc\fR, \fInewsgroups\fR, \fIsubject\fR, \fIbody\fR, \fImessage \fR(\fIfile\fR), \fIattachment\fR (\fIfile\fR), \fIformat\fR (\fIhtml\fR | \fItext\fR).
Example:
.B "to=\fIjohn@example.com\fB,subject=\fI'Dinner tonight?'\fB"
.TP
.B \-jsconsole
Open the Browser Console.
.TP
.B \-purgecaches
Gecko (layout engine) has a JavaScript cache, which is not reset on startup, this clears it.
.TP
\fB\-edit\fR [\fIurl\fR]
Start with editor (composer) for the given \fIurl\fR (optional).
.TP
.B \-mail, \-news
Open the Mail&News folder view.
.TP
\fB\-mail\fR \fIurl\fR
Open the message specified by this \fIurl\fR.
.TP
.B \-offline
Start with the offline mode.
This option will only work if @MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@ is set to "detect
automatically" the online/offline status on startup. To set this, go
to Edit -> Preferences -> Mail & Newsgroups -> Network & Storage and
in the "Offline" group choose "Detect automatically (if available)" in
the "When starting up:" drop-down box.
.TP
.B \-suiteconsole
Open the Error Console.
.TP
.B \-browser
Open a browser window.
.TP
.B \-private
Open a private browsing window.
.TP
\fB\-new-window\fR \fIurl\fR
Open \fIurl\fR in a new browser window.
.TP
\fB\-new-tab\fR \fIurl\fR
Open \fIurl\fR in a new browser tab.
.TP
\fB\-url\fR \fIurl\fR
Open the specified \fIurl\fR.
.TP
\fB\-chrome\fR \fIchrome_url\fR
Load the specified chrome.
.TP
\fB\-register\fR \fIchrome_url\fR
Register the specified chrome, but do not start application.
.TP
\fB\-search\fR \fIterm\fR
Search \fIterm\fR with your default search engine.
.TP
.B \-preferences
Open Preferences window.
.TP
\fB\-remote\fR \fIcommand\fR
Execute \fIcommand\fR in an already running @MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@ process. For more info,
.TP
.B \-silent
Don't open default windows. Useful with those command-line arguments that open
their own windows but don't already prevent default windows from opening.
.SH VERSION
@MOZ_APP_VERSION@
.SH BUGS
To report a bug, please visit \fIhttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/\fR
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR firefox (1),
.BR thunderbird (1)
.SH AUTHORS
.TP
.B The @MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@ Team.