---
name: "conkeror"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "conkeror"
version: "1.0.3+git170123-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/conkeror"
---

# conkeror(1)

a keyboard-oriented, highly-customizable web browser

## NAME

**Conkeror** – a keyboard-oriented, highly-customizable web browser

## SYNOPSIS

**conkeror** \[*options* *...*\] \[*url*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Conkeror** is a keyboard-oriented, highly-customizable, highly-extensible web browser based on Mozilla XULRunner, written mainly in JavaScript, and inspired by Emacs and vi. **Conkeror** features a sophisticated keyboard system, allowing users to run commands and interact with content in powerful and novel ways. It is self-documenting, featuring a powerful interactive help system.

The primary documentation is the inline manual.  To read the manual use the key combination C-h i (CTRL-h i).  The manual includes a tutorial for new users that can be accessed directly with C-h t (CTRL-h t).  The **Conkeror** wiki, found at http://conkeror.org/, is another resource.

## OPTIONS

**Conkeror** has the same options as all other XULRunner applications plus a few more.

X11 options

- **--display=DISPLAY**

  X display to use

- **--sync**

  Make X calls synchronous

- **--g-fatal-warnings**

  Make all warnings fatal

- **-h** or **-help**

  Print this message

- **-v** or **-version**

  Print conkeror version

- **-P** \<profile\>

  Start with \<profile\>

- **-migration**

  Start with migration wizard

- **-ProfileManager**

  Start with ProfileManager

- **-no-remote**

  Do not accept or send remote commands; implies -new-instance

- **-new-instance**

  Open new instance, not a new window in running instance

- **-UILocale** \<locale\>

  Start with \<locale\> resources as UI Locale

- **-safe-mode**

  Disables extensions and themes for this session

- **-jsconsole**

  Open the Error console

- **-recording** \<file\>

  Record drawing for a given URL

- **-recording-output** \<file\>

  Specify destination file for a drawing recording

**Conkeror** options

## KNOWN BUGS

See http://bugs.conkeror.org/.

## FILES

The default location of the user configuration file is *$HOME/.conkerorrc*.

This can be changed by setting the preference **conkeror.rcfile**. The rc can be an ordinary file or a directory. If it is an ordinary file, **Conkeror** will evaluate that file as javascript. If it is a directory, **Conkeror** will evaluate all files in that directory that have the *.js* file extension.  See *http://conkeror.org/ConkerorRC* for the details.

## SEE ALSO

The **Conkeror** manual (C-h i), tutorial (C-h t) and wiki (http://conkeror.org/).

## AUTHORS

**Conkeror** was written by Shawn Betts, John J. Foerch, Jeremy Maitin-Shepard and others. See the **CREDITS** file included with **Conkeror** for a full list of contributors.

The **Conkeror** manual page was originally written by Axel Beckert \<abe@deuxchevaux.org\> and updated by Joseph Mingrone \<jrm@ftfl.ca\>.