---
name: "gozilla"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "global"
version: "6.7-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gozilla"
---

# gozilla(1)

force firefox to display specified part of a source file

## NAME

gozilla - force firefox to display specified part of a source file

## SYNOPSIS

**gozilla** \[-b browser\]\[-p\]\[+no\] file\
 **gozilla** \[-b browser\]\[-p\] -d name\

## DESCRIPTION

**Gozilla** forces firefox to display specified part of a source file. **Gozilla** can be used with other browsers like chrome.

In advance of using this command, you must execute [**gtags**(1)](/gtags/1.md) and [**htags**(1)](/htags/1.md) at the root directory of the project to make tag files. Then you can execute this command anywhere in the project.

First form:\
 You can specify a source file and optional line number. This syntax is similar to [**vi**(1)](/vi/1.md) and [**emacs**(1)](/emacs/1.md).

Second form:\
 You can specify a definition name directly. The definition name should exist in ´GTAGS´. This option requires ´HTML/MAP´ generated by [**htags**(1)](/htags/1.md).

Some browsers require you to load it before executing **gozilla**.

## OPTIONS

The following options are available:

- **+no**

  Line number.

- **-b** *browser*

  Browser to use. By default, it is assumed **firefox**.

- **-d** *name*

  Print definitions.

- **--help**

  Show help.

- **-p**

  Just print a generated URL instead of displaying it.

- *file*

  File name or alias name.

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Quiet mode.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Verbose mode.

- **--version**

  Show version number.

## FILES

- ´GTAGS´

  Tag file for definitions.

- ´HTML/´

  Hypertext of source code.

- ´HTML/MAP´

  Mapping file for converting tag name into the path of tag list.

- ´gtags.conf´, ´$HOME/.globalrc´

  Configuration data for GNU Global. See [**gtags.conf**(5)](/gtags.conf/5.md).

## ENVIRONMENT

- **BROWSER**

  Browser to use. By default, it is assumed **firefox**. If you want to load the default browser in OSX, you may set this variable to **osx-default**.

- **GTAGSDBPATH**

  The directory in which the tag files exist. This value is ignored when **GTAGSROOT** is not defined.

- **GTAGSROOT**

  The root directory of the project.

## EXAMPLES

```
$ gtags
$ htags
$ global -x main
main              82 ctags.c          main(argc, argv)
$ gozilla +82 ctags.c
$ gozilla -d main
```

$ gozilla -b lynx +82 ctags.c

## DIAGNOSTICS

**Gozilla** exits with a non-0 value if an error occurred, 0 otherwise.

## SEE ALSO

[**global**(1)](/global/1.md), [**gtags**(1)](/gtags/1.md), [**htags**(1)](/htags/1.md), [**epiphany**(1)](/epiphany/1.md), [**firefox**(1)](/firefox/1.md), [**gtags.conf**(5)](/gtags.conf/5.md).

GNU Global source code tag system\
 (http://www.gnu.org/software/global/).

## AUTHORS

Shigio YAMAGUCHI.

## HISTORY

The **gozilla** command appeared in FreeBSD 2.2.2 but was not installed by default.