---
name: "icehelp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "icewm"
version: "4.1.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/icehelp"
---

# icehelp(1)

### NAME

```
 icehelp - a very simple HTML browser
```

### SYNOPSIS

**icehelp** \[*OPTIONS*\] *FILENAME*

### DESCRIPTION

**icehelp** is a very simple HTML browser, which is used by [**icewm**(1)](/icewm/1.md) to display the IceWM Manual and the manpages.

The document can be navigated by cursor keys, navigation keys and a scrollbar. To find text, hit `"Ctrl+F"` for a search window. Hit the `"F3"` function key to repeat a search.

The top right corner shows a button, which opens a menu. This menu can also be opened by a right mouse button click.

### ARGUMENTS

- *FILENAME*

  Specifies the file to browse.  It can also be the URL of a website.

### OPTIONS

### SPECIFIC OPTIONS

- **-B**

  Display the IceWM icewmbg manpage.

- **-b**, **--bugs**

  Display the IceWM bug reports (primitively).

- **-f**, **--faq**

  Display the IceWM FAQ and Howto.

- **-g**

  Display the IceWM Github website.

- **-i**, **--icewm**

  Display the IceWM icewm manpage.

- **-m**, **--manual**

  Display the IceWM Manual (default).

- **-s**

  Display the IceWM icesound manpage.

- **-t**, **--theme**

  Display the IceWM themes Howto.

- **-w**, **--website**

  Display the IceWM website.

### GENERAL OPTIONS

- **-d**, **--display**=*DISPLAY*

  Use *DISPLAY* to connect to the X server. If this option is missing then *DISPLAY* is read from the environment variable `"DISPLAY"`.

- **--sync**

  Use a slower synchronous mode communication with *X11* server.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print a brief usage statement to *stdout* and exit.

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print the program version to *stdout* and exit.

- **-C**, **--copying**

  Print copying permissions to *stdout* for the program and exit.

### BUGS

Please report bugs at \<https://github.com/ice-wm/icewm/issues\>.

### AUTHOR

Brian Bidulock \<mailto:bidulock@openss7.org\>.

See **--copying** for full copyright notice and copying permissions.

### LICENSE

**IceWM** is licensed under the GNU Library General Public License. See the *COPYING* file in the distribution or use the **--copying** flag to display copying permissions.