---
name: "iceweasel"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "iceweasel"
version: "38.8.0esr-1~deb7u1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/iceweasel"
---

# iceweasel(1)

a Web browser for X11 derived from the Mozilla browser

## NAME

iceweasel - a Web browser for X11 derived from the Mozilla browser

## SYNOPSIS

**iceweasel** \[*OPTIONS*\] \[*URL*\]

**/usr/lib/iceweasel/iceweasel** \[*OPTIONS*\] \[*URL*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Iceweasel** is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance and portability.

## USAGE

If there is an Iceweasel browser already running, **iceweasel** will arrange for it to create a new browser window; otherwise it will start a new instance.

## OPTIONS

A summary of the options supported by **iceweasel** is included below.

### X11 options

- **--display=***DISPLAY*

  X display to use

- **--sync**

  Make X calls synchronous

- **--no-xshm**

  Don't use X shared memory extension

- **--xim-preedit=***STYLE*

  - **--xim-status=***STYLE*

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

  Make all warnings fatal

### Mozilla options

- **-h, -help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-v, -version**

  Print Iceweasel version.

- **-P** \[*profile*\]

  Start with *profile*. When no profile is given, displays the Profile Manager. May require **-no-remote**, see below.

- **-migration**

  Start with migration wizard. May require **-no-remote**, see below.

- **-ProfileManager**

  Start with profile manager. May require **-no-remote**, see below.

- **-no-remote**

  Don't connect to a running Iceweasel instance. This option can be necessary in conjunction to several of the options above, that won't have any effect when an Iceweasel instance is running unless **-no-remote** is used at the same time.

- **-UILocale** *locale*

  Start with *locale* resources as User Interface locale. By default, it is guessed from environment and available locales for Iceweasel.

- **-safe-mode**

  Starts Iceweasel in safe mode, i.e. disabling all extensions and showing a bit more debugging messages.

- **-jsconsole**

  Start with Javascript Console

- **-new-window** *URL*

  Open *URL* in a new window in an already running Iceweasel process.

- **-new-tab** *URL*

  Open *URL* in a new tab in an already running Iceweasel process.

- **-chrome** *url*

  Load the specified chrome.

## ENVIRONMENT

*MOZILLA\_DISABLE\_PLUGINS* - when set, totally disables loading browser plugins (the ones that appear at the about:plugins url)

## FILES

*/usr/bin/iceweasel* - symbolic link to **/usr/lib/iceweasel/iceweasel**.\

*/usr/lib/iceweasel/iceweasel* - Iceweasel executable.

*/usr/lib/iceweasel/firefox-bin* - Legacy executable.\

## BUGS

To report a bug, please visit *http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/* and/or report bugs to the Debian Bug Tracking System, as usual.

## AUTHORS

- **The Mozilla Organization**

  *http://www.mozilla.org/about.html*