---
name: "netsurf-fb"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "netsurf-fb"
version: "3.11-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/netsurf-fb"
---

# netsurf-fb(1)

A small fast web browser

## NAME

netsurf - A small fast web browser

## SYNOPSIS

**netsurf** \[*options*\] \[*url*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **netsurf** browser.

**netsurf** is a small fast web browser. This man page only describes how to run the browser.

## OPTIONS

This programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-').

The command line parameters override any options loaded from the users Choices file.

A summary of options is included below.

- **-v**

  Enable verbose logging.

- **--http\_proxy**

  Bboolean indicating if the http proxy is being used.

- **--http\_proxy\_host**

  The http proxy host.

- **--http\_proxy\_port**

  The http proxy port.

- **--http\_proxy\_auth**

  The authentication scheme for the http proxy.

- **--http\_proxy\_auth\_user**

  The authentication schemes user.

- **--http\_proxy\_auth\_pass**

  The authentication schemes password.

- **--font\_size**

  The default font size to use.

- **--font\_min\_size**

  The minimum font size to use.

- **--font\_sans**

  Family name of the sans serrif font.

- **--font\_serif**

  Family name of the serrif font.

- **--font\_mono**

  Family name of the monospace font.

- **--font\_cursive**

  Family name of the cursive font.

- **--font\_fantasy**

  Family name of the fantasy font.

- **--accept\_language**

  Languages to accept.

- **--accept\_charset**

  Character set to accept

- **--memory\_cache\_size**

  Maximum memory cache size.

- **--disc\_cache\_age**

  Maximum disc cache size.

- **--block\_advertisements**

  Boolean to enable ad blocking.

- **--minimum\_gif\_delay**

  Minimum time between gif frames

- **--send\_referer**

  Boolean controlling whether referer data should be sent

- **--animate\_images**

  Boolean controlling whether images should be animated.

- **--expire\_url**

  expire url

- **--font\_default**

  Default font.

- **--ca\_bundle**

  ca bundle

- **--ca\_path**

  ca path

- **--cookie\_file**

  cookie file

- **--cookie\_jar**

  cookie jar

- **--homepage\_url**

  homepage url

- **--search\_url\_bar**

  search url bar

- **--search\_provider**

  search provider

- **--url\_suggestion**

  url suggestion

- **--window\_x**

  The X co-ordinate of the initial window.

- **--window\_y**

  The Y co-ordinate of the initial window.

- **--window\_width**

  The width of the initial window.

- **--window\_height**

  The height of the initial window.

- **--window\_screen\_width**

  window screen width

- **--window\_screen\_height**

  window screen height

- **--toolbar\_status\_size**

  toolbar status size

- **--scale**

  Initial scale factor.

- **--incremental\_reflow**

  Boolean controlling whether incremental reflow is performed.

- **--min\_reflow\_period**

  Minimum time between incremental reflows

- **--core\_select\_menu**

  core select menu

- **--max\_fetchers**

  max fetchers

- **--max\_fetchers\_per\_host**

  max fetchers per host

- **--max\_cached\_fetch\_handles**

  max cached fetch handles

- **--suppress\_curl\_debug**

  suppress curl debug

- **--target\_blank**

  target blank

- **--button\_2\_tab**

  button 2 tab

- **--margin\_top**

  margin top

- **--margin\_bottom**

  margin bottom

- **--margin\_left**

  margin left

- **--margin\_right**

  margin right

- **--export\_scale**

  export scale

- **--suppress\_images**

  suppress images

- **--remove\_backgrounds**

  remove backgrounds

- **--enable\_loosening**

  enable loosening

- **--enable\_PDF\_compression**

  enable PDF compression

- **--enable\_PDF\_password**

  enable\_PDF\_password

- **--gui\_colour\_bg\_1**

  gui colour bg\_1

- **--gui\_colour\_fg\_1**

  gui colour fg\_1

- **--gui\_colour\_fg\_2**

  gui colour fg\_2

- **--sys\_colour\_ActiveBorder**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_ActiveBorder colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_ActiveCaption**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_ActiveCaption colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_AppWorkspace**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_AppWorkspace colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_Background**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_Background colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_ButtonFace**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_ButtonFace colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_ButtonHighlight**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_ButtonHighlight colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_ButtonShadow**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_ButtonShadow colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_ButtonText**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_ButtonText colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_CaptionText**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_CaptionText colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_GrayText**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_GrayText colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_Highlight**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_Highlight colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_HighlightText**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_HighlightText colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_InactiveBorder**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_InactiveBorder colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_InactiveCaption**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_InactiveCaption colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_InactiveCaptionText**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_InactiveCaptionText colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_InfoBackground**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_InfoBackground colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_InfoText**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_InfoText colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_Menu**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_Menu colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_MenuText**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_MenuText colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_Scrollbar**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_Scrollbar colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_ThreeDDarkShadow**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_ThreeDDarkShadow colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_ThreeDFace**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_ThreeDFace colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_ThreeDHighlight**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_ThreeDHighlight colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_ThreeDLightShadow**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_ThreeDLightShadow colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_ThreeDShadow**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_ThreeDShadow colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_Window**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_Window colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_WindowFrame**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_WindowFrame colour.

- **--sys\_colour\_WindowText**

  Override CSS sys\_colour\_WindowText colour.

- **--render\_resample**

  render resample

- **--downloads\_clear**

  downloads clear

- **--request\_overwrite**

  request overwrite

- **--downloads\_directory**

  downloads directory

- **--url\_file**

  url file

- **--show\_single\_tab**

  Force tabs to always be show.

- **--button\_type**

  button type

- **--disable\_popups**

  disable popups

- **--disable\_plugins**

  disable plugins

- **--history\_age**

  history age

- **--hover\_urls**

  hover urls

- **--focus\_new**

  focus new

- **--new\_blank**

  new blank

- **--hotlist\_path**

  hotlist path

- **--source\_tab**

  source tab

- **--current\_theme**

  current theme

## AUTHOR

netsurf was written by NetSurf Developers \<netsurf-dev@netsurf-browser.org\>.

This manual page was written by Vincent Sanders \<vince@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).
