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NAME
netscape - The premier World Wide Web browser.
SYNOPSIS
netscape [ -help ] [ -version ] [ -display display-string ] [ -geometry
geometry-string ] [ -visual visual-string ] [ -install ] [ -noinstall ] [
-ncols max-colors ] [ -mono ] [ -iconic ] [ -xrm resource-string ] [
-remote remote-command ] [ -id window-id ] [ -raise ] [ -noraise ] [
-nethelp ] [ -dont-force-window-stacking ] [ -no-about-splash ] [ -no-
session-management -session-management ] [ -no-irix-session-management
-irix-session-management ] [ -dont-save-geometry-prefs ] [ -ignore-
geometry-prefs ] [ -component-bar ] [ -composer -edit ] [ -messenger
-mail ] [ -discussions -news ] [ initial-URL(s) ]
DESCRIPTION
When started, Netscape will automatically load either the URL(s)
specified on the command line, or the "home page" specified in the user
preferences if no URL is given on the command line.
On line help describing the configuration and use of Netscape can be
accessed by selecting Help Contents from the Help menu on the right hand
side of the Netscape menu bar.
OPTIONS
-help Displays a list of the invocation commands along with some
help.
-version Displays the version number and build date for the Netscape
command.
-display Sends the display to a remote machine. See X(1) for details on
the format and interpretation of the display argument.
-visual Tell Netscape which visual to choose for the windows it
creates. Possible values are:
default This is the standard setting, windows are creating in
the same visual as the root window of the screen.
best Netscape picks the visual which it believes will give
the highest quality display.
staticgray
staticcolor
truecolor
grayscale
pseudocolor
directcolor
The visual chosen will be the deepest visual of the
specified type.
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0x## Specifying a hexadecimal number will select the
visual with the given visual id.
-geometry Specifies size and placement of the initial window. See X(1)
for details on the format and interpretation of the geometry
argument.
-install Meaningful only if used with -visual default. Causes Netscape
to create its own color map, rather than trying to use the root
window's color map. May cause color flashing if this option is
used on a machine with primitive color map hardware.
-noinstall
Inverse of above, Netscape will use the default color map.
-ncols When not using -install, specifies maximum number of colors
Netscape will allocate out of the color map.
-mono Force the program to run in black & white.
-iconic Start up with the application iconified.
-xrm Standard method for overriding settings in the resource file.
-remote <remote-command>
Tells Netscape to execute a command in an already running
Netscape process. Available commands are:
openURL ( )
Prompts for a URL with a dialog box.
openURL (URL)
Opens the specified document without prompting.
openURL (URL, new-window)
Create a new window displaying the the specified
document.
openFile ( )
Prompts for a file with a dialog box.
openFile (File)
Opens the specified file without prompting.
saveAs ( )
Prompts for a file with a dialog box (like the menu
item).
saveAs (Output-File)
Writes HTML to the specified file without prompting.
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saveAs (Output-File, Type)
Writes to the specified file with the type specified
- the type may be HTML, Text, or PostScript.
mailto ( )
pops up the mail dialog with the To: field empty.
mailto (a, b, c)
Puts the addresses "a, b, c" in the default To:
field.
addBookmark ( )
Adds the current document to the bookmark list.
addBookmark (URL)
Adds the given document to the bookmark list.
addBookmark (URL, Title)
Adds the given document to the bookmark list, with
the given title.
For further details read this document
http://www.netscape.com/newsref/std/x-remote.html.
-id <window-id>
Identifies a specific X window to which the -remote commands
should be sent. If not specified, the first window found will
be used.
-raise Tells whether the -remote commands should cause the window to
raise itself to the top, this is the default.
-noraise Specifies that the -remote commands will not auto-raise the
window.
-nethelp Show nethelp. Requires nethelp: URL.
-dont-force-window-stacking
Ignore the alwaysraised, alwayslowered and z-lock JavaScript
window.open() attributes.
-no-about-splash
Bypass the startup license page.
-no-session-management
-session-management Netscape supports session management by
default. Use these flags to force it on/off.
-no-irix-session-management
-irix-session-management IRIX session management is on by
default on SGI systems. It is also available on other
platforms and might work with session managers other than the
IRIX desktop.
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-dont-save-geometry-prefs
Don't save window geometry for session.
-ignore-geometry-prefs
Ignore saved window geometry for session.
-component-bar
Show only the Component Bar.
-composer -edit Open all command line URLs in Composer.
-messenger
-mail Show Messenger Mailbox (INBOX).
-discussions
-news Show Collabra Discussions.
FILES
$HOME/.netscape/abook.nab All the personal address book cards are
stored here.
$HOME/.netscape/archive/* Directory containing archive copies of
often viewed files.
$HOME/.netscape/bookmarks.html
All the bookmarks are stored here, in HTML
format for easy access.
$HOME/.netscape/cache/* Directory containing local copies of
recently viewed files.
$HOME/.netscape/cert-nameidx.db
List of all certificate names.
$HOME/.netscape/cert*.db List of all certificates.
$HOME/.netscape/cookies List of all magic cookies.
$HOME/.netscape/history.db List of all recently visited links.
$HOME/.netscape/key*.db List of all personal keys.
$HOME/.netscape/lock Lock if Netscape is already running.
$HOME/.netscape/newsgroups-* List of all newsgroups by server.
$HOME/.netscape/plugin-list $HOME/.netscape/plugin-list-BAK List of all
plug-in's and the previous list.
$HOME/.netscape/preferences.js
Settings from the Option menu and
Preference dialogs are stored here in
JavaScript format.
$HOME/.netscape/xover-cache/* Directory containing cache of news server
newsgroup information.
AUTHOR
Netscape Communications Corporation
TRADEMARKS
Netscape is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation
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