netscape(1)
netscape - the premier World Wide Web browser
As shipped in IRIX 6.5.5. Last changed in IRIX 6.5.5.
NAME netscape - the premier World Wide Web browser SYNOPSIS netscape [ -help ] [ -version ] [ -display display-string ] [ -geometry geometry-string ] [ -visual visual-string ] [ -install ] [ -no-install ] [ -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 display-string Sends the display to a remote machine. See X(1) for details on the format and interpretation of the display argument. -visual visual-string 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. 0x## Specifying a hexadecimal number will select the visual with the given visual id. -geometry geometry-string 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. -no-install Inverse of above, netscape will use the default color map. -ncols max-colors 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 resource-string 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. 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://home.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. -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. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES Netscape has a wrapper script to set several environment variables specific to the SGI customized environment. These are defined to the default SGI environment, however should you require the domestic 128-bit version of the browser and install it in a different location you may need to alter some of these settings and not use the wrapper script. The wrapper script is located in /usr/bin/X11/netscape. These are the default environment variables: MOZILLA_HOME /var/netscape/communicator Location Communicator files are installed SGI_ANIM ${MOZILLA_HOME}/animation.dat SGI logo animation. Other values can be anim_bw.dat or anim_cube.dat for a black and white logo and the original cube logo respectively. NPX_PLUGIN_PATH /var/netscape/communicator/plugins:/usr/local/lib/netscape/plugins:${HOME}/.netscape/plugins This is the path in which netscape will look for plugins. If you have any plugins installed in other locations you will need to alter this variable. MULTIPLE BROWSER CONFIGURATIONS If you install multiple versions of netscape on your system, be it a domestic 128-bit version and the customized export version or multiple versions you will need to create several wrapper scripts to configure each different version. You will need to remove the file /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Netscape if you have different netscape versions installed due to version numbers encoded in the browser and app-defaults file. FILES $HOME/.netscape/pab.na2 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.dat $HOME/.netscape/history.list 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/snewsgroups-* List of all secure 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