You can use command line as follows with special arguments to start Mozilla firefox.
Firefox Start Browser
To open the browser, enter:$ firefox
OR
$ /usr/bin/firefox
Firefox Open URL
To open URL in a new tab, enter:$ /usr/bin/firefox -new-window http://www.cyberciti.biz/
To open URL in a new window, enter:
$ /usr/bin/firefox www.cyberciti.biz
Firefox Search option
You can search words (term) with your default search engine, enter:$ /usr/bin/firefox -search "term"
$ /usr/bin/firefox -search "linux add user to group"
Open Firefox Options / Preferences
To open Firefox options/preferences window, enter:$ /usr/bin/firefox -preferences
Set Firefox As Default Browser
To set the Firefox app as the default browser, enter:$ /usr/bin/firefox -setDefaultBrowser
How Do I Run Firefox Remotely On Server?
SSH is frequently used to tunnel insecure traffic over the Internet in a secure way. You can login to remote server using the ssh client:$ ssh -X user@server42.nixcraft.com
To run firefox, enter:
$ /usr/bin/firefox &
$ /usr/bin/firefox www.cyberciti.biz
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