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.TH "${DISPLAY_NAME}" "1" "${MANPAGE_DATE}" "${PKG_NAME}" "Linux User's Manual"
.SH NAME
${PKG_NAME} - ${DISPLAY_NAME} is a free and open source email, newsfeed, chat, and calendaring client
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ${PKG_NAME}
[\fIOPTIONS\fR] [\fIURL\fR]
.B /usr/lib/${PKG_NAME}/${PKG_NAME}
[\fIOPTIONS\fR] [\fIURL\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fB${DISPLAY_NAME}\fR is a free and open source email, newsfeed, chat, and
calendaring client, that’s easy to set up and customize.
.SH USAGE
If there is a ${DISPLAY_NAME} mail client already running, \fB${PKG_NAME}\fR will
arrange for it to create a new mail client window; otherwise it will start
a new instance.
.SH OPTIONS
A summary of the options supported by \fB${PKG_NAME}\fR is included below.
.SS "X11 options"
.TP
.BI \-\-display= DISPLAY
X display to use
.TP
.B \-\-sync
Make X calls synchronous
.TP
.B \-\-g\-fatal\-warnings
Make all warnings fatal
.SS "${DISPLAY_NAME} options"
.TP
.B \-h, \-help
Show summary of options.
.TP
.B \-v, \-version
Print ${DISPLAY_NAME} version.
.TP
\fB\-P\fR [\fIprofile\fR]
Start with \fIprofile\fR. When no profile is given, displays the Profile Manager. May require \fB\-no\-remote\fR, see below.
.TP
.B \-\-profile [\fIpath\fR]
Start with with [\fIprofile\fR] from the given [\fIpath\fR].
.TP
.B \-\-migration
Start with migration wizard. May require \fB\-no\-remote\fR, see below.
.TP
.B \-\-ProfileManager
Start with profile manager. May require \fB\-no\-remote\fR, see below.
.TP
.B \-\-no\-remote
Don't connect to a running ${DISPLAY_NAME} instance. This option can be necessary
in conjunction to several of the options above, that won't have any effect
when an ${DISPLAY_NAME} instance is running unless \fB\-no\-remote\fR is used at
the same time.
.TP
.B \-\-new\-instance
Open a new instance instead of a new windows in the running instance.
.TP
.B \-\-safe\-mode
Starts ${DISPLAY_NAME} in Troubleshoot Mode (previously Safe Mode),
i.e. disabling all extensions and showing a bit more debugging messages.
.TP
.B \-\-jsconsole
Start with Javascript Console
.TP
.B \-addressbook
Open the address book at startup.
.TP
.B \-calendar
Open the calendar at startup.
.TP
.B \-compose
Compose a new mail or news message.
.TP
.B \-mail
Open the mail folder view.
.TP
\fB\-mail\fR \fIURL\fR
Open the message pointed to by \fIURL\fR.
.TP
.B \-news
Open the news client.
.TP
.B \-setDefaultMail
Set ${DISPLAY_NAME} as the default mail client.
.TP
.B \-options
Open the options dialog.
.TP
.B \-file
Open the specified email file or ICS calendar file.
.TP
.B \-keymanager
Open the OpenPGP Key Manager.
.SH DEBUGGING
.TP
.B \-g
Starts ${DISPLAY_NAME} through a debugger (gdb by default).
.SH ENVIRONMENT
\fIMOZILLA_DISABLE_PLUGINS\fR - when set, totally disables loading plugins.
.SH FILES
\fI/usr/bin/${PKG_NAME}\fR - symbolic link to \fB/usr/lib/${PKG_NAME}/${PKG_NAME}\fR.
.br
\fI/usr/lib/${PKG_NAME}/${PKG_NAME}\fR - ${DISPLAY_NAME} executable.
\fI/usr/lib/${PKG_NAME}/thunderbird\-bin\fR - Legacy executable.
.br
.SH BUGS
.SH AUTHORS
.TP
.B The Mozilla Organization