Opera's Command Line Options
This document lists the available command line switches for the UNIX and Windows platforms.
This document was last updated for Opera 8.01.
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UNIX Command Line Options
Note: UNIX command line switches are case sensitive. They use the prefix '-'. Example: to launch Opera without home page or saved sessions, enter opera -nosession on the command line.
| newwindow | Open url in new window |
| newpage | Open url in new page (tab) |
| backgroundpage | Open url in background page (tab) |
| fullscreen | Start in full screen mode. Works only if no Opera instances are already running |
| iconic | Start in iconic mode |
| geometry <geometry> | Set geometry of toplevel window. Format: WIDTHxHEIGHT+XOFF+YOFF |
| remote "<command>" | Send command to another Opera window |
| noraise | No window raise when receiving remote commands. Only works for remote commands that do not open a dialog box |
| window <window id> | Launch remote opera window. Works for 'remote' and 'newwindow' commands |
| windowname <window name> | Launch remote opera window with a symbolic name. Works for 'remote' and 'newwindow' commands, will override 'newwindow' if a named window is located |
| restore | Restore default interface |
| nosession | Launch without saved sessions or home page |
| nowin | Launch without any open pages. Will disable any URL argument |
| nomail | Launch Opera without internal e-mail client |
| language <file> | Use translation from specified file |
| binarydir <path> | Location of version specific binaries |
| personaldir <path> | Location of alternative '.opera' directory |
| display <displayname> | Set the X display |
| fn <font> | Set the normal text font |
| bg <color> | Set the background color |
| fg <color> | Set the foreground color |
| visual TrueColor | Use TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display |
| cmap | Use private color map on an 8-bit display |
| smallicon | Use a smaller icon image |
| debugdns | Simple debugging of asynchronous dns lookup |
| debugfont | Simple debugging of font handling |
| debugjava | Simple debugging of Java |
| debugkeyboard | Simple debugging of keyboard events |
| debugmouse | Simple debugging of mouse presses |
| debugplugin | Simple debugging of plug-in handling |
| disableinputmethods | Disable input methods |
| restoreextensions | Restore default file type extensions |
| version | Display version number |
| kioskhelp | Display extra settings for kiosk mode operation |
| help or h | Display list of command line options |
Note: A standalone URL argument or any of the switches 'newwindow', 'newpage', 'backgroundpage' or 'nowin' will disable 'remote' commands.
Windows Command Line Options
Note: Windows command line switches must be preceded by '/' (a forward slash) only. They are case insensitive.
| Settings <full path> | Launch with specified settings (opera6.ini) file |
| Debug | Voice debug mode |
Kiosk Mode Switches
Kiosk mode switches are only available for registered versions of Opera and are identical for the Windows, Mac OS X (starting with Opera Beta), and UNIX platforms.
| kioskmode or k | Start Opera in kiosk mode. Automatically enables nochangefullscreen and nochangebuttons. |
| kioskbuttons | Display a limited set of buttons for kiosk mode (default kiosk mode setting is no buttons) |
| kioskresetstation | Reset the kiosk after a certain period of inactivity (in seconds. The timer is set in the file opera6.ini (Opera Preferences on Macintosh) |
| kioskwindows | Allow for Multiple Document Interface and use of the page bar in kiosk mode. |
| nochangefullscreen | Locks user to full-screen mode. |
| kiosknormalscreen | Overrides the /nochangefullscreen switch to allow for normal screen mode. |
| nochangebuttons | Disables customization of the user interface. |
| nocontextmenu | Disable all context (right-click) menus. |
| nodownload | Do not allow user to download files. |
| noexit | Do not allow user to quit application. Use with caution. |
| nopanel | Disable all panels. |
| nokeys | Disable all keyboard shortcuts. |
| nomaillinks | Disable mailto-links. |
| nomenu | Disable main menu. |
| noprint | Disable printing. |
| nosave | Disable "Save" dialog for any file type. |
| nosplash | Disable startup dialog. |
| resetonexit | Will clear private data (history, cache, and cookies) and files that store JavaScript and URL password warnings on exit. |
Remote Opera Commands for UNIX
All remote commands must be enclosed in quotation marks.
| openURL() | Open "Go to" dialog box prompting for input |
| openURL(url) | Open url in active window |
| openURL(url,new-window) | Open url in new window |
| openURL(url,new-page) | Open url in new page (tab) |
| openURL(url,background-page) | Open url in background page (tab) |
| openFile() | Open file selector dialog box |
| openM2() | Open M2 list view |
| openComposer() | Open M2 composer window |
| addBookmark(url) | Add url to bookmark list |
| raise() | Raises the opera window |
| lower() | Lowers the opera window |
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