-   Linux - Software ( -   -   What is "firefox %u"? (  Mr. Alex
07-15-2010 11:52 AM  What is "firefox %u"? Whay do I have a link
to start Firefox with "%u"? What is "%u" and where to read about
this kind of parameters?  acid_kewpie 07-15-2010 11:56 AM  it's
the url you have clicked on  trickykid 07-15-2010 11:56 AM
These usually aren't pertaining to firefox itself but the
desktop or window manager you are using. To my knowledge, the %u
stands for single URL.  Kenhelm 07-15-2010 03:17 PM  %u is a
field code.  Mr. Alex 07-16-2010 06:05 AM  Thanks but what is
"single URL" here in Firefox? Whether I start it with "%u" or
not - no difference.  acid_kewpie 07-16-2010 06:24 AM  it's for
when you click on something that your DE, e.g. GNOME thinks it
should open in a browser.  MrCode 07-16-2010 06:42 AM  That "%u"
gets replaced by whatever URL (or file path) you clicked on in
the command that gets executed. Like acid_kewpie said above,
it's for your DE.  GrapefruiTgirl 07-16-2010 06:43 AM  As I
understand this, it's