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Nick Bailuc
Asked: 2014-11-10 14:41:12 +0800 CST

Where is the main Firefox binary?

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I want to optimize my graphical experience with multiple plug-ins on Firefox (Specifically CFX) but for that to work, I need to specify the binary of Firefox so that the driver could force the settings onto it. Where is the binary?

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  1. Best Answer

    There is a command for that: 

    which firefox
/usr/bin/firefox

    From the man page for which:

    HICH(1) General Commands Manual WHICH(1)

    NAME
   which - locate a command

SYNOPSIS
   which [-a] filename ...

DESCRIPTION
   which returns the pathnames of the files (or links) which would be exe‐
   cuted in the current environment, had its arguments been given as  com‐
   mands  in a strictly POSIX-conformant shell.  It does this by searching
   the PATH for executable files matching the names of the  arguments.  It
   does not follow symbolic links.
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