| Result | Command | Parameters | 
| Display a list of all the command line options, with a brief explanation of each. | -help |  | 
| Open NetHelp at start-up. | -nethelp | [nethelp_URL] | 
| Bypass the license page that appears at start-up. | -no-about-splash |  | 
| Show the version number and build date. | -version |  | 
| Specify the X server to use. | -display | [dpy] | 
| Start up iconified. | -iconic |  | 
| Force session management on. Session management is supported by default. | -session-management |  | 
| Force session management off. Session management is supported by default. | -no-session-management |  | 
| Force session management on. Session management is supported on Irix by default. This may be needed on Irix systems that 
require explicit settings, as with some SGI systems. | -irix-session-management |  | 
| Force session management off. Session management is supported on Irix by default. This may be needed on Irix systems that 
require explicit settings, as with some SGI systems. | -no-irix-session-management |  | 
| Ignore window geometry saved for session. | -ignore-geometry-prefs |  | 
| Don't save the session's window geometry. | dont-save-geometry-prefs |  | 
| Use a specific server visual. | -visual | [id-or-number] | 
| Install a private color map. | -install |  | 
| Use the default color map. | -no-install |  | 
| Set the maximum number of colors to allocate for images (when not using
-install). | -ncols | [N] | 
| Force 1-bit-deep image display. | -mono |  | 
| Set a specific X resource. | -xrm | [resource-spec] | 
| Execute a command in an       already running Netscape process. | -remote | [remote-command] | 
| Following a -remote command, cause the window to raise to the top. | -raise |  | 
| Following a -remote command, do not cause the window to raise to the top. | -noraise |  | 
| Ignore the alwaysraised, alwayslowered, and z-lock attributes of JavaScript window.open(). | -dont-force-window-stacking |  | 
| The ID of an X window to which -remote commands should be sent (if  unspecified, the first window found is used). | -id | [window-id] | 
| Show only the Component Bar. | -component-bar |  | 
| Position and size the Messenger and Collabra windows. | -geometry | =WxH+X+Y (the default is 620x950+630+40) | 
| Open Messenger (displays the Inbox by default). | -messenger |  | 
| Open Messenger (an alternate option that also displays the Inbox by default). | -mail |  | 
| Open the Message Center and go to the first subscribed discussion group server. | -discussions |  | 
| Open the Message Center and go to the first subscribed discussion group
server (an alternate option that works the same as -discussions). | -news |  | 
| Open Composer and optionally open the document at the specified URL. | -composer | [URL] | 
| Open Composer and optionally open the document at the specified URL (an alternate option that works the same as -composer). | -edit | [URL] |