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Although Vimperator offers the most frequently used Firefox functionality via Ex and Normal mode commands there may be times when directly accessing the GUI is required. There are commands for accessing the menu system, standard dialogs and the sidebar.

:emenu

:emenu {menu}

Execute {menu} from the command line. This command provides command-line access to all menu items available from the main Firefox menubar. {menu} is a hierarchical path to the menu item with each submenu separated by a period. E.g. :emenu File.Open File…

:addo :addons

:addo[ns]

Show available browser Extensions and Themes. You can add/remove/disable browser extensions from this dialog. Be aware that not all Firefox extensions work, because Vimperator overrides some key bindings and changes Firefox's GUI.

:dia :dialog

:dia[log] [firefox-dialog]

Open a Firefox dialog.

Available dialogs:

about About Mozilla Firefox
addbookmark Add bookmark for the current page
addons Manage Add-ons
bookmarks List your bookmarks
checkupdates Check for updates
cleardata Clear private data
cookies List your cookies
console JavaScript console
customizetoolbar Customize the Toolbar
dominspector DOM Inspector
downloads Manage Downloads
history List your history
import Import Preferences, Bookmarks, History, etc. from other browsers
openfile Open the file selector dialog
pageinfo Show information about the current page
pagesource View page source
places Places Organizer: Manage your bookmarks and history
preferences Show Firefox preferences dialog
printpreview Preview the page before printing
printsetup Setup the page size and orientation before printing
print Show print dialog
saveframe Save frame to disk
savepage Save page to disk
searchengines Manage installed search engines
selectionsource View selection source

:dl :downl :downloads

:downl[oads]

Show progress of current downloads. Open the original Firefox download dialog in a new tab. Here, downloads can be paused, canceled and resumed.

:sbcl :sbclose

:sbcl[ose]

Close the sidebar window.

:sbope :sbopen :sb :sbar :sideb :sidebar

:sidebar {name}

Open the sidebar window. {name} is any of the menu items listed under the standard Firefox View→Sidebar menu. Add-ons, Preferences and Downloads are also available in the sidebar.