google-chrome

Google Chrome web browser

TLDR

Start Chrome

$ google-chrome

Open URL

$ google-chrome [https://example.com]

Incognito mode

$ google-chrome --incognito

New window

$ google-chrome --new-window [url]

Headless screenshot

$ google-chrome --headless --screenshot [url]

Save page as PDF

$ google-chrome --headless --print-to-pdf [url]

google-chrome is Google's Chrome web browser, built on the open-source Chromium project. It provides web browsing with the V8 JavaScript engine, multi-process architecture, and extensive extension support.The command-line interface enables automation, testing, and headless operation. Headless mode is widely used for web scraping, automated testing, and screenshot generation.

PARAMETERS

URLS

URLs to open.

--incognito

Start in incognito mode.

--new-window

Open in new window.

--headless

Run without UI.

--disable-gpu

Disable GPU acceleration.

--screenshot

Take screenshot in headless mode.

--print-to-pdf

Save page as PDF in headless mode.

--no-sandbox

Disable the sandbox security model (needed in some container environments).

--disable-extensions

Start without any installed extensions.

--proxy-server URL

Set a proxy server for the browser.

--window-size W,H

Set the initial window size.

--user-data-dir DIR

Profile directory.

CONFIGURATION

~/.config/google-chrome/

User profile directory containing bookmarks, extensions, preferences, and cached data.

CAVEATS

Resource-intensive. Many flags available. Headless mode for automation.

HISTORY

Google Chrome was released in 2008, quickly becoming the dominant web browser based on the open-source Chromium project.