Also when using this argument a new instance is created in any case. That means that such instances won't be re-used. instances created with this parameter do not accept or send remote commands, see bug 650078. Note: Since Firefox 9, this does really mean what its name implies on all platforms.
#Opening the firefox profile manager windows#
Note: Not available for Windows see bug 855899.ĭo not accept or send remote commands. Implies -new-instance. Open new instance, not a new window in running instance, which allows multiple copies of application to be open at a time.įirefox -new-instance -P "Another Profile" Note: profile_dir must not exist and you must not already have a profile called profile_name. You can use the -no-remote option to avoid connecting to a running instance.įirefox -CreateProfile "JoelUser c:\internet\joelusers-moz-profile" Note profile_name and profile_dir are quoted together, and are separated by exactly 1 space (as with the previous syntax, profile_name must not contain spaces).ĭo not run profile_dir while running an instance of the application. The profile will be named profile_name in the profile manager. Do not run profile_name while running an instance of the application, you can use the -no-remote option to avoid connecting to a running instance.įirefox -CreateProfile JoelUser -CreateProfile "profile_name profile_dir"Ĭreates a new profile in the profile_dir directory, but do not start the application. The profile will be named profile_name in the profile manager, the profile_name must not contain spaces ( ). Adding this option bypasses downgrade protection.Ĭreate a new profile in the default directory, but do not start the application. Depending on changes between the two versions, some files in a profile may not be downwards compatible. Open a terminal and enter the following command:įirefox 67's downgrade protection prevents accidentally starting Firefox in a profile running a later version of Firefox. If you use Firefox Nightly, you can enter:Ĭd /Applications/FirefoxNightly.app/Contents/MacOS Open terminal and enter the following command:Ĭd /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS The following examples show the use of the -ProfileManager command, which will open the profile manager prior to starting Firefox:
In general, the syntax is as follows:Īpplication -option -option "argument" -option argument Multiple command line options can be specified. In some cases, option arguments must be enclosed in quotation marks (this is noted in the option descriptions below). Some options have abbreviations, for example, -editor can be abbreviated as -edit (available abbreviations are described in the text below). If the option contains arguments, enter the argument after the option.
#Opening the firefox profile manager how to#
This page describes the commonly used options and how to use them. You can also control how Mozilla applications open, which components open initially, and what the components do when they open. For example, if you have multiple profiles you can use command line configuration options to bypass the Profile Manager and open a specific profile. 1.3.3 -CreateProfile "profile_name profile_dir"Ĭommand line options are used to specify various startup options for Mozilla applications.