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by yjftsjthsd-h 2292 days ago
You can just make a shortcut to run `firefox --no-remote" --profile foo`. Poor UX, but the feature works.
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cdubzzz 2292 days ago
Interesting. What exactly does the `--no-remote` command do? I couldn't find any real detailed info about from a quick search.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Command_Lin...

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sp332 2292 days ago
Here's a longer explanation. https://www.brycevandyk.com/dissecting-firefoxs-no-remote-op... By default, Firefox looks for an already running instance and attaches to it, opening a new window in the existing session. --no-remote disables that connecting behavior.
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tialaramex 2292 days ago
By default if the browser is running, the command you run will use RPC to pass your instructions to this browser. This maybe isn't what a seasoned Unix person would expect software to do but it matches expectations from many GUI users.

The --no-remote flag tells Firefox that no, you really want another Firefox.

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