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Old 01-10-2012
Firefox create new profile in non default location
Could someone please explain how to setup a new firefox profile in non default location from the command line?
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Old 01-10-2012
Code:
firefox -CreateProfile "profile_name profile_dir"



Creates a new profile named profile_name in the profile_dir directory, but do not start application. Note profile_name and profile_dir are quoted together.

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more command line options
https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Command_Line_Options
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Old 01-10-2012
Thx for that. Did you make a mistake with your second link? After a bit of googleing I found some other links that all have a bit of useful stuff.

Lesser Known Firefox Command Line Options
HowTo: Run Firefox From The Command Line
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Command_Line_Options
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