[Bug 31746] Re: Difficult to find out how to use multiple profiles at the same time

[samandiriel]

Just a quick summary here at the end for anyone looking for an immediate
answer:

This is not a bug; the documentation is just incomplete / unclear.  If
firefox is running already, you need to use slightly different commands
from when it is not.  Most of the docs assume you are not already
running firefox.

To create a profile when firefox is *not* already running, use "firefox -ProfileManager &".
To create a profile when firefox is *already* running, use "firefox -ProfileManager -a blackmagic &".

To start firefox with a profile when firefox is *not* already running, use "firefox -P <profile name> &". 
To start firefox with a profile when firefox is already running, use "firefox -no-remote -P <profile name> &".

Example: 
I already have firefox running, showing this webpage.  I want to create a new profile, so I open a terminal and enter firefox -ProfileManager -a blackmagic and create a profile called luser.  I then run it by entering firefox -no-remote -P luser at the terminal.  (I also created a launcher on my taskbar to do this without opening a terminal window)

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Difficult to find out how to use multiple profiles at the same time
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/31746
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