Is there a command-line argument that would force firefox.exe to launch a new process for a particular URL regardless of whether another instance of firefox is already running?
A:
Yes, as detailed in Firefox Command Line Arguments:
firefox -new-window
Edit: re-reading you actually said "process", in which case no, I don't think you can.
Greg
2008-12-05 21:53:52
I think he means a completely separate process... ie - tasklist will report two instances of firefox.exe running.
Grant Wagner
2008-12-05 21:55:06
I just spotted that :/ Well, it is Friday evening (that's my excuse)
Greg
2008-12-05 21:56:16
+2
A:
http://articles.bluishcoder.co.nz/article/start-firefox-in-separate-process/
I think you will also get a new process if you start FF with a different profile from the command line.
0xA3
2008-12-05 21:55:51
+4
A:
If you have a second profile (like 'sidekick'), the following will launch a new FireFox process:
firefox.exe -no-remote -p sidekick
However, if that profile is already used by a current FireFox session, that will not work.
VonC
2008-12-05 22:03:21