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open a URL in a particular instance when multiple instances

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Krampstudio
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I have 2 instances of FIrefox runnning with 2 profile: 

- instance 1, launched using the firefox bin and run the default profile
- instance 2, launched using "firefox -no-remote -P dev"

Then I would like to open a URL in the instance 2 (from command line) (my use case is to start the debugger from my IDE which opens a URL with particular parameters)

Thank you guys for your awesome browser!

I have 2 instances of FIrefox runnning with 2 profile: - instance 1, launched using the firefox bin and run the default profile - instance 2, launched using "firefox -no-remote -P dev" Then I would like to open a URL in the instance 2 (from command line) (my use case is to start the debugger from my IDE which opens a URL with particular parameters) Thank you guys for your awesome browser!

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cor-el
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That is not possible via the command line. You can only open an URL in a browser instance started via -no-remote by dragging the link in that window or opening the file via the File menu or Firefox > New Tab > Open File