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Where is a list of command line startup options? I want to have a desktop icon that opens a new window to a specific URL which is not my home page.

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mopep
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When I add a URL to the command line, Firefox will open a new window ONLY if there is NOT an instance of Firefox already running. If Firefox is already running, a new Tab is created in one of the existing Firefox windows.

I would like to have a desktop icon which will always open a new window to a specific URL which is not my home page.

When I add a URL to the command line, Firefox will open a new window ONLY if there is NOT an instance of Firefox already running. If Firefox is already running, a new Tab is created in one of the existing Firefox windows. I would like to have a desktop icon which will always open a new window to a specific URL which is not my home page.

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Command_Line_Options

Hasan
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Creating a desktop shortcut to a web page

Check and tell if its working.