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July 13, 2022 18:42
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Opens a specific Microsoft Edge profile by name on macOS
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| # Navigate to the profiles directory | |
| cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Microsoft\ Edge | |
| # List out the profile directories. Note that the directory name is what is used in the launch command, *not* necessarily the friendly name of the profile you see in Microsoft Edge.app | |
| find ./ -type f -name Preferences | |
| # Let's say "Profile 1" is one of our directories | |
| "/Applications/Microsoft Edge.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Edge" --profile-directory="Profile 1" |
Fun fact: if you enter a nonexistent profile or mistype the profile directory, Edge creates a brand new profile in that directory. No I did not intend to find this out thank you for asking.
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@ciphertxt awesome contribution!
One question: is it possible to use this to somehow ensure that when running a PowerShell script on MacOS, the interactive session prompting for authentication is opened on Edge rather than on the default browser?