When I type in chrome://version there's a box that looks like this:
Command Line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --extensions-on-chrome-urls --test-type --load-extension="c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\Extensions\chrome\app\37.1329.15.30" --load-component-extension="c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\Extensions\chrome\man" --flag-switches-begin --flag-switches-end
It seems to be loading an unwanted extension, and I always have to go uninstall "Max Adblock" from the extension devtools app. Can I edit the builtin command line args to stop it from loading this extension?
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Here's exactly what I did:
I went to https://download-chromium.appspot.com/ and clicked the button.
I ran the file (oddly called chrome-win.exe instead of Chromium.exe).
I went to its install directory and opened a cmd.exe in there.
I ran the command:
chrome.exe --headless --dump-dom "https://www.example.com/"
According to the manual, this is supposed to open that URL headlessly and dump the DOM as text after JavaScript has been executed, to the stdout, meaning the cmd.exe in this case.
Problem: Nothing happens. Literally no output at all. The only thing that I can tell that happens (and that was just out of pure coincidence) is that a file called chrome_debug.txt is created in the same directory, with this contents:
[0712/065333.417:ERROR:browser_process_sub_thread.cc(203)] Waited 5 ms for network service
If I instead run the command:
chrome.exe "https://www.example.com/"
It opens the browser and goes to that URL (as expected). So it's not something fundamentally wrong with my Internet connection or computer.
What am I doing wrong?
You might want to try to enable logging by adding the --enable-logging flag to the command line.
Also, although according to this bug report this is no longer necessary, it may be wise to add the --disable-gpu flag to prevent GPU errors from showing in the stdout.
The final command line should look like this:
chrome.exe --headless --enable-logging --disable-gpu --dump-dom "https://www.example.com/""
which returns the DOM of www.example.com/ on chromium 76.0.3809.87 succesfully.
I'm trying to get the devtools to open automatically when starting chrome from a shortcut with a command line switch --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs.
i.e. the path of that shortcut is: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -incognito -auto-open-devtools-for-tabs (or --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs).
But both don't seem to open the dev tools, neither does entering in the cmd chrome.exe -auto-open-devtools-for-tabs (or --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs), of course when in Chrome's folder.
Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
The command is from:
http://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/#auto-open-devtools-for-tabs
https://stackoverflow.com/a/41452619/4279201
This flag only applies when you open the first chrome instance.
Close all chrome windows
Run "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -incognito -auto-open-devtools-for-tabs
If you want your daily browser, with all tabs but without devtools, at the same time as you're debugging a website with devtools automatically opening, you have to run them separately.
Alternative: Stable + Beta
One example is to use example Chrome stable and Chrome beta.
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome Beta\Application\chrome.exe" --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs
Alternative: data-dir
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -incognito --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs --user-data-dir="%APPDATA%\ChromeDevOrAnyName"
Simply put to open chrome with a specific user you can use a shortcut like,
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --profile-directory="Default"
with auto hotkey I'm not sure how to format this shortcut as such.
Does not work:
Run, "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --profile-directory="Default"
Does not Work
Run, "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --profile-directory="Default""
Thanks for any and all help!
This does work fine, I had a mistake in another part of my overall program caused an error.
Run, "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --profile-directory="Default"
At this link, it says:
These command line options to Chrome may help you iterate:
--load-and-launch-app=/path/to/app/ installs the unpacked application from the given path, and launches it.
What is the entire command line statement?
For example, is it:
$ chrome --load-and-launch-app=/path/to/app/
or maybe:
$ cca --load-and-launch-app=/path/to/app/
What, specifically, is the entire command?
The basic command you have correct
/Path/to/Chrome --load-and-launch-app=/Path/to/App
Assuming you are using Mac, OSX(from your comments) and you installed Google Chrome the normal way, (into your Applications directory), your /Path/to/Chrome will be
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome
But to make sure you can your Google Chrome Application directly into your terminal (assuming standard MacOSX terminal or iTerm)
For the /Path/To/App part of the command, use the directory which contains the manifest.json file.
For instance, if your path to the manifest.json file is
/Users/[Your Username]/Downloads/basic/manifest.json
which you can get from going to this link
Your command to load and launch the "Basic" google chrome app is
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --load-and-launch-app=/Users/[Your Username]/Downloads/basic
One additional detail that may be helpful: the path to your app must be an absolute path, beginning at the root directory (/).
You have to do --load-and-launch-app=/Users/YourUsername/Documents/my_chrome_app
Alternately, if you don't want to type the whole path, you could use $PWD, which evaluates to your current directory (must execute the command from the same directory as your manifest.json):
--load-and-launch-app=$PWD
You cannot do --load-and-launch-app=.
You cannot do --load-and-launch-app=~/Documents/my_chrome_app
I've had this problem for ages, and it's SO ANNOYING.
Suppose I want to run mysqldump.exe... here's my process: Start->run, type "cmd" ... dir into directory after directory until I finally get to c:/program files/mysql/bin/then I can FINALLY call "mysqldump.exe"
I don't mind using Windows Explorer to get to c:/program files/mysql/bin, but then I can't freaking open up any of the .exe files in a shell, and I can't open up shell with the directory being that one.
How can I do this?
This is what I do for those type of commands:
Drag a copy of the "Command Prompt" shortcut onto your desktop.
Open the properties of the shortcut.
Change the Target: field to: %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe /k mysqldump.exe
Change the Start in: field to: c:/program files/mysql/bin/
Hit Ok, then rename the short cut from "Command Prompt" to "Mysqldump".
Then just double click the icon whenever you need that command. The "/k" option for cmd.exe leaves the window open.
Microsoft released a powertoy for Windows XP called Open Command Prompt Here. If you're using Vista, all you need to do is hold shift and right-click.
here's my process: Start->run, type
"cmd" ... dir into directory after
directory until I finally get to
c:/program files/mysql/bin/ then I can
FINALLY call "mysqldump.exe"
Why not just the following?
c:
cd "c:/program files/mysql/bin"
mysqldump.exe
Better yet, put this in a batch file and execute it.
You can also create a shortcut for cmd.exe and set the "Start in" directory to "c:/program files/mysql/bin".
You can download an add-in so that you can right click on the folder and open a command prompt. Saves a lot of time and you say you dont mind navigating to the location.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/CmdHerePowertoySetup.exe
A nice little trick is that the icon in the adress bar of explorer could be dragged to a command line window and it insert the full path at your current cursor position.
It doesn't work in vista but if you SHIFT-RightClick on a folder you have an "Open Command Windows Here" option that appears.
Under xp you could have it by saving this as a .reg and executing it :
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\cmd]
#="Open Command Prompt Here"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\cmd\command]
#="cmd.exe /k pushd %L"
Just use the explorer to navigate to the bin or any directory. then enter cmd at the address bar und hit return. the command line with start at this location.
You can do it with python:
If you don't have activepython already, download from ActiveState's Website. Next, run PythonWin and create a new script. Write the following:
from subprocess import *
Call("c://program files//mysql//bin//mysqldump.exe")
Save the script somewhere. When you want to run it, just doubleclick. There are easier ways if you like writing batch files, but Python is more succinct than even windows for this case.
Just put c:/program files/mysql/bin/ into your path...
Then you can run mysqldump.exe directly without even opening a cmd prompt by typing it into " Start > Run "
I was using the MS PowerToy for a while but moved on to the open source Open Command Prompt Shell Extension because of the key feature:
(copied verbatim from the website)
The ability to open a command prompt in the directory that you are currently in by right-clicking on any empty screen space in the directory. This eliminates the need to navigate up a level in order to open a command prompt in the current directory.
Having to actually click on a folder to open the command prompt using the MS tool was a annoyance for me... especially since I always need to run command line tools on my current directory at the time.