The -private command line argument doesn't open Firefox in private mode
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(Firefox :: Private Browsing, defect, P3)
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(Reporter: hrtuybxi, Unassigned)
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User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:136.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/136.0
Steps to reproduce:
Open Firefox with the -private command line argument: firefox -private
Actual results:
Firefox opens in a regular mode instead of in a private mode with a message You are currently not in a private window. and a button Open a Private Window.
Expected results:
Firefox opens in a private mode.
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Comment 1•28 days ago
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The Bugbug bot thinks this bug should belong to the 'Firefox::Private Browsing' component, and is moving the bug to that component. Please correct in case you think the bot is wrong.
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Comment 2•26 days ago
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Some context is in Bug 1048286 comment 10. However I also do see a difference to the reported behavior from three years ago where (only) the first window was in permanent private browsing. I see the same behavior as the reporter: for me the first window doesn't seem to be in (permanent) private browsing. It retains the history and shows a "You are currently not in a private window." text on startup (stemming from about:privatebrowing, that opens with this option).
Documentation I found regarding this option: https://wiki.mozilla.org/index.php?title=Firefox/CommandLineOptions&oldid=1251765#-private
However, I don't see the option listed in firefox --help:
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Updated•23 days ago
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