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msedge — Modern web browser developed by Microsoft based on the Chromium web browser developed by Google. Thi

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Problem

How to use the msedge command: Modern web browser developed by Microsoft based on the Chromium web browser developed by Google. This command is available instead as microsoft-edge for other platforms. Note: Additional command arguments from chromium may also be usable to control Microsoft Edge. More information: <https://microsoft.com/edge>.

Solution

msedge — Modern web browser developed by Microsoft based on the Chromium web browser developed by Google. This command is available instead as microsoft-edge for other platforms. Note: Additional command arguments from chromium may also be usable to control Microsoft Edge. More information: <https://microsoft.com/edge>.

Open a specific URL or file:

msedge {{https://example.com|path\to\file.html}}

Open in InPrivate mode:

msedge --inprivate {{example.com}}

Open in a new window:

msedge --new-window {{example.com}}

Open in application mode (without toolbars, URL bar, buttons, etc.):

msedge --app {{https://example.com}}

Use a proxy server:

msedge --proxy-server "{{socks5://hostname:66}}" {{example.com}}

Open with a custom profile directory:

msedge --user-data-dir {{path\to\directory}}

Open without CORS validation (useful to test an API):

msedge --user-data-dir {{path\to\directory}} --disable-web-security

Open with a DevTools window for each tab opened:

msedge --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs

Code Snippets

Open a specific URL or file

msedge {{https://example.com|path\to\file.html}}

Open in InPrivate mode

msedge --inprivate {{example.com}}

Open in a new window

msedge --new-window {{example.com}}

Open in application mode (without toolbars, URL bar, buttons, etc.)

msedge --app {{https://example.com}}

Use a proxy server

msedge --proxy-server "{{socks5://hostname:66}}" {{example.com}}

Context

tldr-pages: windows/msedge

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