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Is there a command line argument in Chrome to start the developer tools on startup?

Is there a command line argument in Chrome to start the developer tools on startup without haveing to press Ctrl+Shift+J every time?

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Justin Avatar asked Mar 24 '11 20:03

Justin


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I think

--auto-open-devtools-for-tabs 

does the trick. It seems to be working only if an instance of Chrome is not already running however.

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Leif Avatar answered Oct 04 '22 11:10

Leif