2 examples for firefox
# open firefox profile manager
firefox -P
# open a given profile
firefox -P nameofmyprofile
# open another profile without shutting down the first one
firefox -P nameofmyotherprofile -no-remote
# open firefox profile manager
firefox -P
# open a given profile
firefox -P nameofmyprofile
# open another profile without shutting down the first one
firefox -P nameofmyotherprofile -no-remote