firefox -remote does not work as expected

[_Max_]

I like to open new URLs in my running instance of firefox from the command line, but in new tabs.

This used to work:

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firefox -remote 'openURL("www.google.com", new-tab)'

It doesn't any more

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firefox -remote 'openURL("www.google.com")'

works, but it is not what I want.

Any hints as to how to do this?

Thanks.

[hensan]

It seems you have to give the whole http... thing for it to understand you:

firefox -remote "openURL(http://www.google.com/, new-tab)" works.

firefox -remote "openURL(www.google.com, new-tab)" doesn't.

[_Max_]

Your right. That works. Thanks.