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Update cypress open --browser section #2134

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Update Continuous Integration doc with details for AWS Amplify… (#2124)
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8 changes: 5 additions & 3 deletions source/guides/guides/command-line.md
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Expand Up @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ cypress run [options]

Option | Description
------ | ---------
`--browser`, `-b` | {% urlHash "Specify a different browser to run tests in" cypress-run-browser-lt-browser-name-or-path-gt %}
`--browser`, `-b` | {% urlHash "Run Cypress in the browser with the given name. If a filesystem path is supplied, Cypress will attempt to use the browser at that path." cypress-run-browser-lt-browser-name-or-path-gt %}
`--ci-build-id` | {% urlHash "Specify a unique identifier for a run to enable grouping or parallelization." cypress-run-ci-build-id-lt-id-gt %}
`--config`, `-c` | {% urlHash "Specify configuration" cypress-run-config-lt-config-gt %}
`--env`, `-e` | {% urlHash "Specify environment variables" cypress-run-env-lt-env-gt %}
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cypress run --browser chrome
```

The "browser" argument can be set to "chrome", "canary", "chromium", or "electron" to launch a browser detected on your system. Cypress will attempt to automatically find the installed browser for you.
The "browser" argument can be set to "chrome", "canary", "chromium", or "electron" to launch a browser detected on your system. Cypress will attempt to automatically find the installed browser for you.

You can also choose a browser by supplying a path:

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Option | Description
------ | ---------
`--browser`, `-b` | {% urlHash "Specify a different browser to run tests in" cypress-open-browser-lt-browser-path-gt %}
`--browser`, `-b` | {% urlHash "Path to a custom browser to be added to the list of available browsers in Cypress" cypress-open-browser-lt-browser-path-gt %}
`--config`, `-c` | {% urlHash "Specify configuration" cypress-open-config-lt-config-gt %}
`--detached`, `-d` | Open Cypress in detached mode
`--env`, `-e` | {% urlHash "Specify environment variables" cypress-open-env-lt-env-gt %}
Expand All @@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ The "browser" option allows you to specify the path to a custom browser to use w
cypress open --browser /usr/bin/chromium
```

If found, the specified browser will be added to the list of available browsers in the Cypress Test Runner.

Currently, only browsers in the Chrome family are supported.

{% url "Having trouble launching a browser? Check out the debugging guide" debugging#Launching-browsers %}
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