Thank you jf001 for your report.
The /usr/bin/firefox script handles firefox options. You can check
either in the man page or in the official wiki page [1] that there is no
option such -profile. So it interprets the path to the file as an
file:// url.
Thank you.
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Mozilla Bugs
Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected
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firefox shell breaks "profile" option
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/116421
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