Chrome Flags Reference

Chrome command line switches and startup flags for automation, headless mode, and debugging.

--ipc-dump-directory

What does --ipc-dump-directory do?

Dumps IPC messages sent from renderer processes to the browser process to the given directory. Used primarily to gather samples for IPC fuzzing.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --ipc-dump-directory using CLI

chrome --ipc-dump-directory

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --ipc-dump-directory using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--ipc-dump-directory']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --ipc-dump-directory using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--ipc-dump-directory']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --ipc-dump-directory using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--ipc-dump-directory')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

Build Conditions

LOAD_WEBUI_FROM_DISKANDROIDENABLE_IPC_FUZZER