Possible to Change Plug-Ins Folder Used by Safari?

I'm trying to set up Firefox with no plug-ins and Safari with plugins, to switch back and forth as needed.
Both want to use the same Library/Internet Plugins folder.
Any way to alter the plug-ins directory for either of them?
Is a Unix command going to come to my rescue to set Safari's plug-ins path?

Looks like good features for Apple to add to the next Safari release...
Indeed. In the meantime, SAFT offers compelling features specific to the needs you outlined in your initial post. I suggest you give it a try.
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Possible to Change the Plug-Ins Folder Used by Safari?

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I would expect both applications to call the same system command to locate the plugins directory. It's not going to be as straightforward as a string of text in a preference file.
The only way I can see this working is to move the plugins in/out of the plugins direcotory before you launch each app. Of course, that may be problematic if you want to run both browsers at the same time.
If you want to run both browsers at once, one thing that might work is changing the plugins directory mid-stream. Most apps will only check for plugins during startup (which is why you usually need to reboot to activate new plugins). Therefore you may be able to move your plugins out of the directory, launch FireFox, move the plugins back and launch Safari.
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Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Show Info
from the contextual menu.* An Info dialog should open.
Does the dialog show "You can only read" in the Sharing & Permissions section?
In the General section, is the box labeled Locked checked?
What is the Modified date?
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[svn:osmf:] 13993: Moving ControlBarPluginSample and Test into the plug-ins folder.

Revision: 13993
Revision: 13993
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2010-02-05 00:45:05 -0800 (Fri, 05 Feb 2010)
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Moving ControlBarPluginSample and Test into the plug-ins folder.
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Cannot find "Plug-ins" folder for Photoshop CS6 on my Mac.

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