On 05/16/2016 09:01 PM, Istvan Gabor wrote:
Hello:
I would like to start firefox browser from bash script. I made this script:
#! /bin/bash
ffpid=`pidof firefox` ffexit=$?
echo "firefox PID is: $ffpid"
if test $ffexit == 0 then `kill -9 $ffpid` fi
sleep 5
firefox -P list http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse/2016-05/all.html &
exit
What I want is to check if firefox is running, if it's runing stop it and start it again with specific profile with specific URL. This works with the above script but the problem is if I run the script at least two times, the second time firefox opens with two tabs, with the same content in both tabs. How can I force it to open only on tab with the URL in the command line specified? In firefox preferences I've set General/Startup: When firefox start: Show a blank page. I use an old firefox version (24.8.1 ESR, the last ESR that doesn't have australis uinterface), I don't know if it matters.
Thanks in advance,
Istvan
I'm not yet 100% sure what you want to achieve, i.e. what should happen with the previous tab(s), but I'd look at the other options mentions in --help output; some sound promising: --no-remote Do not accept or send remote commands; implies --new-instance. --new-instance Open new instance, not a new window in running instance. ... --browser Open a browser window. --new-window <url> Open <url> in a new window. --new-tab <url> Open <url> in a new tab. --private-window <url> Open <url> in a new private window. Maybe you even need to kill your normal browser window (running with a different profile). Have a nice day, Berny -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org