Bash script to kill Firefox and then re-launch it in fullscreen
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So far, my code is as follows.
watch -n 1200 xargs kill
xdg-open https://google.com
xdotool key F11
I want this to kill firefox if it's running, then relaunch a certain URL (with google as a placeholder) and place the browser in fullscreen.
What am I doing wrong?
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So far, my code is as follows.
watch -n 1200 xargs kill
xdg-open https://google.com
xdotool key F11
I want this to kill firefox if it's running, then relaunch a certain URL (with google as a placeholder) and place the browser in fullscreen.
What am I doing wrong?
bash shell-script
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I would start by simplifying to pkill firefox... what is going wrong with what you have?
â Jeff Schaller
5 hours ago
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What is happening that you are not expecting?
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up vote
2
down vote
favorite
So far, my code is as follows.
watch -n 1200 xargs kill
xdg-open https://google.com
xdotool key F11
I want this to kill firefox if it's running, then relaunch a certain URL (with google as a placeholder) and place the browser in fullscreen.
What am I doing wrong?
bash shell-script
New contributor
So far, my code is as follows.
watch -n 1200 xargs kill
xdg-open https://google.com
xdotool key F11
I want this to kill firefox if it's running, then relaunch a certain URL (with google as a placeholder) and place the browser in fullscreen.
What am I doing wrong?
bash shell-script
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I would start by simplifying to pkill firefox... what is going wrong with what you have?
â Jeff Schaller
5 hours ago
1
What is happening that you are not expecting?
â l0b0
53 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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I would start by simplifying to pkill firefox... what is going wrong with what you have?
â Jeff Schaller
5 hours ago
1
What is happening that you are not expecting?
â l0b0
53 mins ago
2
2
I would start by simplifying to pkill firefox... what is going wrong with what you have?
â Jeff Schaller
5 hours ago
I would start by simplifying to pkill firefox... what is going wrong with what you have?
â Jeff Schaller
5 hours ago
1
1
What is happening that you are not expecting?
â l0b0
53 mins ago
What is happening that you are not expecting?
â l0b0
53 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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I would start by simplifying to pkill firefox... what is going wrong with what you have?
â Jeff Schaller
5 hours ago
1
What is happening that you are not expecting?
â l0b0
53 mins ago