Bash script to kill Firefox and then re-launch it in fullscreen

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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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    I would start by simplifying to pkill firefox... what is going wrong with what you have?
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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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    I would start by simplifying to pkill firefox... what is going wrong with what you have?
    – Jeff Schaller
    5 hours ago






  • 1




    What is happening that you are not expecting?
    – l0b0
    53 mins ago












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up vote
2
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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?







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  • 2




    I would start by simplifying to pkill firefox... what is going wrong with what you have?
    – Jeff Schaller
    5 hours ago






  • 1




    What is happening that you are not expecting?
    – l0b0
    53 mins ago












  • 2




    I would start by simplifying to pkill firefox... what is going wrong with what you have?
    – Jeff Schaller
    5 hours ago






  • 1




    What is happening that you are not expecting?
    – l0b0
    53 mins ago







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2




I would start by simplifying to pkill firefox... what is going wrong with what you have?
– Jeff Schaller
5 hours ago




I would start by simplifying to pkill firefox... what is going wrong with what you have?
– Jeff Schaller
5 hours ago




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What is happening that you are not expecting?
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53 mins ago




What is happening that you are not expecting?
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