Can I force a firefox page refresh from linux console

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This is the Linux version of this question. Does anyone have a method for forcing a page refresh on firefox from the command-line?

@Krtek - the original question isn't mine, and it is specifically worded for windows (as is the accepted answer) — Ken, Mar 07 '11 at 12:58

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 24 '12 at 07:50

You can use xdotool for automation. Install on Ubuntu with

sudo aptitude install xdotool

Then you can search for windows and send keys or mouse events, see man xdotool for the full documentation. I use following script on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS during development:

WID=`xdotool search --name "Mozilla Firefox" | head -1`
xdotool windowactivate $WID
xdotool key F5

See also the xdotool project site and my full blog post.

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

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As mentioned elsewhere, you can also use the xvkbd tool as in the following:

$ xvkbd -window Firefox -text "\Cr"

edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

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answered Jan 31 '15 at 01:07

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 29 '14 at 14:18

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The best solution I've found so far..

Install the Firefox Remote Control plugin from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/remote-control/

Configure it, enable it (use the icon).

And reload for example with the following command:

echo reload | nc -c localhost 32000

answered Oct 29 '14 at 14:18

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Firefox Remote Control no longer works as modern Firefox has limited the ability of plugins to control the browser. – hackerb9 Nov 07 '19 at 04:47

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 15 '11 at 13:33

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Have a look here. There is no remote reload-function described. Maybe the site is out-dated and you will find something while browsing through the mentioned *.cpp files. Or you add the function by your-self. The basics to handle such remote-calls seem to be already in Firefox.

answered Mar 15 '11 at 13:33

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Thanks Maus - I'll take a look at *.cpp – Ken Mar 15 '11 at 15:35
So maybe it's the solution? ;-) – Maus Mar 15 '11 at 17:04

Can I force a firefox page refresh from linux console

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