firefox_2_and_3_parallel.sh

#!/bin/bash

# This script deletes the extensions.cache, extensions.ini and
# extensions.rdf files because of trouble with Firefox 2 and 3
# running togehter on the same machine

# usage: ./delFirefoxExtFiles [folder]

# if the folder was submitted we save it in DEFFOLDER
DEFFOLDER="$1"

# if no folder was submitted, we ask to do so
while [ "$DEFFOLDER" = "" ]
do
	echo "Which is the default folder (not path)?"
	read DEFFOLDER
done

# we ask if the path is correct
FOLDERPATH="$HOME/.mozilla/firefox/$DEFFOLDER.default/"
echo
echo "Checking folderpath ..."

if [ -d "$FOLDERPATH" ]; then 
	echo "The folderpath is" $FOLDERPATH ". Is that correct (Y/N)?"
	read YESNO
	
	if [ "$YESNO" = "N" ];then
		exit
	fi
else
	echo "The path is invalid!"
	echo "Exiting ..."
	exit
fi

echo 

# check if firfox is running. If yes exit
echo "Checking if firefox is running ..."
FIREFOX=`ps aux | grep firefox`

if [ "$FIREFOX" != "" ]; then
	echo "Firefox is running! Please shutdown first ..."
	echo "Exiting ..."
	exit
fi

echo 

# message
echo "Now deleting files ..."

# delete the files
echo "Deleting extensions.cache ..."
if [ -f $FOLDERPATH"extensions.cache" ];then
	rm -f $FOLDERPATH"extensions.cache"
	echo "done ..."
else 
	echo "not a file ... skipping ..."
fi

echo "Deleting extensions.ini ..."
if [ -f $FOLDERPATH"extensions.ini" ];then
	rm -f $FOLDERPATH"extensions.ini"
	echo "done ..."
else
       echo "not a file ... skipping ..."
fi

echo "Deleting extensions.rdf ..."
if [ -f $FOLDERPATH"extensions.rdf" ];then
       rm -f $FOLDERPATH"extensions.rdf"
       echo "done ..."
else
       echo "not a file ... skipping ..."
fi

echo
echo "All files are succesfully deleted! Bye!"
exit