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Small script that will delete the localhost entry in the Firefox SiteSecurityServiceState.txt file, then prompt you to restart your browser using about:restartrequred. Restarting this way should preserve your tabs.
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Path to the Firefox Profiles directory | |
| FF_PROFILE_PATH="$HOME/Library/ApplicationSupport/Firefox/Profiles" | |
| # Get the "Default" path for your profile. | |
| # Alternatively look for '*.dev-edition-default' | |
| FF_PROFILE_DIR=`cd $FF_PROFILE_PATH; find . -maxdepth 1 -name '*.default' | cut -sd / -f 2-` | |
| # Remove the localhost line in the file, and create a backup | |
| sed -i.bak '/localhost/d' $FF_PROFILE_PATH/$FF_PROFILE_DIR/SiteSecurityServiceState.txt | |
| # Prompt to restart Firefox | |
| /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox -new-tab "about:restartrequired" |
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