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Linux hints: firefox awk script (about:config to user.js)
awk script for converting exported as plain text firefox “about:config” settings to “user.js” file which can be put into profile directory for auto import into settings
{
gsub("\"", "\\\"", $2);
if(!index($2, ".") && !index($2, "-"))
{
if ($2 == "true" || $2 == "false" || typeof($2) == "number" || typeof($2) == "strnum")
printf "user_pref(\"%s\", %s);\n", $1, $2
else
printf "user_pref(\"%s\", \"%s\");\n", $1, $2
}
else
printf "user_pref(\"%s\", \"%s\");\n", $1, $2
}
- how to use
- in firefox go to about:config
- if settings hidden, press show all
- press "Ctrl + s" and save file somewhere
- execute this script like:
awk -f ./exported_about_config_plaintext_to_user_js.awk ff_prefs > user.js