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Is there some way to change the current url (of current tab or an specific tab) of a running web browser (any) thru command line?

It can be any browser that run on linux, preferably if it is light weight.

I dont mean to close and re-open the browser.

I was only able to open new tabs on browsers but not change the current url of them... I could not fast and easily find ways thru qdbus either (not that there arent).

If some plugin alows this also, it may be ok too..

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In Firefox you can use MozRepl addon to control Firefox via telnet. For example, to change current url of a current tab to http://v4.ident.me:

(echo "content.location.href = 'http://v4.ident.me/'"; sleep 2) | telnet localhost 4242 > /dev/null
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is it possible to exit without error from telnet? if mozrepl is not started it returns 1, if command is successful it returns 1! –  Aquarius Power Jun 21 at 0:53
    
check here the full question: stackoverflow.com/questions/24337292/… –  Aquarius Power Jun 21 at 1:00
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install mozrepl on firefox: wiki , Download

and install fresno tools in unix: website

then use it, (i.e. Send your browser to a page: ./fresno -p http://google.com/ )

more example

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fresno sounds interesting, may be less work than using the telnet option; I wonder when it will have a package for ubuntu at least on ppa? –  Aquarius Power Jun 20 at 22:43
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