Restart Firefox Programmaticly

Add-ons Development
#1

I’d like my addon to be able to restart Firefox. Is there an API for this? I thought I might be able to do something similar to what the Developer Toolbar (GCLI) does with its restart command but that feature is being entirely removed from Firefox.

Any other options?

#2

I am facing the exact same problem and wrote everything I know in this comment:

The gist is:

  • about:profiles and click Restart normally... or
  • Ctrl + Shift + J and then Ctrl + Alt + R

With considerable effort the 2nd option could be automated (by a native application) fairly well (I think).

#3

Thanks for the link! Glad I’m not the only one thinking about this. The key command automation sounds possible but that combination actually doesn’t do anything for me. Ctrl + Shift + J opens up the Browser Console but Ctrl + Alt + R has no effect for me. I’m on Ubuntu, is that an OS specific command?

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#4

ghacks hints at it and seems to be right: it only works from FF62 onward.
I tried it it in the release (61) and trunk (63) versions on Linux and only the latter works.
Beta (62) on Windows works as well.

#5

It works in Windows 10 PRO BUT I have to login again within social networks pages or web pages previously logged in :thinking: