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I've already tried pkill -19 firefox, but it crashes. At the next start it asks if the last session should be opened again. Is it possible to terminate the browser without crash?
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I've already tried pkill -19 firefox, but it crashes. At the next start it asks if the last session should be opened again. Is it possible to terminate the browser without crash?
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asked May 13 '12 at 19:16
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See superuser.com/q/583246/73961 for a more complete discussion, if Google has (also) brought you here.
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I've already tried pkill -19 firefox, but it crashes. At the next start it asks if the last session should be opened again. Is it possible to terminate the browser without crash?
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asked May 13 '12 at 19:16
chrischris
4461619
I've already tried pkill -19 firefox, but it crashes. At the next start it asks if the last session should be opened again. Is it possible to terminate the browser without crash?
command-line scripts
command-line scripts
asked May 13 '12 at 19:16
chrischris
4461619
asked May 13 '12 at 19:16
chrischris
4461619
asked May 13 '12 at 19:16
chrischris
4461619
asked May 13 '12 at 19:16
chrischris
4461619
asked May 13 '12 at 19:16
chrischris
4461619
4461619
See superuser.com/q/583246/73961 for a more complete discussion, if Google has (also) brought you here.
– michael
Aug 14 '18 at 11:33
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See superuser.com/q/583246/73961 for a more complete discussion, if Google has (also) brought you here.
– michael
Aug 14 '18 at 11:33
See superuser.com/q/583246/73961 for a more complete discussion, if Google has (also) brought you here.
– michael
Aug 14 '18 at 11:33
See superuser.com/q/583246/73961 for a more complete discussion, if Google has (also) brought you here.
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Any use of pkill is going to crash it; that's essentially its purpose. Use a program like wmctrl instead, to tell it to exit properly.
answered May 13 '12 at 19:18
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I have the same problem. I have tried wmctrl -c, according to man pages closes window gracefully, but FF won't listen:(
Any more suggestions?
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Any use of pkill is going to crash it; that's essentially its purpose. Use a program like wmctrl instead, to tell it to exit properly.
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Any use of pkill is going to crash it; that's essentially its purpose. Use a program like wmctrl instead, to tell it to exit properly.
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Any use of pkill is going to crash it; that's essentially its purpose. Use a program like wmctrl instead, to tell it to exit properly.
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Any use of pkill is going to crash it; that's essentially its purpose. Use a program like wmctrl instead, to tell it to exit properly.
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I have the same problem. I have tried wmctrl -c, according to man pages closes window gracefully, but FF won't listen:(
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I have the same problem. I have tried wmctrl -c, according to man pages closes window gracefully, but FF won't listen:(
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I have the same problem. I have tried wmctrl -c, according to man pages closes window gracefully, but FF won't listen:(
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I have the same problem. I have tried wmctrl -c, according to man pages closes window gracefully, but FF won't listen:(
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