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Created April 20, 2010 15:24
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Automatically refreshing browser window when a directory changes
#!/bin/bash
echo "Please click on your browser"
BROWSER=$(xwininfo -int | awk '/Window id/ {print $4}')
while :; do
inotifywait -e close_write -r .
echo "Small sleep to let server restart..."
sleep 2
echo "Sending F5"
EDITOR=`xdotool getactivewindow`
xdotool windowactivate $BROWSER
xdotool key --window $BROWSER Escape
xdotool key --window $BROWSER F5
xdotool windowactivate $EDITOR
done
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