firetabs - Easily Open Firefox Tabs Saved in a Text File

firetabs is a Bash script that opens URLs from one or more text files in separate Firefox windows. Each file is treated as a distinct session, ensuring its links open in a new window.

Features

• Accepts multiple text files as arguments.
• Opens each file’s URLs in a separate Firefox window.
• Uses --new-window for a single URL and --url for multiple URLs in a file.
• Removes empty lines from the input files before processing.
• Displays a list of URLs before opening them.

Installation

1. Download the script and save it as firetabs.
2. Give it execute permissions:

   chmod +x firetabs

3. Move it to a directory in your $PATH (optional, for global access):

   sudo cp firetabs /usr/local/bin/

Usage

firetabs <file1.txt> [file2.txt ...]

Example

Given two files:

window1.txt

https://example.com
https://another-example.com

window2.txt

https://site1.com
https://site2.com

Running:

firetabs window1.txt window2.txt

Output:

Opening URLs from 'window1.txt':
https://example.com
https://another-example.com

Opening URLs from 'window2.txt':
https://site1.com
https://site2.com

Firefox Behavior:

• window1.txt opens in one new Firefox window with two tabs.
• window2.txt opens in another new Firefox window with two tabs.

Saving Open Tabs to a Text File

You can save your currently open Firefox tabs to a text file using browser extensions like Copy All Tab URLs. This allows you to easily reopen them later using firetabs.

Error Handling

• If a file does not exist, the script prints:

  Error: File 'filename.txt' not found.
  

• If a file is empty or contains no valid URLs:

  Error: No URLs found in 'filename.txt'.
  

Dependencies

• Firefox must be installed and available in the system's $PATH.
• Bash (typically available on Unix-based systems).