Create new profile and transfer settings (fixes certain

ff-restore

#!/bin/bash
# Create new profile and transfer settings (fixes certain
# problems when there are errors in Firefox settings).

ffsettingsdir=~/.mozilla/firefox/
# Setting files to restore (files to copy): 
# (http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox)
files="content-prefs.sqlite
       cookies.sqlite
       formhistory.sqlite
       key3.db
       mimeTypes.rdf
       permissions.sqlite
       places.sqlite
       searchplugins                                                            
       signons.sqlite
       webappsstore.sqlite"

# Change to Firefox settings directory
if [ -d $ffsettingsdir ]
  then
    cd "$ffsettingsdir"
  else
    echo " Firefox settings directory "$ffsettingsdir" does not exist"
    exit
fi

# Select current profile directory
printf "Select current Firefox profile settings directory:\n"
select dir_current in */
  do
    test -n "$dir_current" && break
    echo " Select 1, 2, ..."
  done

# Check that all listed setting files exist
for f in $files
  do
    if [ ! -e "$dir_current""$f" ]
      then
        echo "File "$f" does not exist, exiting."
        exit
    fi
  done

# Rename current profile directory
mv "${dir_current%/}"{,.bck}
dir_old="${dir_current%/}".bck
echo "Renamed old profile directory to: "$dir_old""

# Rename profile list file
if [ -f profiles.ini ]
  then
    mv -f profiles.ini{,.bck}
fi

# Create new profile
read -p "Name of new profile: " nw_prfl_nm
firefox -CreateProfile "$nw_prfl_nm"

# Select new profile directory
printf "Select NEW Firefox profile settings directory:\n"
select dir_new in */
  do
    test -n "$dir_new" && break
    echo " select 1 , 2 ..."
  done

# Copy settings (files) from old profile to new profile
cd "$dir_old"
for f in $files
  do
    cp -a "$f" "$ffsettingsdir"/"$dir_new"/
  done