Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@Koushien
Last active October 26, 2015 23:03
Show Gist options
  • Save Koushien/b0994f7a87106d4878b8 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save Koushien/b0994f7a87106d4878b8 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Quick reference on utilizing Firefox's urlbar search features.
names in about:config default key returns
browser.urlbar.match.title # match text in the title
browser.urlbar.match.url @ match text in the URL
browser.urlbar.restrict.bookmark * only from bookmarks
browser.urlbar.restrict.history ^ only from browser history
browser.urlbar.restrict.tag + only tagged results
browser.urlbar.restrict.typed ~ only typed results (explicitly entered by address)
browser.urlbar.restrict.openpage % only open tabs; sans current

Observe that the key can appear anywhere in your query (e.g., foo bar *, foo ~ bar).

For more info see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Location_Bar_Search

Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment