Tim here. If it's the only content of the file and you're launching firefox, you can use firefox "$(cat /home/jude/surf)" to open firefox pointed at the single URL in that file. -tim On April 15, 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Thanks for the ideas, neither work. Both get problem loading url. > The first one tried to load www.cat.com too. > > On Sun, 14 Apr 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:52:18 > > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: between google and firefox it's nearly impossible to > > get anything done! > > > > On Sun, 14 Apr 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > > > I found out a few minutes ago it's not possible to do something > > > like: firefox < /home/jude/surf > > > Where /home/jude/surf has an ugly google url in it that cannot > > > be processed by > > > lynx since google and so very many other web sites love > > > blocking what doesn't use javascript. > > > > How about: > > > > firefox `cat /home/jude/surf` > > > > Though you may need to do: > > > > firefox "`cat /home/jude/surf`" > > > > to avoid problems with the shell. > > > > HTH, > > Geoff. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list