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what page is showing on firefox
$ xdotool search --onlyvisible --name Firefox windowfocus key ctrl+l ctrl+c
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This command will bring the Firefox window into focus, simulate the 'Ctrl+L' key combination to select the URL bar, and then simulate the 'Ctrl+C' key combination to copy the contents of the URL bar. You can retrieve the URL by pasting the clipboard contents.

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