finalize 61

I think there's no way to get rid of ^M but hopefully with `*.bat -text` in `.gitattributes` it shouldn't be a problem because git won't do any line conversion on check-in/out.
This way the raw link as well as the file within the zip download should be in proper MSDOS CRLF format, and git status shouldn't report the file as modified either. ***fingerscrossed!!***

.gitattributes

@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-## * text=auto
+* text=auto
 
-*.js text=auto
-*.md text=auto
-*.yml text=auto
-*.txt text=auto
-*.sh text=auto
-*.bat eol=crlf
+*.js text
+*.md text
+*.yml text
+*.txt text
+*.sh text
+## *.bat text eol=crlf
+*.bat -text
 
 *.png binary
 
 .gitattributes export-ignore
 *.yml export-ignore
-wikipiki export-ignore
+/wikipiki export-ignore

README.md

@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ The `ghacks user.js` is a **template**, which, as provided, aims to provide as m
 
 Everyone, experts included, should at least read the [implementation](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.3-Implementation) wiki page, as it contains important information regarding a few `ghacks user.js` settings.
 
-Sitemap: [Releases](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/releases), [changelogs](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3Achangelog), [Wiki](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki), [stickies](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22sticky+topic%22)
+Sitemap: [Releases](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/releases), [changelogs](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3Achangelog), [Wiki](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki), [stickies](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22sticky+topic%22). [diffs](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues?q=is%3Aissue+label%3Adiffs)
 
 ### ![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/bullet01.png) acknowledgments
 Literally thousands of sources, references and suggestions. That said...
 
 * Martin Brinkmann at [ghacks](https://www.ghacks.net/) <sup>1</sup>
 * The ghacks community and commentators
-* [12bytes](http://12bytes.org/tech/firefoxgecko-configuration-guide-for-privacy-and-performance-buffs)
+* [12bytes](http://12bytes.org/tech/firefox/firefoxgecko-configuration-guide-for-privacy-and-performance-buffs)
    * The 12bytes article now uses this user.js and supplements it with an additonal JS hosted right [here](https://github.com/atomGit/Firefox-user.js) at github
 
 <sup>1</sup> The ghacks user.js was an independent project by [Thorin-Oakenpants](https://github.com/Thorin-Oakenpants) started in early 2015 and was [first published](https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/18/a-comprehensive-list-of-firefox-privacy-and-security-settings/) at ghacks in August 2015. With Martin Brinkmann's blessing, it will keep the ghacks name.

prefsCleaner.bat

@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
-@ECHO OFF
+@ECHO OFF & SETLOCAL DisableDelayedExpansion
 TITLE prefs.js cleaner
 
 REM ### prefs.js cleaner for Windows
 REM ## author: @claustromaniac
-REM ## version: 1.2
+REM ## version: 2.1
 
-SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
 :begin
 ECHO:
 ECHO:
 ECHO                 ########################################
 ECHO                 ####  prefs.js cleaner for Windows  ####
 ECHO                 ####        by claustromaniac       ####
-ECHO                 ####              v1.2              ####
+ECHO                 ####              v2.1              ####
 ECHO                 ########################################
 ECHO:
 CALL :message "This script should be run from your Firefox profile directory."
@@ -29,12 +28,13 @@ IF NOT EXIST "user.js" (CALL :abort "user.js not found in the current directory.
 IF NOT EXIST "prefs.js" (CALL :abort "prefs.js not found in the current directory." 30)
 CALL :FFcheck
 CALL :message "Backing up prefs.js..."
-COPY /B /V /Y prefs.js "prefs-backup-!date:/=-!_!time::=.!.js"
+SET "_time=%time: =0%"
+COPY /B /V /Y prefs.js "prefs-backup-%date:/=-%_%_time::=.%.js"
 CALL :message "Cleaning prefs.js..."
 CALL :cleanup
-CLS
-CALL :message "All done^!"
+CALL :message "All done!"
 TIMEOUT 5 >nul
+ENDLOCAL
 EXIT /B
 
 REM ########## Abort Function ###########
@@ -44,11 +44,9 @@ TIMEOUT %~2 >nul
 EXIT
 REM ########## Message Function #########
 :message
-SETLOCAL DisableDelayedExpansion
 ECHO:
 ECHO:  %~1
 ECHO:
-ENDLOCAL
 GOTO :EOF
 REM ####### Firefox Check Function ######
 :FFcheck
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 (
 	CLS
 	CALL :message "Firefox is still running."
 	ECHO   If you're not currently using this profile you can continue, otherwise
-	CALL :message "close Firefox first^!"
+	CALL :message "close Firefox first!"
 	ECHO:
 	PAUSE
 	CLS
@@ -67,23 +65,20 @@ IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 (
 GOTO :EOF
 REM ######### Cleanup Function ##########
 :cleanup
-SETLOCAL DisableDelayedExpansion
+FOR /F tokens^=2^ delims^=^'^" %%G IN ('FINDSTR /R /C:"^[^\"']*user_pref[ 	]*\([ 	]*[\"'][^\"']*[\"'][ 	]*," user.js') DO (
+	IF NOT ""=="%%G" (SET "[%%G]=1")
+)
 (
 	FOR /F "tokens=1,* delims=:" %%G IN ('FINDSTR /N "^" prefs.js') DO (
-		SET "_line=%%H"
-		SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
-		IF /I "user_pref"=="!_line:~0,9!" (
-			FOR /F tokens^=2^ delims^=^" %%I IN ("!_line:.=\.!") DO (
-				FINDSTR /R /C:"user_pref[ 	]*\([ 	]*[\"']%%I[\"'][ 	]*," user.js >nul
-				IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (ECHO:!_line!)
-			)
+		IF ""=="%%H" (
+			ECHO:
 		) ELSE (
-			ECHO:!_line!
+			FOR /F tokens^=1^,2^ delims^=^"^' %%I IN ("%%H") DO (
+				IF NOT DEFINED [%%J] (ECHO:%%H)
+			)
 		)
-		ENDLOCAL
 	)
 )>tempcleanedprefs
-ENDLOCAL
 MOVE /Y tempcleanedprefs prefs.js
 GOTO :EOF
 REM ############### Help ##################

prefsCleaner.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+## prefs.js cleaner for Linux/Mac
+## author: @claustromaniac
+## version: 1.1
+
+## special thanks to @overdodactyl and @earthlng for a few snippets that I stol..*cough* borrowed from the updater.sh
+
+currdir=$(pwd)
+
+## get the full path of this script (readlink for Linux, greadlink for Mac with coreutils installed)
+sfp=$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null || greadlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)
+
+## fallback for Macs without coreutils
+if [ -z "$sfp" ]; then sfp=${BASH_SOURCE[0]}; fi
+
+## change directory to the Firefox profile directory
+cd "$(dirname "${sfp}")"
+
+fQuit() {
+	## change directory back to the original working directory
+	cd "${currdir}"
+	echo -e "\n$2"
+	exit $1
+}
+
+fFF_check() {
+	# there are many ways to see if firefox is running or not, some more reliable than others
+	# this isn't elegant and might not be future-proof but should at least be compatible with any environment
+	while [ -e webappsstore.sqlite-shm ]; do
+		echo -e "\nThis Firefox profile seems to be in use. Close Firefox and try again.\n"
+		read -p "Press any key to continue."
+	done
+}
+
+fClean() {
+	# the magic happens here
+	prefs="@@"
+	prefexp="user_pref[ 	]*\([ 	]*[\"']([^\"']+)[\"'][ 	]*,"
+	while read -r line; do
+		if [[ "$line" =~ $prefexp && $prefs != *"@@${BASH_REMATCH[1]}@@"* ]]; then
+			prefs="${prefs}${BASH_REMATCH[1]}@@"
+		fi
+	done <<< "`grep -E \"$prefexp\" user.js`"
+
+	while IFS='' read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
+		if [[ "$line" =~ ^$prefexp ]]; then
+			if [[ $prefs != *"@@${BASH_REMATCH[1]}@@"* ]]; then
+				echo "$line"
+			fi
+		else
+			echo "$line"
+		fi
+	done < "$1" > prefs.js
+}
+
+echo -e "\n\n"
+echo "                   ╔══════════════════════════╗"
+echo "                   ║     prefs.js cleaner     ║"
+echo "                   ║    by claustromaniac     ║"
+echo "                   ║           v1.1           ║"
+echo "                   ╚══════════════════════════╝"
+echo -e "\nThis script should be run from your Firefox profile directory.\n"
+echo "It will remove any entries from prefs.js that also exist in user.js."
+echo "This will allow inactive preferences to be reset to their default values."
+echo -e "\nThis Firefox profile shouldn't be in use during the process.\n"
+select option in Start Help Exit; do
+	case $option in
+		Start)
+			if [ ! -e user.js ]; then
+				fQuit 1 "user.js not found in the current directory."
+			elif [ ! -e prefs.js ]; then
+				fQuit 1 "prefs.js not found in the current directory."
+			fi
+
+			fFF_check
+			bakfile="prefs.js.backup.$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M")"
+			mv prefs.js "${bakfile}" || fQuit 1 "Operation aborted.\nReason: Could not create backup file $bakfile"
+			echo -e "\nprefs.js backed up: $bakfile"
+			echo "Cleaning prefs.js..."
+			fClean "$bakfile"
+			fQuit 0 "All done!"
+			;;
+		Help)
+			echo -e "\nThis script creates a backup of your prefs.js file before doing anything."
+			echo -e "It should be safe, but you can follow these steps if something goes wrong:\n"
+			echo "1. Make sure Firefox is closed."
+			echo "2. Delete prefs.js in your profile folder."
+			echo "3. Delete Invalidprefs.js if you have one in the same folder."
+			echo "4. Rename or copy your latest backup to prefs.js."
+			echo "5. Run Firefox and see if you notice anything wrong with it."
+			echo "6. If you do notice something wrong, especially with your extensions, and/or with the UI, go to about:support, and restart Firefox with add-ons disabled. Then, restart it again normally, and see if the problems were solved."
+			echo -e "If you are able to identify the cause of your issues, please bring it up on ghacks-user.js GitHub repository.\n"
+			;;
+		Exit)
+			fQuit 0
+			;;
+	esac
+done

scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-57-[changes-only].js

@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-/***
-
- For instructions see:
- https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
-
-***/
-
-(function() {
-  let ops = [
-    /* --- 57-alpha --- */
-    /* commented out */
-    'browser.storageManager.enabled',
-    'dom.storageManager.enabled',
-    /* removed from the user.js */
-    'browser.search.geoip.timeout',
-    'geo.wifi.xhr.timeout',
-    'gfx.layerscope.enabled',
-    'media.webspeech.recognition.enable',
-    /* moved to RFP ALTERNATIVES */
-    'dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled',
-    'media.video_stats.enabled',
-    /* moved to DEPRECATED/REMOVED */
-    'browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked',
-    'browser.casting.enabled',
-    'devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters',
-    'media.eme.chromium-api.enabled',
-    'social.directories',
-    'social.enabled',
-    'social.remote-install.enabled',
-    'social.share.activationPanelEnabled',
-    'social.shareDirectory',
-    'social.toast-notifications.enabled',
-    'social.whitelist',
-    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
-    '_user.js.parrot'
-  ]
-
-  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
-    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
-    return;
-  }
-  
-  let c = 0;
-  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
-    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
-      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
-      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
-        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
-        c++;
-      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
-    }
-  }
-  
-  focus();
-  
-  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
-  if (c > 0) {
-    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
-  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
-  
-})();

scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-FF60inclusive-[RFP-alternatives].js

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 /***
-
  This will reset the preferences that are under sections 4600 & 4700 in the ghacks user.js
- up to and including release 57-alpha. These are the prefs that are no longer necessary,
- or they conlfict with, privacy.resistFingerprinting if you have that enabled.
+ up to and including release 60-beta. These are the prefs that are no longer necessary,
+ or they conflict with, privacy.resistFingerprinting if you have that enabled.
 
  For instructions see:
  https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
-
 ***/
  
 (function() {
@@ -20,9 +18,10 @@
     'dom.gamepad.enabled',
     'dom.netinfo.enabled',
     'media.webspeech.synth.enabled',
-    'geo.enabled',
     'media.video_stats.enabled',
     'dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled',
+    'media.ondevicechange.enabled',
+    'webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info',
     /* section 4700 */
     'general.useragent.override',
     'general.buildID.override',

scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-FF60inclusive-[deprecated].js

@@ -1,21 +1,42 @@
 /***
-
  This will reset the preferences that have been deprecated by Mozilla
- and used in the ghacks user.js up to and including release 57-alpha
+ and used in the ghacks user.js up to and including release 60-beta
 
  It is in reverse order, so feel free to remove sections that do not apply
 
  For instructions see:
  https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
-
 ***/
 
 (function() {
   let ops = [
     /* deprecated */
 
-    /* ESR52.x users can remove sections 53-57 but it is not
+    /* ESR52.x users can remove sections 53-60 but it is not
        crucial as your user.js will reinstate them */
+    /* 60 */
+    'browser.newtabpage.directory.source',
+    'browser.newtabpage.enhanced',
+    'browser.newtabpage.introShown',
+    'extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled',
+    'extensions.shield-recipe-client.api_url',
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled',
+    'dom.workers.enabled',
+    'view_source.tab',
+    /* 59 */
+    'intl.locale.matchOS',
+    'general.useragent.locale',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl',
+    'dom.flyweb.enabled',
+    'security.mixed_content.use_hsts',
+    'security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming',
+    'network.http.referer.userControlPolicy',
+    'security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted',
+    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains',
+    'camera.control.face_detection.enabled',
+    'dom.disable_window_status_change',
+    'dom.idle-observers-api.enabled',
+    /* 58 : nothing */
     /* 57 */
     'social.whitelist',
     'social.toast-notifications.enabled',

scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-[removed].js

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/***
+ This will reset the preferences that have been removed completely from the ghacks user.js.
+
+ Last updated: 06-July-2018
+
+ For instructions see:
+ https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
+***/
+ 
+(function() {
+  let ops = [
+    /* removed in ghacks user.js v52-57 */
+    /* 52-alpha */
+    'browser.search.reset.enabled',
+    'browser.search.reset.whitelist',
+    /* 54-alpha */
+    'browser.migrate.automigrate.enabled',
+    'services.sync.enabled',
+    'webextensions.storage.sync.enabled',
+    'webextensions.storage.sync.serverURL',
+    /* 55-alpha */
+    'dom.keyboardevent.dispatch_during_composition', // default is false anyway
+    'dom.vr.oculus.enabled', // covered by dom.vr.enabled
+    'dom.vr.openvr.enabled', // ditto
+    'dom.vr.osvr.enabled', // ditto
+    'extensions.pocket.api', // covered by extensions.pocket.enabled
+    'extensions.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey', // ditto
+    'extensions.pocket.site', // ditto
+    /* 56-alpha: none */
+    /* 57-alpha */
+    'geo.wifi.xhr.timeout', // covered by geo.enabled
+    'browser.search.geoip.timeout', // ditto
+    'media.webspeech.recognition.enable', // default is false anyway
+    'gfx.layerscope.enabled', // default is false anyway
+    /* 58-alpha */
+    //  excluding these e10 settings
+       // 'browser.tabs.remote.autostart',
+       // 'browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2',
+       // 'browser.tabs.remote.force-enable',
+       // 'browser.tabs.remote.separateFileUriProcess',
+       // 'extensions.e10sBlocksEnabling',
+       // 'extensions.webextensions.remote',
+       // 'dom.ipc.processCount',
+       // 'dom.ipc.shims.enabledWarnings',
+       // 'dom.ipc.processCount.extension',
+       // 'dom.ipc.processCount.file',
+       // 'security.sandbox.content.level',
+       // 'dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.default',
+       // 'dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.flash',
+       // 'security.sandbox.logging.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.controller.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.discoverable',
+    'dom.presentation.discovery.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.receiver.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.session_transport.data_channel.enable',
+    /* 59-alpha */
+    'browser.stopReloadAnimation.enabled',
+    'browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent',
+    'browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground',
+    'browser.tabs.loadInBackground',
+    'browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose',
+    'browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll',
+    'browser.urlbar.doubleClickSelectsAll',
+    'media.flac.enabled',
+    'media.mediasource.enabled',
+    'media.mediasource.mp4.enabled',
+    'media.mediasource.webm.audio.enabled',
+    'media.mediasource.webm.enabled',
+    'media.mp4.enabled',
+    'media.ogg.enabled',
+    'media.ogg.flac.enabled',
+    'media.opus.enabled',
+    'media.raw.enabled',
+    'media.wave.enabled',
+    'media.webm.enabled',
+    'media.wmf.amd.vp9.enabled',
+    'media.wmf.enabled',
+    'media.wmf.vp9.enabled',
+    'ui.submenuDelay',
+    /* 60-beta - these were all at default anyway */
+    'device.storage.enabled',
+    'general.useragent.compatMode.firefox',
+    'network.dns.blockDotOnion',
+    'network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist',
+    'security.block_script_with_wrong_mime',
+    'security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy',
+    'security.sri.enable',
+    /* 61-beta */
+    'browser.laterrun.enabled',
+    'browser.offline-apps.notify',
+    'browser.rights.3.shown',
+    'browser.slowStartup.maxSamples',
+    'browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled',
+    'browser.slowStartup.samples',
+    'browser.storageManager.enabled',
+    'dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows',
+    'dom.disable_window_flip',
+    'network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4',
+    'offline-apps.quota.warn',
+    'services.blocklist.signing.enforced',
+    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
+    '_user.js.parrot'
+  ]
+
+  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
+    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  let c = 0;
+  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
+    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
+      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
+      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
+        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
+        c++;
+      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  focus();
+  
+  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
+  if (c > 0) {
+    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
+  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
+  
+})();

scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[removed].js

@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-/***
-
- This will reset the preferences that have been removed completely
- from the ghacks user.js up to and including release 57-alpha
-
- For instructions see:
- https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
-
-***/
- 
-(function() {
-  let ops = [
-    /* removed in ghacks user.js v52-57 */
-    /* 52-alpha */
-    'browser.search.reset.enabled',
-    'browser.search.reset.whitelist',
-    /* 54-alpha */
-    'browser.migrate.automigrate.enabled',
-    'services.sync.enabled',
-    'webextensions.storage.sync.enabled',
-    'webextensions.storage.sync.serverURL',
-    /* 55-alpha */
-    'dom.keyboardevent.dispatch_during_composition', // default is false anyway
-    'dom.vr.oculus.enabled', // covered by dom.vr.enabled
-    'dom.vr.openvr.enabled', // ditto
-    'dom.vr.osvr.enabled', // ditto
-    'extensions.pocket.api', // covered by extensions.pocket.enabled
-    'extensions.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey', // ditto
-    'extensions.pocket.site', // ditto
-    /* 56-alpha: none */
-    /* 57-alpha */
-    'geo.wifi.xhr.timeout', // covered by geo.enabled
-    'browser.search.geoip.timeout', // ditto
-    'media.webspeech.recognition.enable', // default is false anyway
-    'gfx.layerscope.enabled', // default is false anyway
-    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
-    '_user.js.parrot'
-  ]
-
-  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
-    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
-    return;
-  }
-  
-  let c = 0;
-  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
-    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
-      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
-      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
-        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
-        c++;
-      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
-    }
-  }
-  
-  focus();
-  
-  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
-  if (c > 0) {
-    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
-  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
-  
-})();

scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[the-rest-active].js

@@ -1,409 +0,0 @@
-/***
-
- This will reset EVERYTHING that is ACTIVE in the ghacks user.js
- release 57-alpha master, but excludes the following:
- - prefs removed since publishing on github
- - e10s section 1100
- - privacy.resistFingerprinting alternatives sections 4600 & 4700
- - deprecated section 9999
-
- It does not matter if you clear everything, as a restart will reapply your user.js
- Total 477 prefs from 57-alpha master: 118 inactive, 359 active
- These have been broken into two scripts for convenience
- 
- For instructions see:
- https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
- 
-***/
- 
-(function() {
-  let ops = [
-    /* 359 ACTIVE prefs in 57-alpha master */
-    'accessibility.force_disabled',
-    'alerts.showFavicons',
-    'app.update.auto',
-    'app.update.service.enabled',
-    'app.update.silent',
-    'app.update.staging.enabled',
-    'beacon.enabled',
-    'breakpad.reportURL',
-    'browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl',
-    'browser.backspace_action',
-    'browser.bookmarks.max_backups',
-    'browser.cache.disk.capacity',
-    'browser.cache.disk.enable',
-    'browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled',
-    'browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run',
-    'browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl',
-    'browser.cache.frecency_experiment',
-    'browser.cache.offline.enable',
-    'browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit',
-    'browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled',
-    'browser.ctrlTab.previews',
-    'browser.display.use_document_fonts',
-    'browser.download.folderList',
-    'browser.download.forbid_open_with',
-    'browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions',
-    'browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs',
-    'browser.download.useDownloadDir',
-    'browser.eme.ui.enabled',
-    'browser.fixup.alternate.enabled',
-    'browser.fixup.hide_user_pass',
-    'browser.formfill.enable',
-    'browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit',
-    'browser.laterrun.enabled',
-    'browser.library.activity-stream.enabled',
-    'browser.link.open_newwindow',
-    'browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction',
-    'browser.newtab.preload',
-    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled',
-    'browser.newtabpage.directory.source',
-    'browser.newtabpage.enabled',
-    'browser.newtabpage.enhanced',
-    'browser.newtabpage.introShown',
-    'browser.offline-apps.notify',
-    'browser.onboarding.enabled',
-    'browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled',
-    'browser.ping-centre.telemetry',
-    'browser.rights.3.shown',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportPhishMistakeURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportPhishMistakeURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishURL',
-    'browser.search.countryCode',
-    'browser.search.geoip.url',
-    'browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults',
-    'browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url',
-    'browser.search.region',
-    'browser.search.suggest.enabled',
-    'browser.search.update',
-    'browser.send_pings',
-    'browser.send_pings.require_same_host',
-    'browser.sessionhistory.max_entries',
-    'browser.sessionstore.interval',
-    'browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo',
-    'browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo',
-    'browser.sessionstore.privacy_level',
-    'browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash',
-    'browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser',
-    'browser.shell.shortcutFavicons',
-    'browser.slowStartup.maxSamples',
-    'browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled',
-    'browser.slowStartup.samples',
-    'browser.ssl_override_behavior',
-    'browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone',
-    'browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab',
-    'browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport',
-    'browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent',
-    'browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground',
-    'browser.tabs.loadInBackground',
-    'browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose',
-    'browser.tabs.warnOnClose',
-    'browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs',
-    'browser.tabs.warnOnOpen',
-    'browser.taskbar.lists.enabled',
-    'browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled',
-    'browser.taskbar.lists.recent.enabled',
-    'browser.taskbar.lists.tasks.enabled',
-    'browser.taskbar.previews.enable',
-    'browser.uitour.enabled',
-    'browser.uitour.url',
-    'browser.urlbar.autoFill',
-    'browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed',
-    'browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll',
-    'browser.urlbar.decodeURLsOnCopy',
-    'browser.urlbar.doubleClickSelectsAll',
-    'browser.urlbar.filter.javascript',
-    'browser.urlbar.maxHistoricalSearchSuggestions',
-    'browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches',
-    'browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled',
-    // 'browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark', // this may not get reset by your user.js - see issue #308
-    // 'browser.urlbar.suggest.history', // ditto
-    // 'browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage', // ditto
-    'browser.urlbar.suggest.searches',
-    'browser.urlbar.trimURLs',
-    'browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled',
-    'browser.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice',
-    'browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert',
-    'camera.control.face_detection.enabled',
-    'canvas.capturestream.enabled',
-    'captivedetect.canonicalURL',
-    'datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl',
-    'datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled',
-    'datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled',
-    'device.storage.enabled',
-    'devtools.chrome.enabled',
-    'devtools.debugger.remote-enabled',
-    'devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper',
-    'devtools.webide.enabled',
-    'dom.allow_cut_copy',
-    'dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows',
-    'dom.caches.enabled',
-    'dom.disable_beforeunload',
-    'dom.disable_window_flip',
-    'dom.disable_window_move_resize',
-    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.close',
-    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.location',
-    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.menubar',
-    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.minimizable',
-    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.personalbar',
-    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.resizable',
-    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.status',
-    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.titlebar',
-    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.toolbar',
-    'dom.disable_window_status_change',
-    'dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled',
-    'dom.flyweb.enabled',
-    'dom.idle-observers-api.enabled',
-    'dom.imagecapture.enabled',
-    'dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled',
-    'dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled',
-    'dom.ipc.plugins.reportCrashURL',
-    'dom.popup_allowed_events',
-    'dom.popup_maximum',
-    'dom.push.connection.enabled',
-    'dom.push.enabled',
-    'dom.push.serverURL',
-    'dom.push.userAgentID',
-    'dom.serviceWorkers.enabled',
-    'dom.vibrator.enabled',
-    'dom.webaudio.enabled',
-    'dom.webnotifications.enabled',
-    'dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled',
-    'dom.workers.enabled',
-    'experiments.activeExperiment',
-    'experiments.enabled',
-    'experiments.manifest.uri',
-    'experiments.supported',
-    'extensions.autoDisableScopes',
-    'extensions.blocklist.enabled',
-    'extensions.blocklist.url',
-    'extensions.enabledScopes',
-    'extensions.formautofill.addresses.enabled',
-    'extensions.formautofill.available',
-    'extensions.formautofill.creditCards.enabled',
-    'extensions.formautofill.heuristics.enabled',
-    'extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled',
-    'extensions.getAddons.showPane',
-    'extensions.pocket.enabled',
-    'extensions.shield-recipe-client.api_url',
-    'extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled',
-    'extensions.update.autoUpdateDefault',
-    'extensions.webcompat-reporter.enabled',
-    'extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall',
-    'extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall',
-    'extensions.webservice.discoverURL',
-    'font.blacklist.underline_offset',
-    'full-screen-api.enabled',
-    'general.useragent.compatMode.firefox',
-    'general.useragent.locale',
-    'general.warnOnAboutConfig',
-    'geo.wifi.uri',
-    'gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled',
-    'gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled',
-    'gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled',
-    'gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled',
-    'gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled',
-    'intl.accept_languages',
-    'intl.locale.matchOS',
-    'intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales',
-    'javascript.options.asmjs',
-    'javascript.options.wasm',
-    'javascript.use_us_english_locale',
-    'keyword.enabled',
-    'layers.acceleration.disabled',
-    'layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled',
-    'layout.css.visited_links_enabled',
-    'layout.spellcheckDefault',
-    'lightweightThemes.update.enabled',
-    'mathml.disabled',
-    'media.autoplay.enabled',
-    'media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground',
-    'media.eme.enabled',
-    'media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled',
-    'media.getusermedia.browser.enabled',
-    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains',
-    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled',
-    'media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate',
-    'media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled',
-    'media.gmp-manager.updateEnabled',
-    'media.gmp-manager.url',
-    'media.gmp-manager.url.override',
-    'media.gmp-provider.enabled',
-    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate',
-    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled',
-    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible',
-    'media.gmp.trial-create.enabled',
-    'media.navigator.enabled',
-    'media.navigator.video.enabled',
-    'media.ondevicechange.enabled',
-    'media.peerconnection.enabled',
-    'media.peerconnection.ice.default_address_only',
-    'media.peerconnection.ice.no_host',
-    'media.peerconnection.ice.tcp',
-    'media.peerconnection.identity.enabled',
-    'media.peerconnection.identity.timeout',
-    'media.peerconnection.turn.disable',
-    'media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers',
-    'media.peerconnection.video.enabled',
-    'middlemouse.contentLoadURL',
-    'network.allow-experiments',
-    'network.auth.subresource-img-cross-origin-http-auth-allow',
-    'network.captive-portal-service.enabled',
-    'network.cookie.cookieBehavior',
-    'network.cookie.leave-secure-alone',
-    'network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly',
-    'network.dns.blockDotOnion',
-    'network.dns.disablePrefetch',
-    'network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS',
-    'network.http.altsvc.enabled',
-    'network.http.altsvc.oe',
-    'network.http.redirection-limit',
-    'network.http.referer.hideOnionSource',
-    'network.http.referer.spoofSource',
-    'network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy',
-    'network.http.referer.userControlPolicy',
-    'network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy',
-    'network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy',
-    'network.http.sendRefererHeader',
-    'network.http.spdy.enabled',
-    'network.http.spdy.enabled.deps',
-    'network.http.spdy.enabled.http2',
-    'network.http.speculative-parallel-limit',
-    'network.IDN_show_punycode',
-    'network.jar.block-remote-files',
-    'network.jar.open-unsafe-types',
-    'network.manage-offline-status',
-    'network.predictor.enable-prefetch',
-    'network.predictor.enabled',
-    'network.prefetch-next',
-    'network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store',
-    'network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path',
-    'network.proxy.socks_remote_dns',
-    'network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist',
-    'offline-apps.allow_by_default',
-    'pdfjs.disabled',
-    'pdfjs.enableWebGL',
-    'permissions.manager.defaultsUrl',
-    'plugin.default.state',
-    'plugin.defaultXpi.state',
-    'plugin.scan.plid.all',
-    'plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes',
-    'plugins.click_to_play',
-    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache',
-    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies',
-    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.downloads',
-    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.formdata',
-    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.history',
-    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps',
-    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions',
-    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings',
-    'privacy.cpd.cache',
-    'privacy.cpd.cookies',
-    'privacy.cpd.formdata',
-    'privacy.cpd.history',
-    'privacy.cpd.offlineApps',
-    'privacy.cpd.passwords',
-    'privacy.cpd.sessions',
-    'privacy.cpd.siteSettings',
-    'privacy.donottrackheader.enabled',
-    'privacy.firstparty.isolate',
-    'privacy.firstparty.isolate.restrict_opener_access',
-    'privacy.resistFingerprinting',
-    'privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown',
-    'privacy.sanitize.timeSpan',
-    'privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled',
-    'security.ask_for_password',
-    'security.block_script_with_wrong_mime',
-    'security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level',
-    'security.csp.enable',
-    'security.csp.experimentalEnabled',
-    'security.data_uri.block_toplevel_data_uri_navigations',
-    'security.dialog_enable_delay',
-    'security.family_safety.mode',
-    'security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy',
-    'security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled',
-    'security.insecure_password.ui.enabled',
-    'security.mixed_content.block_active_content',
-    'security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming',
-    'security.mixed_content.use_hsts',
-    'security.OCSP.enabled',
-    'security.OCSP.require',
-    'security.password_lifetime',
-    'security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level',
-    'security.sri.enable',
-    'security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers',
-    'security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling',
-    'security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic',
-    'security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled',
-    'security.ssl.errorReporting.url',
-    'security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken',
-    'security.tls.enable_0rtt_data',
-    'security.tls.version.fallback-limit',
-    'security.tls.version.max',
-    'security.tls.version.min',
-    'security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted',
-    'services.blocklist.signing.enforced',
-    'services.blocklist.update_enabled',
-    'signon.autofillForms',
-    'signon.autofillForms.http',
-    'signon.formlessCapture.enabled',
-    'signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff',
-    'startup.homepage_override_url',
-    'startup.homepage_welcome_url',
-    'startup.homepage_welcome_url.additional',
-    'toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled',
-    'toolkit.telemetry.bhrPing.enabled',
-    'toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID',
-    'toolkit.telemetry.enabled',
-    'toolkit.telemetry.firstShutdownPing.enabled',
-    'toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled',
-    'toolkit.telemetry.server',
-    'toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled',
-    'toolkit.telemetry.unified',
-    'toolkit.telemetry.updatePing.enabled',
-    'ui.submenuDelay',
-    'ui.use_standins_for_native_colors',
-    'view_source.tab',
-    'webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist',
-    'webgl.disable-extensions',
-    'webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat',
-    'webgl.disabled',
-    'webgl.dxgl.enabled',
-    'webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info',
-    'webgl.enable-webgl2',
-    'webgl.min_capability_mode',
-
-    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
-    '_user.js.parrot'
-  ]
-
-  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
-    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
-    return;
-  }
-  
-  let c = 0;
-  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
-    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
-      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
-      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
-        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
-        c++;
-      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
-    }
-  }
-  
-  focus();
-  
-  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
-  if (c > 0) {
-    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
-  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
-  
-})();

scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[the-rest-inactive].js

@@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-/***
-
- This will reset EVERYTHING that is INACTIVE in the ghacks user.js
- release 57-alpha master, but excludes the following:
- - prefs removed since publishing on github
- - e10s section 1100
- - privacy.resistFingerprinting alternatives sections 4600 & 4700
- - deprecated section 9999
-
- It does not matter if you clear everything, as a restart will reapply your user.js
- Total 477 prefs from 57-alpha master: 118 inactive, 359 active
- These have been broken into two scripts for convenience
- 
- For instructions see:
- https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
-
-***/
- 
-(function() {
-  let ops = [
-    /* 118 INACTIVE prefs in 57-alpha master */
-    'accessibility.typeaheadfind',
-    'app.update.enabled',
-    'browser.cache.memory.capacity',
-    'browser.cache.memory.enable',
-    'browser.chrome.favicons',
-    'browser.chrome.site_icons',
-    'browser.download.autohideButton',
-    'browser.privatebrowsing.autostart',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_potentially_unwanted',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_uncommon',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.gethashURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.updateURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL',
-    'browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers',
-    'browser.startup.page',
-    'browser.stopReloadAnimation.enabled',
-    'browser.storageManager.enabled',
-    'browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs',
-    'browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled',
-    'browser.urlbar.maxRichResults',
-    'clipboard.autocopy',
-    'dom.event.contextmenu.enabled',
-    'dom.indexedDB.enabled',
-    'dom.presentation.controller.enabled',
-    'dom.presentation.discoverable',
-    'dom.presentation.discovery.enabled',
-    'dom.presentation.enabled',
-    'dom.presentation.receiver.enabled',
-    'dom.presentation.session_transport.data_channel.enable',
-    'dom.storage.enabled',
-    'dom.storageManager.enabled',
-    'dom.vr.enabled',
-    'extensions.screenshots.disabled',
-    'extensions.systemAddon.update.url',
-    'extensions.update.enabled',
-    'font.name.monospace.x-unicode',
-    'font.name.monospace.x-western',
-    'font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode',
-    'font.name.sans-serif.x-western',
-    'font.name.serif.x-unicode',
-    'font.name.serif.x-western',
-    'font.system.whitelist',
-    'full-screen-api.warning.delay',
-    'full-screen-api.warning.timeout',
-    'general.autoScroll',
-    'geo.wifi.logging.enabled',
-    'gfx.direct2d.disabled',
-    'javascript.options.baselinejit',
-    'javascript.options.ion',
-    'media.flac.enabled',
-    'media.mediasource.enabled',
-    'media.mediasource.mp4.enabled',
-    'media.mediasource.webm.audio.enabled',
-    'media.mediasource.webm.enabled',
-    'media.mp4.enabled',
-    'media.ogg.enabled',
-    'media.ogg.flac.enabled',
-    'media.opus.enabled',
-    'media.raw.enabled',
-    'media.wave.enabled',
-    'media.webm.enabled',
-    'media.wmf.amd.vp9.enabled',
-    'media.wmf.enabled',
-    'media.wmf.vp9.enabled',
-    'network.cookie.lifetime.days',
-    'network.cookie.lifetimePolicy',
-    'network.dns.disableIPv6',
-    'network.dnsCacheEntries',
-    'network.dnsCacheExpiration',
-    'network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4',
-    'offline-apps.quota.warn',
-    'permissions.memory_only',
-    'places.history.enabled',
-    'plugin.state.flash',
-    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows',
-    'privacy.cpd.downloads',
-    'privacy.cpd.openWindows',
-    'privacy.resistFingerprinting.block_mozAddonManager',
-    'privacy.trackingprotection.annotate_channels',
-    'privacy.trackingprotection.enabled',
-    'privacy.trackingprotection.lower_network_priority',
-    'privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled',
-    'privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled',
-    'privacy.userContext.enabled',
-    'privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior',
-    'privacy.userContext.ui.enabled',
-    'privacy.window.maxInnerHeight',
-    'privacy.window.maxInnerWidth',
-    'reader.parse-on-load.enabled',
-    'security.mixed_content.block_display_content',
-    'security.nocertdb',
-    'security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation',
-    'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha',
-    'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha',
-    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha',
-    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha',
-    'security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha',
-    'security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha',
-    'security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha',
-    'services.blocklist.addons.collection',
-    'services.blocklist.gfx.collection',
-    'services.blocklist.onecrl.collection',
-    'services.blocklist.plugins.collection',
-    'signon.rememberSignons',
-    'svg.disabled',
-    'toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled',
-    'urlclassifier.trackingTable',
-    'xpinstall.signatures.required',
-    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
-    '_user.js.parrot'
-  ]
-
-  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
-    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
-    return;
-  }
-  
-  let c = 0;
-  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
-    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
-      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
-      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
-        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
-        c++;
-      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
-    }
-  }
-  
-  focus();
-  
-  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
-  if (c > 0) {
-    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
-  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
-  
-})();

scratchpad-scripts/troubleshooter.js

@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+
+/*** ghacks-user.js troubleshooter.js v1.5 ***/
+
+(function() {
+
+  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
+    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  function getMyList(arr) {
+    let aRet = [];
+    let dummy = 0;
+    for (let i = 0, len = arr.length; i < len; i++) {
+      if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(arr[i])) {
+        dummy = Services.prefs.getPrefType(arr[i]);
+        switch (dummy) {
+          case 32: // string (see https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/modules/libpref/nsIPrefBranch.idl#31)
+            dummy = Services.prefs.getCharPref(arr[i]);
+            aRet.push({'name':arr[i],'value': dummy,'type':32});
+            break;
+          case 64: // int
+            dummy = Services.prefs.getIntPref(arr[i]);
+            aRet.push({'name':arr[i],'value': dummy,'type':64});
+            break;
+          case 128: // boolean
+            dummy = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(arr[i]);
+            aRet.push({'name':arr[i],'value': dummy,'type':128});
+            break;
+          default:
+            console.log("error detecting pref-type for '"+arr[i]+"' !");
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return aRet;
+  }
+
+  function reapply(arr) {
+    for (let i = 0, len = arr.length; i < len; i++) {
+      switch (arr[i].type) {
+        case 32: // string
+          Services.prefs.setCharPref(arr[i].name, arr[i].value);
+          break;
+        case 64: // int
+          Services.prefs.setIntPref(arr[i].name, arr[i].value);
+          break;
+        case 128: // boolean
+          Services.prefs.setBoolPref(arr[i].name, arr[i].value);
+          break;
+        default:
+          console.log("error re-appyling value for '"+arr[i].name+"' !"); // should never happen
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  function myreset(arr) {
+    for (let i = 0, len = arr.length; i < len; i++) {
+      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(arr[i].name);
+    }
+  }
+
+  let ops = [
+
+    /* known culprits */
+    'network.cookie.cookieBehavior',
+    'network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy',
+    'privacy.firstparty.isolate',
+    'privacy.resistFingerprinting',
+    'security.mixed_content.block_display_content',
+    'svg.disabled',
+
+    /* Storage + Cache */
+    'browser.cache.offline.enable',
+    'dom.indexedDB.enabled',
+    'dom.storage.enabled',
+    'browser.storageManager.enabled',
+    'dom.storageManager.enabled',
+
+    /* Workers, Web + Push Notifications */
+    'dom.caches.enabled',
+    'dom.push.connection.enabled',
+    'dom.push.enabled',
+    'dom.push.serverURL',
+    'dom.serviceWorkers.enabled',
+    'dom.workers.enabled',
+    'dom.webnotifications.enabled',
+    'dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled',
+
+    /* Fonts */
+    'browser.display.use_document_fonts',
+    'font.blacklist.underline_offset',
+    'gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled',
+    'gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled',
+    'gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled',
+    'layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled',
+
+    /* Misc */
+    'browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction',
+    'canvas.capturestream.enabled',
+    'dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled',
+    'dom.event.contextmenu.enabled',
+    'dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled',
+    'dom.popup_allowed_events',
+    'full-screen-api.enabled',
+    'geo.wifi.uri',
+    'intl.accept_languages',
+    'javascript.options.asmjs',
+    'javascript.options.wasm',
+    'permissions.default.shortcuts',
+    'security.csp.experimentalEnabled',
+
+    /* Hardware */
+    'dom.vr.enabled',
+    'media.ondevicechange.enabled',
+
+    /* Audio + Video */
+    'dom.webaudio.enabled',
+    'media.autoplay.enabled',
+
+    /* Forms */
+    'browser.formfill.enable',
+    'signon.autofillForms',
+    'signon.formlessCapture.enabled',
+
+    /* HTTPS */
+    'security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level',
+    'security.family_safety.mode',
+    'security.mixed_content.use_hsts',
+    'security.OCSP.require',
+    'security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level',
+    'security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation',
+    'security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken',
+    'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha',
+    'security.tls.enable_0rtt_data',
+    'security.tls.version.max',
+    'security.tls.version.min',
+
+    /* Plugins + Flash */
+    'plugin.default.state',
+    'plugin.defaultXpi.state',
+    'plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes',
+    'plugin.state.flash',
+
+    /* unlikely to cause problems */
+    'browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess',
+    'dom.popup_maximum',
+    'layout.css.visited_links_enabled',
+    'mathml.disabled',
+    'network.auth.subresource-img-cross-origin-http-auth-allow',
+    'network.http.redirection-limit',
+    'network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.enabled',
+    'security.data_uri.block_toplevel_data_uri_navigations',
+
+    'last.one.without.comma'
+  ]
+
+
+  // reset prefs that set the same value as FFs default value
+  let aTEMP = getMyList(ops);
+  myreset(aTEMP);
+  reapply(aTEMP);
+
+  const aBACKUP = getMyList(ops);
+  //console.log(aBACKUP.length, "user-set prefs from our list detected and their values stored.");
+
+  let myArr = aBACKUP;
+  let found = false;
+  let aDbg = [];
+  focus();
+  myreset(aBACKUP); // reset all detected prefs
+  if (confirm("all detected prefs reset.\n\n!! KEEP THIS PROMPT OPEN AND TEST THE SITE IN ANOTHER TAB !!\n\nIF the problem still exists, this script can't help you - click cancel to re-apply your values and exit.\n\nClick OK if your problem is fixed.")) {
+    aDbg = myArr;
+    reapply(aBACKUP);
+    myreset(myArr.slice(0, parseInt(myArr.length/2)));
+    while (myArr.length >= 2) {
+      alert("NOW TEST AGAIN !");
+      if (confirm("if the problem still exists click OK, otherwise click cancel.")) {
+        myArr = myArr.slice(parseInt(myArr.length/2));
+        if (myArr.length == 1) {
+          alert("The problem is caused by more than 1 pref !\n\nNarrowed it down to "+ aDbg.length.toString() +" prefs, check the console ...");
+          break;
+        }
+      } else {
+        myArr = myArr.slice(0, parseInt(myArr.length/2));
+        aDbg = myArr;
+        if (myArr.length == 1) { found = true; break; }
+      }
+      reapply(aBACKUP);
+      myreset(myArr.slice(0, parseInt(myArr.length/2))); // reset half of the remaining prefs
+    }
+    reapply(aBACKUP);
+  }
+  else {
+    reapply(aBACKUP);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (found) {
+    alert("narrowed it down to:\n\n"+myArr[0].name+"\n");
+    myreset(myArr); // reset the culprit
+  }
+  else {
+    console.log("the problem is caused by a combination of the following prefs:");
+    for (let i = 0, len = aDbg.length; i < len; i++) {
+      console.log(aDbg[i].name);
+    }
+  }
+
+})();

updater.bat

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ TITLE ghacks user.js updater
 
 REM ## ghacks-user.js updater for Windows
 REM ## author: @claustromaniac
-REM ## version: 4.2
+REM ## version: 4.5
 REM ## instructions: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.3-Updater-Scripts
 
 SET _myname=%~n0
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ IF /I "%~1"=="-logp" (SET _log=1 & SET _logp=1)
 IF /I "%~1"=="-multioverrides" (SET _multi=1)
 IF /I "%~1"=="-merge" (SET _merge=1)
 IF /I "%~1"=="-updatebatch" (SET _updateb=1)
+IF /I "%~1"=="-singlebackup" (SET _singlebackup=1)
 SHIFT
 GOTO parse
 :endparse
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ IF DEFINED _updateb (
 			DEL /F "[updated]!_myname!.bat.old"
 			CALL :message "Script updated^!"
 			TIMEOUT 3 >nul
-			CLS
 			GOTO begin
 		)
 		REM ## Phase 1 ##
@@ -41,15 +41,13 @@ IF DEFINED _updateb (
 		REM Uncomment the next line and comment the powershell call for testing.
 		REM COPY /B /V /Y "!_myname!.bat" "[updated]!_myname!.bat"
 		(
-			powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/raw/master/updater.bat', '[updated]!_myname!.bat')"
+			powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/master/updater.bat', '[updated]!_myname!.bat')"
 		) >nul 2>&1
 		IF EXIST "[updated]!_myname!.bat" (
 			START /min CMD /C "[updated]!_myname!.bat" !_myparams!
-			EXIT /B
 		) ELSE (
 			CALL :message "Failed. Make sure PowerShell is allowed internet access."
 			TIMEOUT 120 >nul
-			EXIT /B
 		)
 	) ELSE (
 		IF "!_myname!"=="[updated]" (
@@ -67,23 +65,24 @@ IF DEFINED _updateb (
 			COPY /B /V /Y "!_myname!.bat" "!_myname:~9!.bat"
 			START CMD /C "!_myname:~9!.bat" !_myparams!
 		)
-		EXIT /B
 	)
+	EXIT /B
 )
 :begin
+CLS
 ECHO:
 ECHO:
 ECHO:                ########################################
 ECHO:                ####  user.js Updater for Windows   ####
 ECHO:                ####       by claustromaniac        ####
-ECHO:                ####             v4.2               ####
+ECHO:                ####             v4.5               ####
 ECHO:                ########################################
 ECHO:
 SET /A "_line=0"
 IF NOT EXIST user.js (
 	CALL :message "user.js not detected in the current directory."
 ) ELSE (
-	FOR /F "skip=1 tokens=1,2 delims=:" %%G IN (user.js) DO (
+	FOR /F "skip=1 tokens=1,* delims=:" %%G IN (user.js) DO (
 		SET /A "_line+=1"
 		IF !_line! GEQ 4 (GOTO exitloop)
 		IF !_line! EQU 1 (SET _name=%%H)
@@ -91,15 +90,11 @@ IF NOT EXIST user.js (
 		IF !_line! EQU 3 (SET _version=%%G)
 	)
 	:exitloop
-	IF !_line! GEQ 4 (
+	IF NOT "!_name!"=="" (
 		IF /I NOT "!_name!"=="!_name:ghacks=!" (
-			CALL :message "ghacks user.js !_version:~2!,!_date!"
-		) ELSE (
-			CALL :message "Current user.js version not recognised."
-		)
-	) ELSE (
-		CALL :message "Current user.js version not recognised."
-	)
+			CALL :message "!_name! !_version:~2!,!_date!"
+		) ELSE (CALL :message "Current user.js version not recognised.")
+	) ELSE (CALL :message "Current user.js version not recognised.")
 )
 ECHO:
 IF NOT DEFINED _ua (
@@ -121,19 +116,14 @@ IF DEFINED _log (
 	:log
 	SET _log=2
 	ECHO:##################################################################
-	CALL :message "%date%, %time%"
-)
-IF EXIST user.js.old.bak (DEL /F user.js.old.bak)
-IF EXIST user.js (
-	IF EXIST user.js.bak (REN user.js.bak user.js.old.bak)
-	REN user.js user.js.bak
-	CALL :message "Current user.js file backed up."
+	ECHO:  %date%, %time%
 )
+IF EXIST user.js.new (DEL /F "user.js.new")
 CALL :message "Retrieving latest user.js file from github repository..."
 (
-	powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/raw/master/user.js', 'user.js')"
+	powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/master/user.js', 'user.js.new')"
 ) >nul 2>&1
-IF EXIST user.js (
+IF EXIST user.js.new (
 	IF DEFINED _multi (
 		FORFILES /P user.js-overrides /M *.js >nul 2>&1
 		IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 (
@@ -141,47 +131,49 @@ IF EXIST user.js (
 				CALL :message "Merging..."
 				COPY /B /V /Y user.js-overrides\*.js user-overrides-merged.js
 				CALL :merge user-overrides-merged.js
-				COPY /B /V /Y user.js+user-overrides-merged.js user.js
-				CALL :merge user.js
+				COPY /B /V /Y user.js.new+user-overrides-merged.js user.js.new
+				CALL :merge user.js.new
 			) ELSE (
 				CALL :message "Appending..."
-				COPY /B /V /Y user.js+"user.js-overrides\*.js" user.js
+				COPY /B /V /Y user.js.new+"user.js-overrides\*.js" user.js.new
 			)
 		) ELSE (CALL :message "No override files found.")
-		ECHO:
 	) ELSE (
 		IF EXIST "user-overrides.js" (
-			COPY /B /V /Y user.js+"user-overrides.js" "user.js"
+			COPY /B /V /Y user.js.new+"user-overrides.js" "user.js.new"
 			IF DEFINED _merge (
 				CALL :message "Merging user-overrides.js..."
-				CALL :merge user.js
+				CALL :merge user.js.new
 			) ELSE (
 				CALL :message "user-overrides.js appended."
 			)
 		) ELSE (CALL :message "user-overrides.js not found.")
-		ECHO:
 	)
-	CALL :message "Handling backups..."
-	SET "changed="
-	IF EXIST user.js.bak (
-		FC user.js.bak user.js >nul && SET "changed=false" || SET "changed=true"
+	IF EXIST user.js (
+		FC user.js.new user.js >nul && SET "_changed=false" || SET "_changed=true"
 	)
-	IF "!changed!"=="true" (
-		IF EXIST user.js.old.bak DEL /F user.js.old.bak
+	IF "!_changed!"=="true" (
+		CALL :message "Backing up..."
+		IF DEFINED _singlebackup (
+			MOVE /Y user.js user.js.bak >nul
+		) ELSE (
+			SET "_time=!time: =0!"
+			MOVE /Y user.js "user-backup-!date:/=-!_!_time::=.!.js" >nul
+		)
+		REN user.js.new user.js
 		CALL :message "Update complete."
 	) ELSE (
-		IF "!changed!"=="false" (
-			DEL /F user.js.bak
-			IF EXIST user.js.old.bak REN user.js.old.bak user.js.bak
+		IF "!_changed!"=="false" (
+			DEL /F user.js.new >nul
 			CALL :message "Update completed without changes."
-		) ELSE (CALL :message "Update complete.")
+		) ELSE (
+			REN user.js.new user.js
+			CALL :message "Update complete."
+		)
 	)
-	ECHO:
 ) ELSE (
-	IF EXIST user.js.bak (REN user.js.bak user.js)
-	IF EXIST user.js.old.bak (REN user.js.old.bak user.js.bak)
 	CALL :message "Update failed. Make sure PowerShell is allowed internet access."
-	ECHO:   No changes were made.
+	ECHO:  No changes were made.
 )
 IF NOT DEFINED _log (
 	IF NOT DEFINED _ua (PAUSE)
@@ -199,28 +191,33 @@ GOTO :EOF
 REM ############ Merge function ############
 :merge
 SETLOCAL DisableDelayedExpansion
+FOR /F tokens^=2^,^*^ delims^=^'^" %%G IN ('FINDSTR /R /C:"^user_pref[ 	]*\([ 	]*[\"'].*[\"'][ 	]*,.*\)[ 	]*;" "%~1"') DO (SET "[%%G]=%%H")
+FOR /F tokens^=2^,^*^ delims^=^' %%G IN ('FINDSTR /R /C:"^//// --- comment-out --- '[^'][^']*'.*" "%~1"') DO (SET "__unset__%%G=1")
 (
-	FOR /F "tokens=1,* delims=," %%G IN ('FINDSTR /B /I /C:"user_pref" "%~1"') DO (SET "%%G=%%H")
 	FOR /F "tokens=1,* delims=:" %%I IN ('FINDSTR /N "^" "%~1"') DO (
-		IF ""=="%%J" (
-			ECHO:
+		SET "_temp=%%J"
+		SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
+		IF NOT "!_temp:~0,9!"=="user_pref" (
+			ENDLOCAL & ECHO:%%J
 		) ELSE (
-			FOR /F "delims=," %%K IN ("%%J") DO (
-				IF NOT [user_pref("_user.js.parrot"]==[%%K] (
-					IF DEFINED %%K (
-						SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
-						FOR /F "delims=" %%L IN ("!%%K!") DO (
-							ENDLOCAL
-							IF NOT "%%L"=="ALREADY MERGED" (
-								ECHO:%%K,%%L
-								SET "%%K=ALREADY MERGED"
+			IF "!_temp:;=!"=="!_temp!" (
+				ENDLOCAL & ECHO:%%J
+			) ELSE (
+				ENDLOCAL
+				FOR /F tokens^=2^ delims^=^'^" %%K IN ("%%J") DO (
+					IF NOT "_user.js.parrot"=="%%K" (
+						IF DEFINED __unset__%%K (
+							ECHO://%%J
+						) ELSE (
+							IF DEFINED [%%K] (
+								SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
+								FOR /F "delims=" %%L IN ("![%%K]!") DO (
+									ENDLOCAL & ECHO:user_pref("%%K"%%L
+									SET "[%%K]="
+								)
 							)
 						)
-					) ELSE (
-						ECHO:%%J
-					)
-				) ELSE (
-					ECHO:%%J
+					) ELSE (ECHO:%%J)
 				)
 			)
 		)
@@ -231,7 +228,7 @@ ENDLOCAL
 GOTO :EOF
 REM ############### Help ##################
 :showhelp
-MODE 80,43
+MODE 80,46
 CLS
 CALL :message "Available arguments (case-insensitive):"
 CALL :message "  -log"
@@ -239,7 +236,7 @@ ECHO:     Write the console output to a logfile (user.js-update-log.txt)
 CALL :message "  -logP"
 ECHO:     Like -log, but also open the logfile after updating.
 CALL :message "  -merge"
-ECHO:     Merge overrides instead of appending them. One-line comments and
+ECHO:     Merge overrides instead of appending them. Single-line comments and
 ECHO:     _user.js.parrot lines are appended normally. Overrides for inactive
 ECHO:     user.js prefs will be appended. When -Merge and -MultiOverrides are used
 ECHO:     together, a user-overrides-merged.js file is also generated in the root
@@ -254,11 +251,13 @@ ECHO:     instead of the default user-overrides.js file. Files are appended in
 ECHO:     alphabetical order.
 CALL :message "  -unattended"
 ECHO:     Run without user input.
+CALL :message "  -singleBackup"
+ECHO:     Use a single backup file and overwrite it on new updates, instead of
+ECHO:     cumulative backups. This was the default behaviour before v4.3.
 CALL :message "  -updatebatch"
 ECHO:     Update the script itself on execution, before the normal routine.
 CALL :message ""
 PAUSE
-CLS
 MODE 80,25
 GOTO :begin
 REM #####################################

updater.sh

@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 ### ghacks-user.js updater for Mac/Linux
-## author: @overdodactyl
-## version: 1.2
+## author: @overdodactyl, @ema-pe
+## version: 1.4
+
+## DON'T GO HIGHER THAN VERSION x.9 !! ( because of ASCII comparison in check_for_update() )
 
 ghacksjs="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/master/user.js"
-
-echo -e "\nThis script should be run from your Firefox profile directory.\n"
+updater="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/master/updater.sh"
+update_pref=${1:--ask}
 
 currdir=$(pwd)
 
+DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT="curl -s"
+DOWNLOAD_TO_FILE="curl -O"
+
+# Use wget if curl is not available.
+if [[ -z $(command -v "curl") ]]; then
+  DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT="wget --quiet --output-document=-"
+  DOWNLOAD_TO_FILE="wget"
+fi
+
 ## get the full path of this script (readlink for Linux, greadlink for Mac with coreutils installed)
 sfp=$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null || greadlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)
 
@@ -19,40 +30,100 @@ if [ -z "$sfp" ]; then sfp=${BASH_SOURCE[0]}; fi
 ## change directory to the Firefox profile directory
 cd "$(dirname "${sfp}")"
 
-echo -e "Updating the user.js for Firefox profile:\n$(pwd)\n"
+## Used to check if a new version of updater.sh is available
+update_available="no"
+check_for_update () {
+  online_version="$($DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT ${updater} | sed -n '5 s/.*[[:blank:]]\([[:digit:]]*\.[[:digit:]]*\)/\1/p')"
+  path_to_script="$(dirname "${sfp}")/updater.sh"
+  current_version="$(sed -n '5 s/.*[[:blank:]]\([[:digit:]]*\.[[:digit:]]*\)/\1/p' "$path_to_script")"
+  if [[ "$current_version" < "$online_version" ]]; then
+    update_available="yes"
+  fi
+}
 
-if [ -e user.js ]; then
-  echo "Your current user.js file for this profile will be backed up and the latest ghacks version from github will take its place."
-  echo -e "\nIf currently using the ghacks user.js, please compare versions:"
-  echo "  Available online: $(curl -s ${ghacksjs} | sed -n '4p')"
-  echo "  Currently using:  $(sed -n '4p' user.js)"
-else
-  echo "A user.js file does not exist in this profile. If you continue, the latest ghacks version from github will be downloaded."
-fi
+## Used to backup the current script, and download and execute the latest version of updater.sh
+update_script () {
+  echo -e "This script will be backed up and the latest version of updater.sh will be executed.\n"
+  mv updater.sh "updater.sh.backup.$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M")"
+  $DOWNLOAD_TO_FILE ${updater} && echo -e "\nThe latest updater script has been downloaded\n"
 
-echo -e "\nIf a user-overrides.js file exists in this profile, it will be appended to the user.js.\n"
+  # make new file executable
+  chmod +x updater.sh
 
-read -p "Continue Y/N? " -n 1 -r
-echo -e "\n\n"
+  # execute new updater script
+  ./updater.sh -donotupdate
+
+  # exit script
+  exit 1
+}
+
+
+main () {
+  ## create backup folder if it doesn't exist
+  mkdir -p userjs_backups;
+
+  echo -e "\nThis script should be run from your Firefox profile directory.\n"
+
+  echo -e "Updating the user.js for Firefox profile:\n$(pwd)\n"
 
-if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
   if [ -e user.js ]; then
-    # backup current user.js
-    bakfile="user.js.backup.$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M")"
-    mv user.js "${bakfile}" && echo "Your previous user.js file was backed up: ${bakfile}"
+    echo "Your current user.js file for this profile will be backed up and the latest ghacks version from github will take its place."
+    echo -e "\nIf currently using the ghacks user.js, please compare versions:"
+    echo "  Available online: $($DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT ${ghacksjs} | sed -n '4p')"
+    echo "  Currently using:  $(sed -n '4p' user.js)"
+  else
+    echo "A user.js file does not exist in this profile. If you continue, the latest ghacks version from github will be downloaded."
   fi
 
-  # download latest ghacks user.js
-  echo "downloading latest ghacks user.js file"
-  curl -O ${ghacksjs} && echo "ghacks user.js has been downloaded"
+  echo -e "\nIf a user-overrides.js file exists in this profile, it will be appended to the user.js.\n"
 
-  if [ -e user-overrides.js ]; then
-    echo "user-overrides.js file found"
-    cat user-overrides.js >> user.js && echo "user-overrides.js has been appended to user.js"
+  read -p "Continue Y/N? " -n 1 -r
+  echo -e "\n\n"
+
+  if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+    if [ -e user.js ]; then
+      # backup current user.js
+      bakfile="userjs_backups/user.js.backup.$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M")"
+      mv user.js "${bakfile}" && echo "Your previous user.js file was backed up: ${bakfile}"
+    fi
+
+    # download latest ghacks user.js
+    echo "downloading latest ghacks user.js file"
+    $DOWNLOAD_TO_FILE ${ghacksjs} && echo "ghacks user.js has been downloaded"
+
+    if [ -e user-overrides.js ]; then
+      echo "user-overrides.js file found"
+      cat user-overrides.js >> user.js && echo "user-overrides.js has been appended to user.js"
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "Process aborted"
   fi
+
+  ## change directory back to the original working directory
+  cd "${currdir}"
+}
+
+
+update_pref="$(echo $update_pref | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]')"
+if [ $update_pref = "-donotupdate" ]; then
+  main
 else
-  echo "Process aborted"
+  check_for_update
+  if [ $update_available = "no" ]; then
+    main
+  else
+    ## there is an update available 
+    if [ $update_pref = "-update" ]; then
+      ## update without asking
+      update_script
+    else 
+      read -p "There is a newer version of updater.sh available.  Download and execute?  Y/N? " -n 1 -r
+      echo -e "\n\n"
+      if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+        update_script
+      else
+        main
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
 fi
-
-## change directory back to the original working directory
-cd "${currdir}"