v93 deprecated

* Use direct check for existence of file

* Fix shellcheck warnings

* Unify codestyle in scripts

* Trim excess whitespace

README.md

@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@ Also be aware that the `arkenfox user.js` is made specifically for desktop Firef
 
 ### 🟧  sitemap
 
- - [Releases](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/releases)
+ - [releases](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/releases)
  - [changelogs](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3Achangelog)
- - [Wiki](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki)
+ - [wiki](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki)
  - [stickies](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22sticky+topic%22)
  - [diffs](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues?q=is%3Aissue+label%3Adiffs)
 
 ### 🟥  acknowledgments
 Literally thousands of sources, references and suggestions. Many thanks, and much appreciated.
-
-

prefsCleaner.sh

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## prefs.js cleaner for Linux/Mac
 ## author: @claustromaniac
-## version: 1.3
+## version: 1.4
 
 ## special thanks to @overdodactyl and @earthlng for a few snippets that I stol..*cough* borrowed from the updater.sh
 
@@ -20,16 +20,23 @@ cd "$(dirname "${sfp}")"
 fQuit() {
 	## change directory back to the original working directory
 	cd "${currdir}"
-	echo -e "\n$2"
+	[ "$1" -eq 0 ] && echo -e "\n$2" || echo -e "\n$2" >&2
 	exit $1
 }
 
+fUsage() {
+	echo -e "\nUsage: $0 [-s]"
+	echo -e "
+Optional Arguments:
+    -s           Start immediately"
+}
+
 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 lock ]; do
-		echo -e "\nThis Firefox profile seems to be in use. Close Firefox and try again.\n"
-		read -p "Press any key to continue."
+		echo -e "\nThis Firefox profile seems to be in use. Close Firefox and try again.\n" >&2
+		read -r -p "Press any key to continue."
 	done
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ fClean() {
 		if [[ "$line" =~ $prefexp && $prefs != *"@@${BASH_REMATCH[1]}@@"* ]]; then
 			prefs="${prefs}${BASH_REMATCH[1]}@@"
 		fi
-	done <<< "`grep -E \"$prefexp\" user.js`"
+	done <<< "$(grep -E "$prefexp" user.js)"
 
 	while IFS='' read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
 		if [[ "$line" =~ ^$prefexp ]]; then
@@ -54,34 +61,42 @@ fClean() {
 	done < "$1" > prefs.js
 }
 
+fStart() {
+	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!"
+}
+
 echo -e "\n\n"
 echo "                   ╔══════════════════════════╗"
 echo "                   ║     prefs.js cleaner     ║"
 echo "                   ║    by claustromaniac     ║"
-echo "                   ║           v1.3           ║"
+echo "                   ║           v1.4           ║"
 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"
+
+[ "$1" == '-s' ] && fStart
+
 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!"
+			fStart
 			;;
 		Help)
+			fUsage
 			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."

scratchpad-scripts/arkenfox-clear-RFP-alternatives.js

@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-/***
- Version: up to and including FF/ESR78
-
- This will reset the preferences that are under sections 4600 & 4700 in the
- arkenfox user.js. 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/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
-***/
- 
-(function() {
-  let ops = [
-    /* section 4600 */
-    'dom.maxHardwareConcurrency',
-    'dom.enable_resource_timing',
-    'dom.enable_performance',
-    'device.sensors.enabled',
-    'browser.zoom.siteSpecific',
-    'dom.gamepad.enabled',
-    'dom.netinfo.enabled',
-    'media.webspeech.synth.enabled',
-    'media.video_stats.enabled',
-    'dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled',
-    'media.ondevicechange.enabled',
-    'webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info',
-    'dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled',
-    'ui.use_standins_for_native_colors',
-    'ui.systemUsesDarkTheme',
-    'ui.prefersReducedMotion',
-    /* section 4700 */
-    'general.useragent.override',
-    'general.buildID.override',
-    'general.appname.override',
-    'general.appversion.override',
-    'general.platform.override',
-    'general.oscpu.override',
-    /* 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/arkenfox-clear-deprecated.js

@@ -1,248 +1,232 @@
 /***
- Version: up to and including FF/ESR78
+  Version: up to and including FF/ESR91
 
- This will reset the preferences that have been deprecated by Mozilla
- and used in the arkenfox user.js
+  This will reset the preferences that have been deprecated by Mozilla
+  and used in the arkenfox user.js
 
- It is in reverse order, so feel free to remove sections that do not apply
+  It is in reverse order, so feel free to remove sections that do not apply
 
- For instructions see:
- https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
+  For instructions see:
+  https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
 ***/
 
-(function() {
-  let ops = [
-    /* deprecated */
+(() => {
 
-    /* 78 */
-    'media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed',
-    'toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled',
-    /* 77 */
-    'browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches',
-    'browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess',
-    /* 76 */
-    'extensions.blocklist.url',
-    /* 74 */
-    'geo.wifi.uri',
-    'geo.wifi.logging.enabled',
-    'privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior',
-    'webgl.disable-extensions',
-    /* 72 */
+  if ('undefined' === typeof(Services)) return alert('about:config needs to be the active tab!');
+
+  const aPREFS = [
+    /* deprecated */
+    /* FF79-91 */
+    'browser.cache.offline.storage.enable',
+    'browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions',
+    'browser.library.activity-stream.enabled',
+    'browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults',
+    'browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url',
+    'dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled',
+    'dom.ipc.plugins.reportCrashURL',
+    'dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled',
+    'intl.charset.fallback.override',
+    'network.ftp.enabled',
+    'plugin.state.flash',
+    'security.mixed_content.block_object_subrequest',
+    'security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic',
+    'security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled',
+    'security.ssl.errorReporting.url',
+    /* 69-78 */
     'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry.ping.endpoint',
-    'toolkit.telemetry.hybridContent.enabled',
-    'dom.indexedDB.enabled',
-    /* 71 */
-    'devtools.webide.enabled',
+    'browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess',
+    'browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches',
     'devtools.webide.autoinstallADBExtension',
-    'offline-apps.allow_by_default',
-    /* 69 */
+    'devtools.webide.enabled',
+    'dom.indexedDB.enabled',
+    'extensions.blocklist.url',
+    'geo.wifi.logging.enabled',
+    'geo.wifi.uri',
     'gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled',
-    'plugins.click_to_play',
     'media.autoplay.allow-muted',
-    /* 68 */
-    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.disableSnippets',
+    'media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed',
+    'offline-apps.allow_by_default',
+    'plugins.click_to_play',
+    'privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior',
+    'toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.hybridContent.enabled',
+    'webgl.disable-extensions',
+    /* 61-68 */
+    'app.update.enabled',
     'browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl',
-    'lightweightThemes.update.enabled',
-    'security.csp.experimentalEnabled',
-    /* F67 */
-    'dom.event.highrestimestamp.enabled',
-    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr',
-    /* 66 */
     'browser.chrome.errorReporter.enabled',
     'browser.chrome.errorReporter.submitUrl',
-    'network.allow-experiments',
-    /* 65 */
-    'browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled',
-    'browser.fixup.hide_user_pass',
-    /* 64 */
-    'browser.onboarding.enabled',
-    'devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper',
-    'devtools.webide.adbAddonURL',
-    'security.csp.enable_violation_events',
-    /* 63 */
-    'browser.search.countryCode',
-    'app.update.enabled',
-    'shield.savant.enabled',
     'browser.chrome.favicons',
-    'media.autoplay.enabled',
-    'network.cookie.lifetime.days',
     'browser.ctrlTab.previews',
-    /* 62 */
-    'plugin.state.java',
-    /* 61 */
+    'browser.fixup.hide_user_pass',
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr',
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.disableSnippets',
+    'browser.onboarding.enabled',
+    'browser.search.countryCode',
+    'browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled',
+    'devtools.webide.adbAddonURL',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper',
+    'dom.event.highrestimestamp.enabled',
+    'experiments.activeExperiment',
     'experiments.enabled',
     'experiments.manifest.uri',
     'experiments.supported',
-    'experiments.activeExperiment',
+    'lightweightThemes.update.enabled',
+    'media.autoplay.enabled',
+    'network.allow-experiments',
+    'network.cookie.lifetime.days',
     'network.jar.block-remote-files',
     'network.jar.open-unsafe-types',
-    /* 60 */
+    'plugin.state.java',
+    'security.csp.enable_violation_events',
+    'security.csp.experimentalEnabled',
+    'shield.savant.enabled',
+    /* 60 or earlier */
+    'browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked',
+    'browser.casting.enabled',
+    'browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit',
+    'browser.formautofill.enabled',
+    'browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms',
+    'browser.fullscreen.animate',
+    'browser.history.allowPopState',
+    'browser.history.allowPushState',
+    'browser.history.allowReplaceState',
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled',
+    'browser.newtabpage.directory.ping',
     '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',
-    /* 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 */
-    'browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit',
-    /* 57 */
-    'social.whitelist',
-    'social.toast-notifications.enabled',
-    'social.shareDirectory',
-    'social.remote-install.enabled',
-    'social.directories',
-    'social.share.activationPanelEnabled',
-    'social.enabled',
-    'media.eme.chromium-api.enabled',
-    'devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters',
-    'browser.casting.enabled',
-    'browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked',
-    /* 56 */
-    'extensions.screenshots.system-disabled',
-    'extensions.formautofill.experimental',
-    /* 55 */
-    'geo.security.allowinsecure',
+    'browser.pocket.api',
+    'browser.pocket.enabled',
+    'browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey',
+    'browser.pocket.site',
+    'browser.polaris.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.updateURL',
+    'browser.search.showOneOffButtons',
     'browser.selfsupport.enabled',
     'browser.selfsupport.url',
-    'browser.newtabpage.directory.ping',
-    'browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms',
-    'browser.formautofill.enabled',
-    'dom.enable_user_timing',
-    'dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled',
+    'browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred',
     'browser.tabs.animate',
-    'browser.fullscreen.animate',
-    /* 54 */
-    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL',
-    'media.eme.apiVisible',
-    'dom.archivereader.enabled',
-    /* 53 */
-    'security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback',
-    'plugin.scan.Acrobat',
-    'plugin.scan.Quicktime',
-    'plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer',
-    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms',
-    'dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled',
-    /* 52 */
-    'network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer',
-    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled',
-    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible',
-    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate',
-    'dom.telephony.enabled',
-    'dom.battery.enabled',
-    /* 51 */
-    'media.block-play-until-visible',
-    'dom.vr.oculus050.enabled',
-    'network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1',
-    /* 50 */
+    'browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL',
+    'browser.trackingprotection.updateURL',
+    'browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete',
     'browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL',
-    'plugins.update.notifyUser',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.enabled',
-    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha',
-    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha',
-    'security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5',
-    'security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha',
-    'plugins.update.url',
-    /* 49 */
+    'camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled',
+    'camera.control.face_detection.enabled',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled',
+    'datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters',
+    'dom.archivereader.enabled',
+    'dom.battery.enabled',
+    'dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled',
+    'dom.disable_image_src_set',
+    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars',
+    'dom.disable_window_status_change',
+    'dom.enable_user_timing',
+    'dom.flyweb.enabled',
+    'dom.idle-observers-api.enabled',
+    'dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled',
+    'dom.network.enabled',
+    'dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled',
+    'dom.telephony.enabled',
+    'dom.vr.oculus050.enabled',
+    'dom.workers.enabled',
+    'dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled',
+    'extensions.formautofill.experimental',
+    'extensions.screenshots.system-disabled',
+    'extensions.shield-recipe-client.api_url',
+    'extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled',
+    'full-screen-api.approval-required',
+    'general.useragent.locale',
+    'geo.security.allowinsecure',
+    'intl.locale.matchOS',
     'loop.enabled',
-    'loop.server',
-    'loop.feedback.formURL',
-    'loop.feedback.manualFormURL',
     'loop.facebook.appId',
     'loop.facebook.enabled',
     'loop.facebook.fallbackUrl',
     'loop.facebook.shareUrl',
+    'loop.feedback.formURL',
+    'loop.feedback.manualFormURL',
     'loop.logDomains',
-    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars',
-    'dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled',
-    /* 48 */
-    'browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete',
-    /* 47 */
-    'toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn',
-    'datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified',
-    'browser.history.allowPopState',
-    'browser.history.allowPushState',
-    'browser.history.allowReplaceState',
-    /* 46 */
-    'datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled',
-    'datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI',
-    'datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL',
-    'browser.polaris.enabled',
-    'browser.pocket.enabled',
-    'browser.pocket.api',
-    'browser.pocket.site',
-    'browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey',
-    /* 45 */
-    'browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred',
-    /* 44 */
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL',
-    'security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list',
-    'dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled',
-    'dom.disable_image_src_set',
-    /* 43 */
-    'browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.updateURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL',
-    'browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL',
-    'browser.trackingprotection.updateURL',
+    'loop.server',
+    'media.block-play-until-visible',
+    'media.eme.apiVisible',
+    'media.eme.chromium-api.enabled',
+    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms',
+    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible',
+    'network.http.referer.userControlPolicy',
+    'network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer',
+    'network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft',
+    'network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1',
+    'network.websocket.enabled',
+    'pageThumbs.enabled',
     'pfs.datasource.url',
-    'browser.search.showOneOffButtons',
-    /* 42 and earlier */
-    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords', // 42
-    'full-screen-api.approval-required', // 42
-    'browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL', // 41
-    'browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL', // 41
-    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL', // 41
-    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL', // 41
-    'browser.safebrowsing.reportURL', // 41
-    'plugins.enumerable_names', // 41
-    'network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft', // 41
-    'camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled', // 37
-    'privacy.donottrackheader.value', // 36
-    'network.websocket.enabled', // 35
-    'dom.network.enabled', // 31
-    'pageThumbs.enabled', // 25
+    'plugin.scan.Acrobat',
+    'plugin.scan.Quicktime',
+    'plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer',
+    'plugins.enumerable_names',
+    'plugins.update.notifyUser',
+    'plugins.update.url',
+    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords',
+    'privacy.donottrackheader.value',
+    'security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming',
+    'security.mixed_content.use_hsts',
+    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5',
+    'security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha',
+    'security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list',
+    'security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback',
+    'security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted',
+    'social.directories',
+    'social.enabled',
+    'social.remote-install.enabled',
+    'social.share.activationPanelEnabled',
+    'social.shareDirectory',
+    'social.toast-notifications.enabled',
+    'social.whitelist',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn',
 
     /* 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;
-  }
+  console.clear();
 
   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]);
+  for (const sPname of aPREFS) {
+    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(sPname)) {
+      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(sPname);
+      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(sPname)) {
+        console.info('reset', sPname);
         c++;
-      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
+      } else console.warn('failed to reset', sPname);
     }
   }
 
   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"); }
+  const d = (c==1) ? ' pref' : ' prefs';
+  alert(c ? 'successfully reset ' + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the console" : 'nothing to reset');
+
+  return 'all done';
 
 })();

scratchpad-scripts/arkenfox-clear-removed.js

@@ -1,37 +1,223 @@
 /***
- This will reset the preferences that have been removed completely from the arkenfox user.js.
+  This will reset the preferences that have been removed completely from the arkenfox user.js.
 
- Last updated: 07-Apr-2021
+  Last updated: 29-August-2021
 
- For instructions see:
- https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
+  For instructions see:
+  https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
 ***/
 
-(function() {
-  let ops = [
+(() => {
+
+  if ('undefined' === typeof(Services)) return alert('about:config needs to be the active tab!');
+
+  const aPREFS = [
     /* removed in arkenfox user.js */
-    /* 52-alpha */
+    /* 91 */
+    'alerts.showFavicons',
+    'dom.allow_cut_copy',
+    'dom.battery.enabled',
+    'dom.storage.enabled',
+    'dom.vibrator.enabled',
+    'general.warnOnAboutConfig',
+    'gfx.direct2d.disabled',
+    'layers.acceleration.disabled',
+    'media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled',
+    'media.getusermedia.browser.enabled',
+    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled',
+    'media.media-capabilities.enabled',
+    'security.insecure_connection_icon.enabled',
+    'security.mixed_content.block_active_content',
+    /* 79-90 */
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.snippets',
+    'browser.send_pings.require_same_host',
+    'browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled',
+    'dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled',
+    'extensions.screenshots.upload-disabled',
+    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible',
+    'network.http.redirection-limit',
+    'privacy.partition.network_state',
+    'security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling',
+    'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha',
+    'webgl.min_capability_mode',
+    /* 69-78 */
+    'browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl',
+    'browser.search.geoip.url',
+    'browser.search.region',
+    'browser.sessionhistory.max_entries',
+    'dom.push.connection.enabled',
+    'dom.push.serverURL',
+    'extensions.getAddons.discovery.api_url',
+    'extensions.htmlaboutaddons.discover.enabled',
+    'extensions.webservice.discoverURL',
+    'intl.locale.requested',
+    'intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales',
+    'media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground',
+    'middlemouse.paste',
+    'plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes',
+    'privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled',
+    'security.insecure_connection_icon.pbmode.enabled',
+    'security.insecure_connection_text.pbmode.enabled',
+    'webgl.dxgl.enabled',
+    /* 61-68 */
+    'app.update.service.enabled',
+    'app.update.silent',
+    'app.update.staging.enabled',
+    'browser.cache.disk.capacity',
+    'browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled',
+    'browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run',
+    'browser.cache.offline.insecure.enable',
+    'browser.contentblocking.enabled',
+    'browser.eme.ui.enabled',
+    'browser.laterrun.enabled',
+    'browser.offline-apps.notify',
+    'browser.rights.3.shown',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportPhishMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.dataSharing.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.dataSharingURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportPhishMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.updateURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishURL',
+    'browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers',
+    'browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo',
+    'browser.slowStartup.maxSamples',
+    'browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled',
+    'browser.slowStartup.samples',
+    'browser.storageManager.enabled',
+    'browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed',
+    'browser.urlbar.filter.javascript',
+    'browser.urlbar.maxHistoricalSearchSuggestions',
+    'browser.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice',
+    'canvas.capturestream.enabled',
+    'dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows',
+    'dom.disable_window_flip',
+    'dom.forms.datetime',
+    'dom.imagecapture.enabled',
+    'dom.popup_maximum',
+    'extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall',
+    'extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall',
+    'font.blacklist.underline_offset',
+    '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',
+    'gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled',
+    'javascript.options.shared_memory',
+    'layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate',
+    'media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-manager.updateEnabled',
+    'media.gmp-manager.url',
+    'media.gmp-manager.url.override',
+    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate',
+    'media.gmp.trial-create.enabled',
+    'media.navigator.video.enabled',
+    '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',
+    'network.auth.subresource-img-cross-origin-http-auth-allow',
+    'network.cookie.leave-secure-alone',
+    'network.cookie.same-site.enabled',
+    'network.dnsCacheEntries',
+    'network.dnsCacheExpiration',
+    'network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4',
+    'network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path',
+    'offline-apps.quota.warn',
+    'pdfjs.enableWebGL',
+    'plugin.default.state',
+    'plugin.defaultXpi.state',
+    'plugin.scan.plid.all',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.annotate_channels',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.lower_network_priority',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled',
+    'security.data_uri.block_toplevel_data_uri_navigations',
+    'security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled',
+    'security.insecure_password.ui.enabled',
+    'security.tls.version.fallback-limit',
+    'services.blocklist.addons.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.gfx.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.onecrl.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.plugins.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.signing.enforced',
+    'services.blocklist.update_enabled',
+    'signon.autofillForms.http',
+    'signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID',
+    'urlclassifier.trackingTable',
+    'xpinstall.whitelist.required',
+    /* 60 or lower */
+    'browser.migrate.automigrate.enabled',
+    'browser.search.geoip.timeout',
     'browser.search.reset.enabled',
     'browser.search.reset.whitelist',
-    /* 54-alpha */
-    'browser.migrate.automigrate.enabled',
+    'browser.stopReloadAnimation.enabled',
+    'browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent',
+    'browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground',
+    'browser.tabs.loadInBackground',
+    'browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose',
+    'browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll',
+    'browser.urlbar.doubleClickSelectsAll',
+    'device.storage.enabled',
+    'dom.keyboardevent.dispatch_during_composition',
+    '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.vr.oculus.enabled',
+    'dom.vr.openvr.enabled',
+    'dom.vr.osvr.enabled',
+    'extensions.pocket.api',
+    'extensions.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey',
+    'extensions.pocket.site',
+    'general.useragent.compatMode.firefox',
+    'geo.wifi.xhr.timeout',
+    'gfx.layerscope.enabled',
+    '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.webspeech.recognition.enable',
+    'media.wmf.amd.vp9.enabled',
+    'media.wmf.enabled',
+    'media.wmf.vp9.enabled',
+    'network.dns.blockDotOnion',
+    'network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist',
+    'security.block_script_with_wrong_mime',
+    'security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy',
+    'security.sri.enable',
     'services.sync.enabled',
+    'ui.submenuDelay',
     '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
-    /* 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',
@@ -47,222 +233,28 @@
        // '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',
-    /* 62-beta */
-    'browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed',
-    'security.tls.version.fallback-limit',
-    /* 63-beta */
-    'extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall',
-    'extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall',
-    'privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled',
-    /* 64-beta */
-    'browser.eme.ui.enabled',
-    'browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo',
-    'network.auth.subresource-img-cross-origin-http-auth-allow',
-    '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',
-    'media.navigator.video.enabled',
-    /* 65-beta */
-    'browser.contentblocking.enabled',
-    'browser.urlbar.maxHistoricalSearchSuggestions',
-    /* 67-beta */
-    'app.update.service.enabled',
-    'app.update.silent',
-    'app.update.staging.enabled',
-    'browser.cache.disk.capacity',
-    'browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled',
-    'browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run',
-    'browser.cache.offline.insecure.enable',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportPhishMistakeURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.dataSharing.enabled',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.dataSharingURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportPhishMistakeURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportURL',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishURL',
-    'browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers',
-    'browser.urlbar.filter.javascript',
-    'canvas.capturestream.enabled',
-    'dom.imagecapture.enabled',
-    'dom.popup_maximum',
-    'gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled',
-    'javascript.options.shared_memory',
-    'media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate',
-    'media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled',
-    'media.gmp-manager.updateEnabled',
-    'media.gmp-manager.url',
-    'media.gmp-manager.url.override',
-    'media.gmp.trial-create.enabled',
-    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate',
-    'network.cookie.leave-secure-alone',
-    'network.cookie.same-site.enabled',
-    'network.dnsCacheEntries',
-    'network.dnsCacheExpiration',
-    'network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path',
-    'pdfjs.enableWebGL',
-    'plugin.default.state',
-    'plugin.defaultXpi.state',
-    'plugin.scan.plid.all',
-    'security.data_uri.block_toplevel_data_uri_navigations',
-    'security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled',
-    'security.insecure_password.ui.enabled',
-    'signon.autofillForms.http',
-    'signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff',
-    'xpinstall.whitelist.required',
-    /* 67-beta: Blocklist, SB & TP cleanup: these were all inactive */
-    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host',
-    'browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.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.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice',
-    'privacy.trackingprotection.annotate_channels',
-    'privacy.trackingprotection.enabled',
-    'privacy.trackingprotection.lower_network_priority',
-    'privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled',
-    'services.blocklist.addons.collection',
-    'services.blocklist.gfx.collection',
-    'services.blocklist.onecrl.collection',
-    'services.blocklist.plugins.collection',
-    'services.blocklist.update_enabled',
-    'urlclassifier.trackingTable',
-    /* 68-beta */
-    'dom.forms.datetime',
-    'font.blacklist.underline_offset',
-    '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',
-    'layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled',
-    'toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID',
-    /* 69-beta */
-    'plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes',
-    /* 70-beta */
-    'browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl',
-    'browser.sessionhistory.max_entries',
-    'dom.push.connection.enabled',
-    'dom.push.serverURL',
-    'extensions.getAddons.discovery.api_url',
-    'extensions.htmlaboutaddons.discover.enabled',
-    'extensions.webservice.discoverURL',
-    'intl.locale.requested',
-    'intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales',
-    'privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled',
-    'security.insecure_connection_icon.pbmode.enabled',
-    'security.insecure_connection_text.pbmode.enabled',
-    'webgl.dxgl.enabled',
-    /* 71-beta */
-    'media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground',
-    'middlemouse.paste',
-    /* 75-beta */
-    'browser.search.geoip.url',
-    'browser.search.region',
-    /* 79-beta */
-    'browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled',
-    /* 82-beta */
-    'dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled',
-    'extensions.screenshots.upload-disabled',
-    'privacy.partition.network_state',
-    'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha',
-    'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha',
-    /* 84-beta */
-    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.snippets',
-    /* 85-beta */
-    'network.http.redirection-limit',
-    /* 86-beta */
-    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible',
-    /* 87-beta */
-    'browser.send_pings.require_same_host',
-    /* 88-beta */
-    '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;
-  }
+  console.clear();
 
   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]);
+  for (const sPname of aPREFS) {
+    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(sPname)) {
+      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(sPname);
+      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(sPname)) {
+        console.info('reset', sPname);
         c++;
-      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
+      } else console.warn('failed to reset', sPname);
     }
   }
 
   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"); }
+  const d = (c==1) ? ' pref' : ' prefs';
+  alert(c ? 'successfully reset ' + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the console" : 'nothing to reset');
+
+  return 'all done';
 
 })();

scratchpad-scripts/troubleshooter.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 /*** arkenfox user.js troubleshooter.js v1.6.3 ***/
 
 (function() {

updater.sh

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## arkenfox user.js updater for macOS and Linux
 
-## version: 3.0
+## version: 3.2
 ## Author: Pat Johnson (@overdodactyl)
 ## Additional contributors: @earthlng, @ema-pe, @claustromaniac
 
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ ESR=false
 
 # Download method priority: curl -> wget
 DOWNLOAD_METHOD=''
-if [[ $(command -v 'curl') ]]; then
+if command -v curl >/dev/null; then
   DOWNLOAD_METHOD='curl --max-redirs 3 -so'
-elif [[ $(command -v 'wget') ]]; then
+elif command -v wget >/dev/null; then
   DOWNLOAD_METHOD='wget --max-redirect 3 --quiet -O'
 else
   echo -e "${RED}This script requires curl or wget.\nProcess aborted${NC}"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-show_banner () {
+show_banner() {
   echo -e "${BBLUE}
                 ############################################################################
                 ####                                                                    ####
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ Optional Arguments:
 #     File Handling     #
 #########################
 
-download_file () { # expects URL as argument ($1)
+download_file() { # expects URL as argument ($1)
   declare -r tf=$(mktemp)
 
   $DOWNLOAD_METHOD "${tf}" "$1" && echo "$tf" || echo '' # return the temp-filename or empty string on error
 }
 
-open_file () { # expects one argument: file_path
+open_file() { # expects one argument: file_path
   if [ "$(uname)" == 'Darwin' ]; then
     open "$1"
   elif [ "$(uname -s | cut -c -5)" == "Linux" ]; then
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ open_file () { # expects one argument: file_path
   fi
 }
 
-readIniFile () { # expects one argument: absolute path of profiles.ini
+readIniFile() { # expects one argument: absolute path of profiles.ini
   declare -r inifile="$1"
 
   # tempIni will contain: [ProfileX], Name=, IsRelative= and Path= (and Default= if present) of the only (if) or the selected (else) profile
-  if [ $(grep -c '^\[Profile' "${inifile}") -eq "1" ]; then ### only 1 profile found
+  if [ "$(grep -c '^\[Profile' "${inifile}")" -eq "1" ]; then ### only 1 profile found
     tempIni="$(grep '^\[Profile' -A 4 "${inifile}")"
   else
     echo -e "Profiles found:\n––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––"
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ readIniFile () { # expects one argument: absolute path of profiles.ini
   [[ ${pathisrel} == "1" ]] && PROFILE_PATH="$(dirname "${inifile}")/${PROFILE_PATH}"
 }
 
-getProfilePath () {
+getProfilePath() {
   declare -r f1=~/Library/Application\ Support/Firefox/profiles.ini
   declare -r f2=~/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini
 
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ getProfilePath () {
 #########################
 
 # Returns the version number of a updater.sh file
-get_updater_version () {
-  echo $(sed -n '5 s/.*[[:blank:]]\([[:digit:]]*\.[[:digit:]]*\)/\1/p' "$1")
+get_updater_version() {
+  echo "$(sed -n '5 s/.*[[:blank:]]\([[:digit:]]*\.[[:digit:]]*\)/\1/p' "$1")"
 }
 
 # Update updater.sh
@@ -184,14 +184,14 @@ get_updater_version () {
 # Args:
 #   -d: New version will not be looked for and update will not occur
 #   -u: Check for update, if available, execute without asking
-update_updater () {
-  [ $UPDATE = 'no' ] && return 0 # User signified not to check for updates
+update_updater() {
+  [ "$UPDATE" = 'no' ] && return 0 # User signified not to check for updates
 
   declare -r tmpfile="$(download_file 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arkenfox/user.js/master/updater.sh')"
   [ -z "${tmpfile}" ] && echo -e "${RED}Error! Could not download updater.sh${NC}" && return 1 # check if download failed
 
   if [[ $(get_updater_version "$SCRIPT_FILE") < $(get_updater_version "${tmpfile}") ]]; then
-    if [ $UPDATE = 'check' ]; then
+    if [ "$UPDATE" = 'check' ]; then
       echo -e "There is a newer version of updater.sh available. ${RED}Update and execute Y/N?${NC}"
       read -p "" -n 1 -r
       echo -e "\n\n"
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@ update_updater () {
 #########################
 
 # Returns version number of a user.js file
-get_userjs_version () {
-  [ -e $1 ] && echo "$(sed -n '4p' "$1")" || echo "Not detected."
+get_userjs_version() {
+  [ -e "$1" ] && echo "$(sed -n '4p' "$1")" || echo "Not detected."
 }
 
-add_override () {
+add_override() {
   input=$1
   if [ -f "$input" ]; then
     echo "" >> user.js
@@ -235,27 +235,27 @@ add_override () {
   fi
 }
 
-remove_comments () { # expects 2 arguments: from-file and to-file
-  sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*\/\/.*$//' -e '/^\/\*/,/\*\//d' -e '/^[[:space:]]*$/d' -e 's/);[[:space:]]*\/\/.*/);/' "$1" > "$2"
+remove_comments() { # expects 2 arguments: from-file and to-file
+  sed -e '/^\/\*.*\*\/[[:space:]]*$/d' -e '/^\/\*/,/\*\//d' -e 's|^[[:space:]]*//.*$||' -e '/^[[:space:]]*$/d' -e 's|);[[:space:]]*//.*|);|' "$1" > "$2"
 }
 
 # Applies latest version of user.js and any custom overrides
-update_userjs () {
+update_userjs() {
   declare -r newfile="$(download_file 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arkenfox/user.js/master/user.js')"
   [ -z "${newfile}" ] && echo -e "${RED}Error! Could not download user.js${NC}" && return 1 # check if download failed
 
   echo -e "Please observe the following information:
     Firefox profile:  ${ORANGE}$(pwd)${NC}
-    Available online: ${ORANGE}$(get_userjs_version $newfile)${NC}
+    Available online: ${ORANGE}$(get_userjs_version "$newfile")${NC}
     Currently using:  ${ORANGE}$(get_userjs_version user.js)${NC}\n\n"
 
-  if [ $CONFIRM = 'yes' ]; then
+  if [ "$CONFIRM" = 'yes' ]; then
     echo -e "This script will update to the latest user.js file and append any custom configurations from user-overrides.js. ${RED}Continue Y/N? ${NC}"
     read -p "" -n 1 -r
     echo -e "\n"
     if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Nn]$ ]]; then
       echo -e "${RED}Process aborted${NC}"
-      rm $newfile
+      rm "$newfile"
       return 1
     fi
   fi
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ update_userjs () {
   # backup user.js
   mkdir -p userjs_backups
   local bakname="userjs_backups/user.js.backup.$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M")"
-  [ $BACKUP = 'single' ] && bakname='userjs_backups/user.js.backup'
+  [ "$BACKUP" = 'single' ] && bakname='userjs_backups/user.js.backup'
   cp user.js "$bakname" &>/dev/null
 
   mv "${newfile}" user.js
@@ -295,19 +295,19 @@ update_userjs () {
     past_nocomments='userjs_diffs/past_userjs.txt'
     current_nocomments='userjs_diffs/current_userjs.txt'
 
-    remove_comments $pastuserjs $past_nocomments
-    remove_comments user.js $current_nocomments
+    remove_comments "$pastuserjs" "$past_nocomments"
+    remove_comments user.js "$current_nocomments"
 
     diffname="userjs_diffs/diff_$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M").txt"
-    diff=$(diff -w -B -U 0 $past_nocomments $current_nocomments)
-    if [ ! -z "$diff" ]; then
+    diff=$(diff -w -B -U 0 "$past_nocomments" "$current_nocomments")
+    if [ -n "$diff" ]; then
       echo "$diff" > "$diffname"
       echo -e "Status: ${GREEN}A diff file was created:${NC} ${PWD}/${diffname}"
     else
       echo -e "Warning: ${ORANGE}Your new user.js file appears to be identical.  No diff file was created.${NC}"
-      [ $BACKUP = 'multiple' ] && rm $bakname &>/dev/null
+      [ "$BACKUP" = 'multiple' ] && rm "$bakname" &>/dev/null
     fi
-    rm $past_nocomments $current_nocomments $pastuserjs &>/dev/null
+    rm "$past_nocomments" "$current_nocomments" "$pastuserjs" &>/dev/null
   fi
 
   [ "$VIEW" = true ] && open_file "${PWD}/user.js"
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ update_userjs () {
 
 if [ $# != 0 ]; then
   # Display usage if first argument is -help or --help
-  if [ $1 = '--help' ] || [ $1 = '-help' ]; then
+  if [ "$1" = '--help' ] || [ "$1" = '-help' ]; then
     usage
   else
     while getopts ":hp:ludsno:bcvre" opt; do
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ if [ $# != 0 ]; then
         r)
           tfile="$(download_file 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arkenfox/user.js/master/user.js')"
           [ -z "${tfile}" ] && echo -e "${RED}Error! Could not download user.js${NC}" && exit 1 # check if download failed
-          mv $tfile "${tfile}.js"
+          mv "$tfile" "${tfile}.js"
           echo -e "${ORANGE}Warning: user.js was saved to temporary file ${tfile}.js${NC}"
           open_file "${tfile}.js"
           exit 0
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ if [ $# != 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 show_banner
-update_updater $@
+update_updater "$@"
 
 getProfilePath # updates PROFILE_PATH or exits on error
 cd "$PROFILE_PATH" && update_userjs