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Open and close webpage with crontab!

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#1: Nov 13 '08
Hi guys!
I really hope that somebody can help me.
I need to open a webpage at certain hours and close it after it.
I know that with crontab I can easely open webpage but how to close it?
Thanks a lot,
Lori

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#2: Nov 13 '08

re: Open and close webpage with crontab!

Do you only open the website in a already opened browser or a new instance of the browser with that website?

If you want to close the browser, the command pkill should do the job.

Greetings,
Nepomuk
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#3: Nov 14 '08

re: Open and close webpage with crontab!

Thanks for your reply!
I'd rather keep the browser open otherwise I'd have to insert the login and passwd again.
Any suggestion?

Thanks again!!
Lori
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