The following code is a simple solution to refresh a browser window when you save a file. It could be used with any editor and browser. It is based on Inotify for file system monitoring and xdodool to send fake keyboard input events.
#!/bin/bash FILE=$1 BROWSER=google-chrome $BROWSER $FILE while [ 1 -eq 1 ]; do inotifywait -q $FILE >/dev/null echo "$(date --rfc-3339=seconds) Refresh: $FILE" CUR_WID=$(xdotool getwindowfocus) #gets the first $BROWSER window, if you have more than one #$BROWSER window open, it might not refresh the right one, #as an alternative you can search by the window/html title WID=$(xdotool search --onlyvisible --class $BROWSER|head -1) #TITLE="window/html file title" #WID=$(xdotool search --title "$TITLE"|head -1) xdotool windowactivate $WID xdotool key 'ctrl+r' xdotool windowactivate $CUR_WID done
If you run Ubuntu, you need to install the following packages:
inotify-tools xdotool