Go package which generates the hash used to differentiate between installs of Mozilla software
MIT License
Gets the hash used to differentiate between installs of Mozilla software in installs.ini
and profiles.ini
.
Create a new local Go module:
$GOPATH/src/get_mozilla_install_hash
go mod init get_mozilla_install_hash
Create a new file get_mozilla_install_hash.go
:
package main
import (
"fmt"
"log"
"os"
"strings"
"github.com/bradenhilton/mozillainstallhash"
)
const usage = `
get_mozilla_install_hash
Get the hash used to differentiate between installs of Mozilla software.
Usage:
get_mozilla_install_hash <path> [<path> ...]
Where <path> is a string describing the parent directory of the executable,
e.g. "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox", with platform specific path separators
("\" on Windows and "/" on Unix-like systems)
Example:
get_mozilla_install_hash "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox"
308046B0AF4A39CB
get_mozilla_install_hash "C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox"
9D561FCD08DC6D55
get_mozilla_install_hash "/usr/lib/firefox"
4F96D1932A9F858E`
func main() {
if len(os.Args) == 1 {
log.Println(fmt.Errorf("error: no path specified"))
fmt.Println(usage)
os.Exit(1)
}
paths := os.Args[1:]
for _, path := range paths {
path = strings.TrimSuffix(path, "/")
path = strings.TrimSuffix(path, "\\")
hash, err := mozillainstallhash.MozillaInstallHash(path)
if err != nil {
log.Println(err)
continue
}
fmt.Println(hash)
}
}
Run go get github.com/bradenhilton/mozillainstallhash
Run go run get_mozilla_install_hash.go <your_path_here>
MIT