#!/bin/sh
#
#   Open an URL in a running Firefox or start a new one.
#   
#   Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net>
#   Use and distribute under BSD license.
#

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    echo "Usage: `basename $0` <URL>"
    exit 1
fi
URL=$1
firefox=`which firefox` || firefox=`which linux-firefox`

$firefox -remote "ping()" 2> /dev/null
if [ $? -eq "0" ] ; then
    $firefox -remote "openURL($URL,new-tab)" &
else 
    $firefox "$URL" &
fi