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  1. Stuart Sierra revised this gist Aug 13, 2013. 1 changed file with 25 additions and 0 deletions.
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    else
    exec open -na "Google Chrome" --args "--user-data-dir=$fresh_dir"
    fi


    # The MIT License (MIT)
    #
    # Copyright (c) 2013 Stuart Sierra
    #
    # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
    # obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files
    # (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
    # including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
    # publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
    # and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
    # subject to the following conditions:
    #
    # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
    # included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
    #
    # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
    # EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
    # MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
    # NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
    # ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
    # CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
    # SOFTWARE.
  2. Stuart Sierra created this gist Aug 13, 2013.
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    #!/usr/bin/env bash

    # fresh-chrome
    #
    # Use this script on OS X to launch a new instance of Google Chrome
    # with its own empty cache, cookies, and user configuration.
    #
    # The first time you run this script, it will launch a new Google
    # Chrome instance with a permanent user-data directory, which you can
    # customize below. Perform any initial setup you want to keep on every
    # new Chrome instance, such as adding bookmarks and extensions. Then
    # quit this Chrome instance with Command-Q or by selecting "Quit" from
    # the "Chrome" menu. (The red "close" button is not sufficient.)
    #
    # AFTER that, every time you run this script it will launch a new
    # Google Chrome instance with a temporary user-data directory copied
    # from the one you set up the first time you ran this script. Every
    # new instance of Google Chrome launched by this script will be
    # completely isolated from the others.



    ### Customize these

    # Permanent directory to store the user-data directory of your 'fresh'
    # Chrome configuration.
    fresh_dir="$HOME/.fresh-chrome"

    # Temporary directory in which to create new user-data directories for
    # temporary Chrome instances.
    tmp_dir="/tmp"



    ### Main script begins

    set -e

    timestamp=`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`

    if [[ -e "$fresh_dir" ]]; then
    user_dir="$tmp_dir/chrome-$timestamp-$RANDOM"
    cp -r "$fresh_dir" "$user_dir"
    exec open -na "Google Chrome" --args "--user-data-dir=$user_dir"
    else
    exec open -na "Google Chrome" --args "--user-data-dir=$fresh_dir"
    fi