Extract cookies from Firefox, Chrome or Chromium sqlite cookie stores into a wget-compatible cookies.txt file.
gem install cookie_extractor
cookie_extractor /path/to/firefox/cookies.sqlite > cookies.txt
cookie_extractor --guess # Guess which browser to use and open corresponding file
cookie_extractor --browser chrome|chromium|firefox # Open corresponding DB
Typical locations for the cookies file on Linux are:
- Firefox: ~/.mozilla/firefox/(profile directory)/cookies.sqlite
- Chrome: ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Cookies
- Chromium: ~/.config/chromium/Default/Cookies
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