I use several search engines in Firefox Quantum, each with 1 – 3 letter shortcuts (w
for Wikipedia, m
for Google Maps, etc.), and I need to modify the URL of one of the search engines.
I remember there was some XML file in past versions, but this seems to have changed over time:
- Where are these now saved and how do I edit them?
- Can I create a custom one?
Best Answer
In Ubuntu 16, FireFox 58, the configuration file is compressed into the
.mozlz4
format:You can decompress/compress this file via the python lz4 library: