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Howto read/export firefox cookies in linux

Submitted by rex on Sat, 09/26/2009 - 12:00

Firefox cookies are stored in sqlite database.
in ubuntu the cookies are locate in /home/username/.mozilla/firefox/random.default/cookies.sqlite

to locate the cookies.sqlite just type

locate cookies.sqlite

To read the cookies we need to install sqlite3.

To install it in ubuntu/debian

sudo apt-get install sqlite3

open the cookies with sqlite3

sqlite3 /home/username/.mozilla/firefox/random.default/cookies.sqlite

after you have opened the db type

select * from moz_cookies;

to show mozilla firefox cookies.

if you want to export them type

.output mozilla_cookies.txt
select * from moz_cookies;
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Thanks

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 20:09.

I can't get it to work yet but thanks for sharing.

Did u replace?

Submitted by G[R]iM (not verified) on Sun, 10/10/2010 - 17:13.

@anonymous

You have to replace "username" and "random".

Thanks rex for sharing!

HELP

Submitted by koroshiya (not verified) on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 05:54.

so when i use the command select * from moz_cookies; i just get returned to the sqlite3 prompt with no output like its empty or something, but there are clearly cookies when i view them in firefox preferences. am i missing something? it shows the table when i do .tables

sqlite commands

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 05/05/2011 - 18:14.

Hi

tried that not working here either i have the correct path/to/file/cookies.sqlite

but just get ...> returned to me ?

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