Ignore cache when refreshing a web page

Feb 01, '07 07:30:02AM

Contributed by: applemacros

When developing a website, particularly editing images, I often have to clear browser cache to see the changes. This often involves opening preferences and finding the Empty Cache button on Firefox.

But much quicker way is to hold Shift when clicking reload in Firefox or Camino -- this will temporarily bypass the cache for that particular page. In Safari, use the Alt/Option key instead to get the same behavior.

[robg adds: While I've known about these keys for quite a while, I can't find them documented in Firefox, Camino, or Safari. I also thought they were documented here, but I had no luck searching.]

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