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View actual sourcecode

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Birger52
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Developing a site with login. How do I see the actual source code of the page, after logging in? "View sourcecode" from menu, show me the login page, which is not what I need...

Developing a site with login. How do I see the actual source code of the page, after logging in? "View sourcecode" from menu, show me the login page, which is not what I need...

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There are several ways to view the page source:

1. Rightclick on anywhere -> "View page source"

2. Press the Hotkey [Ctrl] + [U]

3. write "view-source:" infront of your url (e.g. view-source:https://google.com)

You can also use the Firefox developementtool "Inspector" by pressing [F12]

Many greets

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firehold
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Chosen Solution

There are several ways to view the page source:

1. Rightclick on anywhere -> "View page source"

2. Press the Hotkey [Ctrl] + [U]

3. write "view-source:" infront of your url (e.g. view-source:https://google.com)

You can also use the Firefox developementtool "Inspector" by pressing [F12]

Many greets

Birger52
Birger52 Question owner
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Thx for answering.

view-source does the thing.

None of the others actually gives the sourcecode - some give Firebugs version of it [F12], and some give a version that is no longer valid - f.eks. after logging in, you get the code of the login page..