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+@ECHO OFF & SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
+TITLE ghacks user.js updater
+
+REM ### ghacks-user.js updater for Windows
+REM ## author: @claustromaniac
+REM ## version: 4.0
+
+SET _myname=%~n0
+SET _myparams=%*
+:parse
+IF "%~1"=="" ( GOTO endparse )
+IF /I "%~1"=="-unattended" ( SET _ua=1 )
+IF /I "%~1"=="-log" ( SET _log=1 )
+IF /I "%~1"=="-logp" ( SET _log=1 & SET _logp=1 )
+IF /I "%~1"=="-multioverrides" ( SET _multi=1 )
+IF /I "%~1"=="-merge" ( SET _merge=1 )
+IF /I "%~1"=="-updatebatch" ( SET _updateb=1 )
+SHIFT
+GOTO parse
+:endparse
+IF DEFINED _updateb (
+	REM The normal flow here goes from phase 1 to phase 2 and then phase 3.
+	IF NOT "!_myname:~0,9!"=="[updated]" (
+		IF EXIST "[updated]!_myname!.bat" (
+			REM ## Phase 3 ##: The new script, with the original name, will:
+			REM 	* Delete the [updated]*.bat script
+			REM 	* Begin the normal routine
+			REN "[updated]!_myname!.bat" "[updated]!_myname!.bat.old"
+			DEL /F "[updated]!_myname!.bat.old"
+			CALL :message "Script updated^!"
+			TIMEOUT 3 >nul
+			CLS
+			GOTO begin
+		)
+		REM ## Phase 1 ##
+		REM 	* Download new batch and name it [updated]*.bat
+		REM 	* Start that script in a new CMD window
+		REM 	* Exit
+		CALL :message "Updating script..."
+		REM Uncomment the next line and comment the powershell call for testing.
+		REM COPY /B /V /Y "!_myname!.bat" "[updated]!_myname!.bat"
+		(
+			powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/raw/master/updater.bat', '[updated]!_myname!.bat')"
+		) >nul 2>&1
+		IF EXIST "[updated]!_myname!.bat" (
+			START /min CMD /C "[updated]!_myname!.bat" !_myparams!
+			EXIT /B
+		) ELSE (
+			CALL :message "Failed. Make sure PowerShell is allowed internet access."
+			TIMEOUT 120 >nul
+			EXIT /B
+		)
+	) ELSE (
+		IF "!_myname!"=="[updated]" (
+			CALL :message "The [updated] label is reserved. Rename this script and try again."
+			TIMEOUT 300 >nul
+		) ELSE (
+			REM ## Phase 2 ##: The [updated]*.bat script will:
+			REM 	* Copy itself overwriting the original batch
+			REM 	* Start that script in a new CMD instance
+			REM 	* Exit
+			IF EXIST "!_myname:~9!.bat" (
+				REN "!_myname:~9!.bat" "!_myname:~9!.bat.old"
+				DEL /F "!_myname:~9!.bat.old"
+			)
+			COPY /B /V /Y "!_myname!.bat" "!_myname:~9!.bat"
+			START CMD /C "!_myname:~9!.bat" !_myparams!
+		)
+		EXIT /B
+	)
+)
+:begin
+ECHO:
+ECHO:
+ECHO:                ########################################
+ECHO:                ####  user.js Updater for Windows   ####
+ECHO:                ####       by claustromaniac        ####
+ECHO:                ####             v4.0               ####
+ECHO:                ########################################
+ECHO:
+SET /A "_line=0"
+IF NOT EXIST user.js (
+	CALL :message "user.js not detected in the current directory."
+) ELSE (
+	FOR /F "skip=1 tokens=1,2 delims=:" %%G IN (user.js) DO (
+		SET /A "_line+=1"
+		IF !_line! GEQ 4 ( GOTO exitloop )
+		IF !_line! EQU 1 ( SET _name=%%H )
+		IF !_line! EQU 2 ( SET _date=%%H )
+		IF !_line! EQU 3 ( SET _version=%%G )
+	)
+	:exitloop
+	IF !_line! GEQ 4 (
+		IF /I NOT "!_name!"=="!_name:ghacks=!" (
+			CALL :message "ghacks user.js !_version:~2!,!_date!"
+		) ELSE (
+			CALL :message "Current user.js version not recognised."
+		)
+	) ELSE (
+		CALL :message "Current user.js version not recognised."
+	)
+)
+ECHO:
+IF NOT DEFINED _ua (
+	CALL :message "This batch should be run from your Firefox profile directory."
+	ECHO:  It will download the latest version of ghacks user.js from github and then
+	CALL :message "append any of your own changes from user-overrides.js to it."
+	CALL :message "Visit the wiki for more detailed information."
+	ECHO:
+	TIMEOUT 1 /nobreak >nul
+	CHOICE /C SHE /N /M "Start [S] Help [H] Exit [E]"
+	CLS
+	IF ERRORLEVEL 3 ( EXIT /B )
+	IF ERRORLEVEL 2 ( GOTO :showhelp )
+)
+IF DEFINED _log (
+	CALL :log >>user.js-update-log.txt 2>&1
+	IF DEFINED _logp ( START user.js-update-log.txt )
+	EXIT /B
+	:log
+	ECHO:##################################################################
+	CALL :message "%date%, %time%"
+)
+IF EXIST user.js.old.bak ( DEL /F user.js.old.bak )
+IF EXIST user.js (
+	IF EXIST user.js.bak ( REN user.js.bak user.js.old.bak )
+	REN user.js user.js.bak
+	CALL :message "Current user.js file backed up."
+)
+CALL :message "Retrieving latest user.js file from github repository..."
+(
+	powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/raw/master/user.js', 'user.js')"
+) >nul 2>&1
+IF EXIST user.js (
+	IF DEFINED _multi (
+		FORFILES /P user.js-overrides /M *.js >nul 2>&1
+		IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+			IF DEFINED _merge (
+				CALL :message "Merging..."
+				COPY /B /V /Y user.js-overrides\*.js user-overrides-merged.js
+				CALL :merge user-overrides-merged.js
+				COPY /B /V /Y user.js+user-overrides-merged.js user.js
+				CALL :merge user.js
+			) ELSE (
+				CALL :message "Appending..."
+				COPY /B /V /Y user.js+"user.js-overrides\*.js" user.js
+			)
+		) ELSE ( CALL :message "No override files found." )
+		ECHO:
+	) ELSE (
+		IF EXIST "user-overrides.js" (
+			COPY /B /V /Y user.js+"user-overrides.js" "user.js"
+			IF DEFINED _merge (
+				CALL :message "Merging user-overrides.js..."
+				CALL :merge user.js
+			) ELSE (
+				CALL :message "user-overrides.js appended."
+			)
+		) ELSE ( CALL :message "user-overrides.js not found." )
+		ECHO:
+	)
+	CALL :message "Handling backups..."
+	SET "changed="
+	IF EXIST user.js.bak (
+		FC user.js.bak user.js >nul && SET "changed=false" || SET "changed=true"
+	)
+	ECHO:
+	IF "!changed!"=="true" (
+		IF EXIST user.js.old.bak DEL /F user.js.old.bak
+		CALL :message "Update complete."
+	) ELSE (
+		IF "!changed!"=="false" (
+			DEL /F user.js.bak
+			IF EXIST user.js.old.bak REN user.js.old.bak user.js.bak
+			CALL :message "Update completed without changes."
+		) ELSE ( CALL :message "Update complete." )
+	)
+	ECHO:
+) ELSE (
+	IF EXIST user.js.bak ( REN user.js.bak user.js )
+	IF EXIST user.js.old.bak ( REN user.js.old.bak user.js.bak )
+	CALL :message "Update failed. Make sure PowerShell is allowed internet access."
+	CALL :message "No changes were made."
+)
+IF NOT DEFINED _log (
+	IF NOT DEFINED _ua ( PAUSE )
+)
+EXIT /B
+
+REM ########### Message Function ###########
+:message
+SETLOCAL DisableDelayedExpansion
+ECHO:
+ECHO:  %~1
+ECHO:
+ENDLOCAL
+GOTO :EOF
+REM ############ Merge function ############
+:merge
+SETLOCAL DisableDelayedExpansion
+(
+	FOR /F "tokens=1,* delims=," %%G IN ('FINDSTR /B /I /C:"user_pref" "%~1"') DO (SET "%%G=%%H")
+	FOR /F "tokens=1,* delims=:" %%I IN ('FINDSTR /N "^" "%~1"') DO (
+		IF ""=="%%J" (
+			ECHO:
+		) ELSE (
+			FOR /F "delims=," %%K IN ("%%J") DO (
+				IF NOT [user_pref("_user.js.parrot"]==[%%K] (
+					IF DEFINED %%K (
+						SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
+						FOR /F "delims=" %%L IN ("!%%K!") DO (
+							ENDLOCAL
+							IF NOT "%%L"=="ALREADY MERGED" (
+								ECHO:%%K,%%L
+								SET "%%K=ALREADY MERGED"
+							)
+						)
+					) ELSE (
+						ECHO:%%J
+					)
+				) ELSE (
+					ECHO:%%J
+				)
+			)
+		)
+	)
+)>updatertempfile
+MOVE /Y updatertempfile "%~1" >nul
+ENDLOCAL
+GOTO :EOF
+REM ############### Help ##################
+:showhelp
+MODE 80,38
+CLS
+CALL :message "Available switches (case-insensitive):"
+CALL :message "  -log"
+ECHO:     Writes the console output to a logfile (user.js-update-log.txt)
+CALL :message "  -logP"
+ECHO:     Like log, but also opens the logfile after updating.
+CALL :message "  -merge"
+ECHO:     Merges overrides instead of appending them. Comments and _user.js.parrot
+ECHO:     lines are appended normally. Overrides for inactive (commented out)
+ECHO:     user.js prefs will be appended. When -Merge and -MultiOverrides are used
+ECHO:     together, a user-overrides-merged.js file is also generated in the root
+ECHO:     directory for quick reference. It contains only the merged data from
+ECHO:     override files and can be safely discarded after updating, or used as the
+ECHO:     new user-overrides.js. When there are conflicting records for the same
+ECHO:     pref, the value of the last one declared will be used.
+CALL :message "  -multiOverrides"
+ECHO:     uses any and all .js files in a user.js-overrides sub-folder as overrides
+ECHO:     instead of the default user-overrides.js file. Files are appended in
+ECHO:     alphabetical order.
+CALL :message "  -updatebatch"
+ECHO:     The script will update itself on execution.
+CALL :message ""
+PAUSE
+CLS
+MODE 80,25
+GOTO :begin
+REM #####################################