F5 vs CTRL+F5 shortcuts

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Ink

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Today I’d like to continue browser’s cache topic and discuss one of the ways user can invalidate cached resources. I’m talking about F5 versus CTRL+F5 shortcuts (versus other ways to “refresh” the page) in modern browsers. So what is the difference between pressing F5 or CTRL+F5 in a browser window?

Read More :: Behind Refresh Button


While I already use both methods above, this explains it in more detail. I found it to be interesting, so click on the link above to continue reading.
 
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imsoadude

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Interesting i never even knew about ctrl + f5, also found a new way to open the same webpage in a new tab in firefox :p
 
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