google chrome extension :: console.log() from background page?

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You can open the background page’s console if you click on the “background.html” link in the extensions list.

To access the background page that corresponds to your extensions open Settings / Extensions or open a new tab and enter chrome://extensions. You will see something like this screenshot.

Chrome extensions dialogue

Under your extension click on the link background page. This opens a new window.
For the context menu sample the window has the title: _generated_background_page.html.

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