Name
lynx — stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version
Synopsis
lynx [options] [URL]
Lynx is a stripped-down, text-only web browser. It doesn’t display pictures, play audio or video, or even respond to your mouse. But it’s incredibly useful when you just want a quick look at a page, or when the network is slow, or for downloading the HTML of a website. It’s particularly good for checking out a suspicious URL, since Lynx doesn’t run JavaScript and won’t even accept a cookie without asking you first.
$ lynx http://www.yahoo.com
All browsing is done by keyboard. Many pages will not look quite right, especially if they use tables or frames extensively, but usually you can find your way around a site.
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Keystroke |
Meaning |
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Get help. |
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List all keystrokes and their meanings. |
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Cancel a command in progress. |
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Quit Lynx. |
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Enter |
“Click” the current link, or finish the current form field. |
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Left arrow |
Back to previous page. |
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Right arrow |
Forward to next page, or “click” the current link. |
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Go to a URL (you’ll be prompted to enter it). |
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Save, print, or mail the current page. |
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Space bar |
Scroll down. |
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Scroll up. |
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Down arrow |
Go to the next link or form field. |
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Up arrow |
Go to the previous link or form field. |
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Go to top of page. |
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Go to end of page. |
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Return to the main/home page. |
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Search for text on the page. |
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Bookmark the current page. |
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View your bookmark list. |
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Delete a bookmark. |
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Display properties of the current page and link. |
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View HTML source (type again to return to normal view). |
Lynx has over 100 command-line options, so the manpage is well worth exploring.