Here is a summary of the commands to use in LYNX.
I got this list by issuing the H or HELP command
on AZTEC's version of LYNX on Jan 3, 2000.
Following this summary of LYNX commands is the man page
for the LYNX command which I got off primenets
UNIX site on Jan 3, 2000
LYNX keystroke commands for viewing the WWW in text mode
in general most of the VI editor commands work, plus
you have a set of commands for the VI challanged people
MOVEMENT: Down arrow - Highlight next topic
(move down to next http or
url on the page)
Up arrow - Highlight previous topic
(move up to next http or
url on the page)
Right arrow, - Jump to highlighted topic
Return, Enter
(jump to http or url your
currently pointing to)
Left arrow - Return to previous topic
(return to web page that
you jumped to current page from)
SCROLLING: + Scroll down to next page (Page-Down)
- Scroll up to previous page (Page-Up)
SPACE Scroll down to next page (Page-Down)
b Scroll up to previous page (Page-Up)
CTRL-A Go to first page of the current document (Home)
CTRL-E Go to last page of the current document (End)
CTRL-B Scroll up to previous page (Page-Up)
CTRL-F Scroll down to next page (Page-Down)
CTRL-N Go forward two lines in the current document
CTRL-P Go back two lines in the current document
) Go forward half a page in the current document
( Go back half a page in the current document
# Go to Toolbar or Banner in the current document
FILES: c Create a new file
d Download selected file
e Edit selected file
f Show a full menu of options for current file
m Modify the name or location of selected file
r Remove selected file
t Tag highlighted file
u Upload a file into the current directory
OTHER: ? (or h) display all the commands
h (or ?) display all the commands
a Add the current link to a bookmark file
c Send a comment to the document owner
d Download the current link
e Edit the current file
g to a user specified URL or file
G Edit the current document's URL and use that as a goto URL.
DIRED3
i Show an index of documents
j Execute a jump operation
k Show a list of key mappings
l List references (links) in current document
m Return to main screen
o Set your options
p Print to a file, mail, printers, or other
q Quit (Capital 'Q' for quick quit)
/ Search for a string within the current document
s Enter a search string for an external search
n Go to the next search string
v View a bookmark file
V Go to the Visited Links Page
x Force submission of form or link with no-cache
z Cancel transfer in progress
[ backspace]Go to the History Page
= Show file and link info
- this is real nice. it shows you in english
where the current link points to ie:
http://www.blab.blab.blab.com/where/to/go
\ Toggle document source/rendered view
! Spawn your default shell
' Toggle "historical" vs minimal or valid comment
PARSING: ` Toggle minimal or valid comment parsing
* Toggle image_links mode on and off
@ Toggle raw 8-bit translations or CJK mode on or off
[ Toggle pseudo_inlines mode on and off
] Send a HEAD request for the current doc or link
" Toggle valid or "soft" double-quote parsing
CTRL-R Reload current file and refresh the screen
CTRL-W Refresh the screen
CTRL-U Erase input line
CTRL-G Cancel input or transfer
CTRL-T Toggle trace mode on and off
; View the Lynx Trace Log for the current session.
CTRL-K Invoke the Cookie Jar Page
numbers Invoke the prompt Follow link (or goto link or page) number:
This is the man page for LYNX
LYNX(l) LYNX(l)
NAME
lynx - a general purpose distributed information browser
for the World Wide Web
SYNOPSIS
Lynx [options] [path or URL]
use "lynx -help" to display a complete list of current
options.
DESCRIPTION
Lynx is a fully-featured World Wide Web (WWW) client for
users running cursor-addressable, character-cell display
devices (e.g., vt100 terminals, vt100 emulators running on
PCs or Macs, or any other "curses-oriented" display). It
will display hypertext markup language (HTML) documents
containing links to files residing on the local system, as
well as files residing on remote systems running Gopher,
HTTP, FTP, WAIS, and NNTP servers. Current versions of
Lynx run on UNIX and VMS.
Lynx can be used to access information on the World Wide
Web, or to build information systems intended primarily
for local access. For example, Lynx has been used to
build several Campus Wide Information Systems (CWIS). In
addition, Lynx can be used to build systems isolated
within a single LAN.
OPTIONS
At start up, Lynx will load any local file or remote URL
specified at the command line. For help with URLs, press
"?" or "h" while running Lynx. Then follow the link
titled, "Help on URL's."
-anonymous
used to specify the anonymous account.
-auth=ID:PASSWD
set authorization ID and password for protected
documents at startup.
-case enable case-sensitive string searching.
-cache=NUMBER
set the NUMBER of documents cached in memory. The
default is 10.
-cfg=FILENAME
specifies a Lynx configuration file other than the
default lynx.cfg.
-display=DISPLAY
set the display variable for X rexeced programs.
-dump dumps the formatted output of the default document
or one specified on the command line to standard
out. Under UNIX this can be used in the following
way: lynx -dump <a href="http://info.cern.ch/default.html">http://info.cern.ch/default.html.</a>
-editor=EDITOR
enable edit mode using the specified EDITOR. (vi,
ed, emacs, etc.)
-emacskeys
enable emacs-like key movement.
-errorfile=FILE
define a file where Lynx will report HTTP access
codes.
-fileversions
include all versions of files in local VMS direc-
tory listings.
-force_html
forces the first document to be interpreted as
HTML.
-ftp disable ftp access.
-get_data
send form data from stdin using GET method and dump
results.
-help print this Lynx command syntax usage message.
-homepage=URL
set homepage separate from start page.
-index=URL
set the default index file to the specified URL.
-localhost
disable URLs that point to remote hosts.
-mime_header
prints the MIME header of a fetched document along
with its source.
-post_data
send form data from stdin using POST method and
dump results.
-nobrowse
disable directory browsing.
-noprint
disable print functions.
-noredir
prevents automatic redirection and prints a message
with a link to the new URL.
-nostatus
disable the retrieval status messages.
-print enable print functions. (default)
-restrictions=[option][,option][,option]...
allows a list of services to be disabled selec-
tively. The following list is printed if no
options are specified.
all - restricts all options.
bookmark - disallow changing the location of the
bookmark file.
default - same as command line option -anonymous.
Disables default services for anonymous users.
Currently set to all restricted except for:
inside_telnet, outside_telnet, inside_news,
inside_ftp, outside_ftp, inside_rlogin, out-
side_rlogin, jump, mail and goto. Defaults are
setable within userdefs.h.
disk_save - disallow saving binary files to disk in
the download menu.
download - disallow downloaders in the download
menu.
editor - disallow editing.
exec - disable execution scripts.
exec_frozen - disallow the user from changing the
local execution option.
file_url - disallow using G)oto to go to file:
URL's.
goto - disable the 'g' (goto) command.
inside_ftp - disallow ftps for people coming from
inside your domain (utmp required for selectivity).
inside_news - disallow USENET news posting for peo-
ple coming from inside your domain (utmp required
for selectivity).
inside_rlogin - disallow rlogins for people coming
from inside your domain (utmp required for
selectivity).
inside_telnet - disallow telnets for people coming
from inside your domain (utmp required for selec-
tivity).
jump - disable the 'j' (jump) command.
mail - disable mailing feature.
news_post - disable USENET News posting.
options_save - disallow saving options in .lynxrc.
outside_ftp - disallow ftps for people coming from
outside your domain (utmp required for selectiv-
ity).
outside_news - disallow USENET news posting for
people coming from outside your domain (utmp
required for selectivity).
outside_rlogin - disallow rlogins for people coming
from outside your domain (utmp required for selec-
tivity).
outside_telnet - disallow telnets for people coming
from outside your domain (utmp required for selec-
tivity).
print - disallow most print options.
shell - disallow shell escapes and lynxexec
G)oto's.
suspend - disallow Unix Control-Z suspends with
escape to shell.
-rlogin
disable recognition of rlogin commands.
-selective
require .www_browsable files to browse directories.
-show_cursor
If enabled the cursor will not be hidden in the
right hand corner but will instead be positioned at
the start of the currently selected link. show cur-
sor is the default for systems without FANCY_CURSES
capabilities, and the default configuration can be
changed in userdefs.h.
-source
works the same as dump but outputs HTML source
instead of formatted text.
-telnet
disable recognition of telnet commands.
-term=TERM
tell Lynx what terminal type to assume its talking
to. (This may be useful for remote execution,
when, for example, Lynx connects to a remote TCP/IP
port that starts a script that, in turn, starts
another Lynx process.)
-trace turns on WWW trace mode.
-version
print version information.
-vikeys
enable vi-like key movement.
COMMANDS
o Use Up arrow and Down arrow to scroll through hypertext
links.
o Right arrow or Return will follow a highlighted hyper-
text link.
o Left Arrow will retreat from a link.
o Type "h" or "?" for online help and descriptions of key-
stroke commands.
The lazy bastard didnt want to document the commands.
But dont worry. I added them 3 lines below here.
o Type "k" for a complete list of the current key-stroke
command mappings.
LYNX keystroke commands for viewing the WWW in text mode
MOVEMENT: Down arrow - Highlight next topic
Up arrow - Highlight previous topic
Right arrow, - Jump to highlighted topic
Return, Enter
Left arrow - Return to previous topic
SCROLLING: + Scroll down to next page (Page-Down)
- Scroll up to previous page (Page-Up)
SPACE Scroll down to next page (Page-Down)
b Scroll up to previous page (Page-Up)
CTRL-A Go to first page of the current document (Home)
CTRL-E Go to last page of the current document (End)
CTRL-B Scroll up to previous page (Page-Up)
CTRL-F Scroll down to next page (Page-Down)
CTRL-N Go forward two lines in the current document
CTRL-P Go back two lines in the current document
) Go forward half a page in the current document
( Go back half a page in the current document
# Go to Toolbar or Banner in the current document
FILES: c Create a new file
d Download selected file
e Edit selected file
f Show a full menu of options for current file
m Modify the name or location of selected file
r Remove selected file
t Tag highlighted file
u Upload a file into the current directory
OTHER: ? (or h) display all the commands
h (or ?) display all the commands
a Add the current link to a bookmark file
c Send a comment to the document owner
d Download the current link
e Edit the current file
g to a user specified URL or file
G Edit the current document's URL and use that as a goto URL.
DIRED3
i Show an index of documents
j Execute a jump operation
k Show a list of key mappings
l List references (links) in current document
m Return to main screen
o Set your options
p Print to a file, mail, printers, or other
q Quit (Capital 'Q' for quick quit)
/ Search for a string within the current document
s Enter a search string for an external search
n Go to the next search string
v View a bookmark file
V Go to the Visited Links Page
x Force submission of form or link with no-cache
z Cancel transfer in progress
[ backspace]Go to the History Page
= Show file and link info
\ Toggle document source/rendered view
! Spawn your default shell
' Toggle "historical" vs minimal or valid comment
PARSING: ` Toggle minimal or valid comment parsing
* Toggle image_links mode on and off
@ Toggle raw 8-bit translations or CJK mode on or off
[ Toggle pseudo_inlines mode on and off
] Send a HEAD request for the current doc or link
" Toggle valid or "soft" double-quote parsing
CTRL-R Reload current file and refresh the screen
CTRL-W Refresh the screen
CTRL-U Erase input line
CTRL-G Cancel input or transfer
CTRL-T Toggle trace mode on and off
; View the Lynx Trace Log for the current session.
CTRL-K Invoke the Cookie Jar Page
numbers Invoke the prompt Follow link (or goto link or page) number:
NOTES
This is the Lynx 2.3-FM Release for UN*X/VMS
If you wish to contribute to the further development of
Lynx, subscribe to our mailing list. Send email to
<[email protected]>
<[email protected]>
with "subscribe lynx-dev <your-name>"
as the only line in the body of your message.
Send bug reports, comments, suggestions to
<[email protected]>.
<[email protected]>.
Send general help requests to
<[email protected]>.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Lynx has incorporated code from a variety of sources along
the way. The earliest versions of Lynx included code from
Earl Fogel of Computing Services at the University of
Saskatchewan, who implemented HYPERREZ in the UN*X envi-
ronment. HYPERREZ was developed by Niel Larson of
Think.com and served as the model for the early versions
of Lynx. Those versions also incorporated libraries from
the UN*X Gopher clients developed at the University of
Minnesota, and the later versions of Lynx rely on the WWW
client library code developed by Tim Berners-Lee and the
WWW community. Also a special thanks to Foteos Macrides
who ported much of Lynx to VMS and to everyone on the net
who has contributed to Lynx's development either directly
(through comments or bug reports) or indirectly (through
inspiration and development of other systems).
AUTHORS
Michael Grobe, Charles Rezac, Lou Montulli
Academic Computing Services
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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