Linux Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition

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.

Keystroke	Meaning
?	Get help.
k	List all keystrokes and their meanings.
^G	Cancel a command in progress.
q	Quit Lynx.
Enter	“Click” the current link, or finish the current form field.
Left arrow	Back to previous page.
Right arrow	Forward to next page, or “click” the current link.
g	Go to a URL (you’ll be prompted to enter it).
p	Save, print, or mail the current page.
Space bar	Scroll down.
b	Scroll up.
Down arrow	Go to the next link or form field.
Up arrow	Go to the previous link or form field.
^A	Go to top of page.
^E	Go to end of page.
m	Return to the main/home page.
/	Search for text on the page.
a	Bookmark the current page.
v	View your bookmark list.
r	Delete a bookmark.
=	Display properties of the current page ...