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lynx \- a general purpose distributed information browser for the World Wide Web
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[options] [path or URL]
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use "lynx -help" to display a complete list of current options.
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.\" This defines appropriate quote strings for nroff and troff
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.\" Just in case these number registers aren't set yet...
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is a fully-featured World Wide Web (WWW) client for users
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running cursor-addressable, character-cell display devices (e.g.,
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vt100 terminals, vt100 emulators running on Windows 95/NT or Macintoshes, or any
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other "curses-oriented" display). It will display hypertext
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markup language (HTML) documents containing links to
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files residing on the local system, as well as files residing on
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remote systems running Gopher, HTTP, FTP, WAIS, and NNTP servers.
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Unix, VMS, Windows 95/NT, 386DOS and OS/2 EMX.
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can be used to access information on the World Wide Web, or
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to build information systems intended primarily for local access.
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has been used to build several Campus Wide
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Information Systems (CWIS). In addition,
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build systems isolated within a single LAN.
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At start up, \fILynx\fR will load any local
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file or remote URL specified at the command
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line. For help with URLs, press \fB"?"\fR
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or \fB"H"\fR while running \fILynx\fR.
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Then follow the link titled, "Help on URLs."
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\fILynx\fR uses only long option names. Option
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names can begin with double dash as well,
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underscores and dashes can be intermixed in
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option names (in the reference below options
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are with one dash before them and with underscores).
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If the argument is only '-', then Lynx expects to receive
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the arguments from stdin. This is to allow for the
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potentially very long command line that can be associated
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with the \fB\-get_data\fR or \fB\-post_data\fR arguments (see below).
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It can also be used to avoid having sensitive information
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in the invoking command line (which would be visible to
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other processes on most systems), especially when
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the \fB\-auth\fR or \fB\-pauth\fR options are used.
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.B \-accept_all_cookies
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apply restrictions for anonymous account, see also \fB\-restrictions\fR.
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.B \-assume_charset\fR=\fIMIMEname
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charset for documents that don't specify it.
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.B \-assume_local_charset\fR=\fIMIMEname
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charset assumed for local files.
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.B \-assume_unrec_charset\fR=\fIMIMEname
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use this instead of unrecognized charsets.
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.B \-auth\fR=\fIID\fR:\fIPASSWD
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set authorization ID and password for protected documents
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at startup. Be sure to protect any script files which use
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prepend a request URL comment and BASE tag to text/html
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outputs for \fB\-source\fR dumps.
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specify a local bibp server (default http://bibhost/).
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forces high intensity background colors for color mode, if available
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and supported by the terminal.
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This applies to the \fBslang\fR library (for a few terminal emulators),
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or to OS/2 EMX with \fBncurses\fR.
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use the bookmark page as the startfile. The default or command
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line startfile is still set for the Main screen command, and will
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be used if the bookmark page is unavailable or blank.
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toggles scanning of news articles for buried references, and
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converts them to news links. Not recommended because email
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addresses enclosed in angle brackets will be converted to
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false news links, and uuencoded messages can be trashed.
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.B \-cache\fR=\fINUMBER
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set the NUMBER of documents cached in memory.
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enable case-sensitive string searching.
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Toggle center alignment in HTML TABLE.
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.B \-cfg\fR=\fIFILENAME
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specifies a Lynx configuration file other than the default
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exit on left-arrow in startfile, and disable save to disk.
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.B \-cmd_log\fR=\fIFILENAME
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write keystroke commands and related information to the specified file.
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.B \-cmd_script\fR=\fIFILENAME
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read keystroke commands from the specified file.
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You can use the data written using the \fB\-cmd_log\fR option.
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Lynx will ignore other information which the command-logging may have
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written to the logfile.
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Each line of the command script contains either a comment beginning with "#",
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causes the script to stop, and forces lynx to exit immediately.
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the character value, in printable form.
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Cursor and other special keys are given as names, e.g., "Down Arrow".
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Printable 7-bit ASCII codes are given as-is,
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and hexadecimal values represent other 8-bit codes.
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followed by a "name=value" allows one to override values set in the
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forces color mode on, if available. Default color control sequences
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which work for many terminal types are assumed if the terminal
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capability description does not specify how to handle color.
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Lynx needs to be compiled with the \fBslang\fR library for this flag,
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it is equivalent to setting the \fBCOLORTERM\fR environment variable.
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(If color support is instead provided by a color-capable curses
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library like \fBncurses\fR, Lynx relies completely on the terminal
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description to determine whether color mode is possible, and
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this flag is not needed and thus unavailable.)
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A saved show_color=always setting found in a .lynxrc file at
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startup has the same effect. A saved show_color=never found
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in .lynxrc on startup is overridden by this flag.
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.B \-connect_timeout\fR=\fIN
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Sets the connection timeout, where N is given in seconds.
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.B \-cookie_file\fR=\fIFILENAME
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specifies a file to use to read cookies.
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If none is specified, the default value is ~/.lynx_cookies
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for most systems, but ~/cookies for MS-DOS.
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.B \-cookie_save_file\fR=\fIFILENAME
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specifies a file to use to store cookies.
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If none is specified, the value given by
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\fB-cookie_file\fR is used.
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toggles handling of Set-Cookie headers.
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toggles forced core dumps on fatal errors.
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Turn this option off to ask lynx to force a core dump if a fatal error occurs.
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with \fB\-traversal,\fR output each page to a file.
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with \fB\-dump\fR, format output as with \fB\-traversal\fR, but to stdout.
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toggles the use of curses "pad" feature which supports
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left/right scrolling of the display.
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separate incremental display stages with MessageSecs delay
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add DebugSecs delay after each progress-message
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.B \-display\fR=\fIDISPLAY
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set the display variable for X rexec-ed programs.
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.B \-display_charset\fR=\fIMIMEname
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set the charset for the terminal output.
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inhibit wrapping of text in <pre> when \fB\-dump\fR'ing and \fB\-crawl\fR'ing,
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mark wrapped lines in interactive session.
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dumps the formatted output of the default document or one
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specified on the command line to standard output.
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This can be used in the following way:
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lynx \fB\-dump\fR http://www.subir.com/lynx.html
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.B \-editor\fR=\fIEDITOR
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enable external editing, using the specified
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EDITOR. (vi, ed, emacs, etc.)
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enable emacs-like key movement.
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.B \-enable_scrollback
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toggles compatibility with communication programs' scrollback keys
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(may be incompatible with some curses packages).
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.B \-error_file\fR=\fIFILE
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define a file where Lynx will report HTTP access codes.
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enable local program execution (normally not configured).
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include all versions of files in local VMS directory listings.
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toggle memory leak-checking.
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is not compiled-into your executable, but when it is,
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it can be disabled for a session.
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.B \-force_empty_hrefless_a
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force HREF-less 'A' elements to be empty (close them as soon as they are seen).
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forces the first document to be interpreted as HTML.
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toggles forcing of the secure flag for SSL cookies.
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toggles whether the Options Menu is key-based or form-based.
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toggles transmissions of From headers.
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properly formatted data for a get form are read in from
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stdin and passed to the form.
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Input is terminated by a line that starts with '---'.
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send a HEAD request for the mime headers.
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print the Lynx command syntax usage message.
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.B \-hiddenlinks=[option]
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control the display of hidden links.
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hidden links show up as bracketed numbers
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and are numbered together with other links in the sequence of their
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occurrence in the document.
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hidden links are shown only on L)ist screens and listings generated by
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or from the P)rint menu, but appear separately at the end of those lists.
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This is the default behavior.
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hidden links do not appear even in listings.
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toggles use of '>' or '-->' as a terminator for comments.
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.B \-homepage\fR=\fIURL
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set homepage separate from start page.
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toggles inclusion of links for all images.
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set the default index file to the specified URL.
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toggles inclusion of ISMAP links when client-side
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do justification of text.
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.B \-link\fR=\fINUMBER
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starting count for lnk#.dat files produced by \fB\-crawl\fR.
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disable URLs that point to remote hosts.
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enable local program execution from local files only (if
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Lynx was compiled with local execution enabled).
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.B \-lss\fR=\fIFILENAME
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specify filename containing color-style information.
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The default is lynx.lss.
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prints the MIME header of a fetched document along with its
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toggles minimal versus valid comment parsing.
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toggles nested-tables logic (for debugging).
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.B \-newschunksize\fR=\fINUMBER
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number of articles in chunked news listings.
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.B \-newsmaxchunk\fR=\fINUMBER
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maximum news articles in listings before chunking.
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disable bold video-attribute.
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disable directory browsing.
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disable Cc: prompts for self copies of mailings. Note
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that this does not disable any CCs which are incorporated
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within a mailto URL or form ACTION.
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force color mode off, overriding terminal capabilities and any
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-color flags, COLORTERM variable, and saved .lynxrc settings.
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disable local program execution. (DEFAULT)
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disable transmissions of Referer headers for file URLs.
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disable the link list feature in dumps.
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disable mailing of error messages to document owners.
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.B \-nonrestarting_sigwinch
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This flag is not available on all systems,
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Lynx needs to be compiled with HAVE_SIGACTION defined.
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If available, this flag \fImay\fR cause Lynx to react
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more immediately to window changes when run within
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disable forced pauses for statusline messages.
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disable most print functions.
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prevents automatic redirection and prints a message with a
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disable transmissions of Referer headers.
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disable reverse video-attribute.
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disable SOCKS proxy usage by a SOCKSified Lynx.
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disable the retrieval status messages.
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disable underline video-attribute.
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force numbering of links as well as form input fields
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force numbering of links.
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toggles display partial pages while loading.
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.B \-partial_thres\fR=\fINUMBER
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number of lines to render before repainting display
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with partial-display logic
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.B \-pauth\fR=\fIID\fR:\fIPASSWD
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set authorization ID and password for a protected proxy
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server at startup. Be sure to protect any script files
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which use this switch.
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toggles handling of single-choice SELECT options via
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popup windows or as lists of radio buttons.
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properly formatted data for a post form are read in from
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stdin and passed to the form.
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Input is terminated by a line that starts with '---'.
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show HTML source preparsed and reformatted when used with \fB\-source\fR
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show HTML source view with lexical elements and tags in color.
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enable print functions. (default)
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toggles pseudo-ALTs for inlines with no ALT string.
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toggles default setting of 8-bit character translations
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or CJK mode for the startup character set.
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restricts access to URLs in the starting realm.
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flushes the cache on a proxy server
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(only the first document affected).
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.B \-restrictions\fR=\fI[option][,option][,option]...
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allows a list of services to be disabled
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selectively. Dashes and underscores in option names
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can be intermixed. The following list is printed
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if no options are specified.
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- restricts all options listed below.
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- disallow changing the location of the bookmark
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- disallow execution links via the bookmark file.
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- disallow changing the eXecute permission on files
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(but still allow it for directories) when local file
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management is enabled.
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- same as command line option \fB\-anonymous\fR.
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Disables default services for anonymous users.
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Set to all restricted, except for:
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inside_telnet, outside_telnet,
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inside_ftp, outside_ftp,
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inside_rlogin, outside_rlogin,
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inside_news, outside_news, telnet_port,
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jump, mail, print, exec, and goto.
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The settings for these,
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as well as additional goto restrictions for
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specific URL schemes that are also applied,
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are derived from definitions within userdefs.h.
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- disallow local file management.
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- disallow saving to disk in the download and
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- disallow access to, or creation of, hidden (dot) files.
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- disallow some downloaders in the download menu (does not
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imply disk_save restriction).
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- disallow external editing.
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- disable execution scripts.
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- disallow the user from changing the local
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- disallow some "EXTERNAL" configuration lines
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if support for passing URLs to external
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applications (with the EXTERN command) is
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- disallow using G)oto, served links or bookmarks for
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- disable the 'g' (goto) command.
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- disallow ftps for people coming from inside your
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domain (utmp required for selectivity).
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- disallow USENET news posting for people coming
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from inside your domain (utmp required for selectivity).
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- disallow rlogins for people coming from inside
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your domain (utmp required for selectivity).
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- disallow telnets for people coming from inside
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your domain (utmp required for selectivity).
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- disable the 'j' (jump) command.
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- disallow multiple bookmarks.
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- disallow USENET News posting.
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- disallow saving options in .lynxrc.
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- disallow ftps for people coming from outside your
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domain (utmp required for selectivity).
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- disallow USENET news reading and posting for people coming
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from outside your domain (utmp required for selectivity).
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This restriction applies to "news", "nntp", "newspost", and
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"newsreply" URLs, but not to "snews", "snewspost",
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or "snewsreply" in case they are supported.
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- disallow rlogins for people coming from outside
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your domain (utmp required for selectivity).
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- disallow telnets for people coming from
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outside your domain (utmp required for selectivity).
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- disallow most print options.
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- disallow shell escapes and lynxexec or lynxprog G)oto's.
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- disallow Unix Control-Z suspends with escape to shell.
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- disallow specifying a port in telnet G)oto's.
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- disallow modifications of the User-Agent header.
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toggles forced resubmissions (no-cache) of forms with
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method POST when the documents they returned are sought
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with the PREV_DOC command or from the History List.
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disable recognition of rlogin commands.
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toggles showing scrollbar.
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toggles showing arrows at ends of the scrollbar.
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require .www_browsable files to browse directories.
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show very long URLs in the status line with "..." to represent the
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portion which cannot be displayed.
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The beginning and end of the URL are displayed, rather than suppressing the end.
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If enabled the cursor will not be hidden in the right hand
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corner but will instead be positioned at the start of the
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currently selected link. Show cursor is the default for
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systems without FANCY_CURSES capabilities. The default
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configuration can be changed in userdefs.h or lynx.cfg.
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The command line switch toggles the default.
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If enabled the transfer rate is shown in bytes/second.
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If disabled, no transfer rate is shown.
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Use lynx.cfg or the options menu to select KB/second and/or ETA.
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toggles emulation of the old Netscape and Mosaic bug which
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treated '>' as a co-terminator for double-quotes and tags.
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works the same as dump but outputs HTML source instead of
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disable SIGINT cleanup handler
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allow non-http startfile and homepage with \fB\-validate\fR.
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read the startfile from standard input
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.B \-syslog\fR=\fItext
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information for syslog call.
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initialize parser, using Tag Soup DTD rather than SortaSGML.
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disable recognition of telnet commands.
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tell Lynx what terminal type to assume it is talking to.
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(This may be useful for remote execution, when, for example,
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Lynx connects to a remote TCP/IP port that starts a script that,
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in turn, starts another Lynx process.)
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For win32, sets the network read-timeout, where N is given in seconds.
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toggles between using a Lynx Trace Log and stderr for trace output
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turns on "Textfields Need Activation" mode.
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turns on Lynx trace mode. Destination of trace output depends
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.B \-trace_mask\fR=\fIvalue
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turn on optional traces, which may result in very large trace files.
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Logically OR the values to combine options:
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1=SGML character parsing states
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4=TRST (table layout)
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8=config (lynx.cfg and .lynxrc contents)
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16=binary string copy/append, used in form data construction.
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traverse all http links derived from startfile. When used with
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-crawl, each link that begins with the same string as startfile
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is output to a file, intended for indexing. See CRAWL.announce
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for more information.
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trim input text/textarea fields in forms.
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toggles use of underline/bold attribute for links.
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toggles use of _underline_ format in dumps.
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turn on mouse support, if available.
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Clicking the left mouse button on a link traverses it.
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Clicking the right mouse button pops back.
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Click on the top line to scroll up.
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Click on the bottom line to scroll down.
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The first few positions in the top and bottom line may invoke
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additional functions.
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Lynx must be compiled with \fBncurses\fR or \fBslang\fR to support this feature.
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If \fBncurses\fR is used, clicking the middle mouse button pops up
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a simple menu. Mouse clicks may only work reliably while Lynx is
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idle waiting for input.
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set alternate Lynx User-Agent header.
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accept only http URLs (for validation). Complete security
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restrictions also are implemented.
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toggle [LINK], [IMAGE] and [INLINE] comments with filenames of these images.
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print version information.
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enable vi-like key movement.
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enable Waterloo tcp/ip packet debug (print to watt debugfile).
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This applies only to DOS versions compiled with WATTCP or WATT-32.
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.B \-width\fR=\fINUMBER
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number of columns for formatting of dumps, default is 80.
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emit backspaces in output if \fB\-dump\fR'ing or \fB\-crawl\fR'ing (like 'man' does)
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o Use \fBUp arrow\fR and \fBDown arrow\fR to scroll through hypertext links.
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o \fBRight arrow\fR or \fBReturn\fR will follow a highlighted hypertext link.
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o \fBLeft Arrow\fR will retreat from a link.
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o Type \fB"H"\fR or \fB"?"\fR for online help and descriptions
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of key-stroke commands.
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o Type \fB"K"\fR for a complete list of the current key-stroke
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In addition to various "standard" environment variables such as
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\fBHOME\fR, \fBPATH\fR, \fBUSER\fR, \fBDISPLAY\fR, \fBTMPDIR\fR, \fBetc\fR,
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\fILynx\fR utilizes several Lynx-specific environment variables, if they
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Others may be created or modified by \fILynx\fR to pass data to an external
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program, or for other reasons. These are listed separately below.
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See also the sections on \fBSIMULATED CGI SUPPORT\fR and
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\fBNATIVE LANGUAGE SUPPORT\fR, below.
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Note: Not all environment variables apply to all types of platforms
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supported by \fILynx\fR, though most do. Feedback on platform
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dependencies is solicited.
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Environment Variables Used By \fILynx\fR:
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If set, color capability for the terminal is forced on at startup time.
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The actual value assigned to the variable is ignored. This variable is
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only meaningful if \fILynx\fR was built using the \fBslang\fR
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screen-handling library.
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This variable, if set, will override the default location and name of
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the global configuration file (normally, \fBlynx.cfg\fR) that was defined
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by the LYNX_CFG_FILE constant in the userdefs.h file, during installation.
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See the userdefs.h file for more information.
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If set, this variable overrides the compiled-in location of the
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locale directory which contains native language (NLS) message text.
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This variable, if set, specifies the location of the default \fILynx\fR
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character style sheet file. [Currently only meaningful if \fILynx\fR was
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built using experimental color style support.]
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This variable, if set, will override the default path prefix for files
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saved to disk that is defined in the \fBlynx.cfg SAVE_SPACE:\fR statement.
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See the \fBlynx.cfg\fR file for more information.
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This variable, if set, will override the default path prefix for temporary
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files that was defined during installation, as well as any value that may
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be assigned to the \fBTMPDIR\fR variable.
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This variable specifies the default inbox \fILynx\fR will check for new
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mail, if such checking is enabled in the \fBlynx.cfg\fR file.
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This variable, if set, provides the string used in the \fBOrganization:\fR
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header of \fBUSENET\fR news postings. It will override the setting of the
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ORGANIZATION environment variable, if it is also set (and, on \fBUNIX\fR,
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the contents of an /etc/organization file, if present).
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If set, this variable specifies the default NNTP server that will be used
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for \fBUSENET\fR news reading and posting with \fILynx\fR, via news: URL's.
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This variable, if set, provides the string used in the \fBOrganization:\fR
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header of \fBUSENET\fR news postings. On \fBUNIX\fR, it will override the
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contents of an /etc/organization file, if present.
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\fILynx\fR supports the use of proxy servers that can act as firewall
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gateways and caching servers. They are preferable to the older gateway
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servers (see WWW_access_GATEWAY, below). Each protocol used by \fILynx\fR,
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(http, ftp, gopher, etc), can be mapped separately by setting environment
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variables of the form PROTOCOL_proxy (literally: http_proxy, ftp_proxy,
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gopher_proxy, etc), to "http://some.server.dom:port/".
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See \fBLynx Users Guide\fR for additional details and examples.
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Set to the directory containing trusted certificates.
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Set to the full path and filename for your file of trusted certificates.
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.B WWW_access_GATEWAY
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\fILynx\fR still supports use of gateway servers, with the servers specified
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via "WWW_access_GATEWAY" variables (where "access" is lower case and can be
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"http", "ftp", "gopher" or "wais"), however most gateway servers have been
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discontinued. Note that you do not include a terminal '/' for gateways, but
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do for proxies specified by PROTOCOL_proxy environment variables.
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See \fBLynx Users Guide\fR for details.
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This variable, if set, will override the default startup URL specified
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in any of the \fILynx\fR configuration files.
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Environment Variables \fBSet\fR or \fBModified\fR By \fILynx\fR:
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This variable is set by the \fILynx\fR p(rint) function, to the
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string seen in the document's "\fBInformation about\fR" page (= cmd),
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It is created for use by an external program, as defined in a
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\fBlynx.cfg PRINTER:\fR definition statement.
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If the field does not exist for the document, the variable is set to a
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null string under \fBUNIX\fR, or "No Date" under \fBVMS\fR.
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.B LYNX_PRINT_LASTMOD
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This variable is set by the \fILynx\fR p(rint) function, to the
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string seen in the document's "\fBInformation about\fR" page (= cmd),
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It is created for use by an external program, as defined in a
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\fBlynx.cfg PRINTER:\fR definition statement.
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If the field does not exist for the document, the variable is set to a
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null string under \fBUNIX\fR, or "No LastMod" under \fBVMS\fR.
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This variable is set by the \fILynx\fR p(rint) function, to the
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string seen in the document's "\fBInformation about\fR" page (= cmd),
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It is created for use by an external program, as defined in a
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\fBlynx.cfg PRINTER:\fR definition statement.
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If the field does not exist for the document, the variable is set to a
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null string under \fBUNIX\fR, or "No Title" under \fBVMS\fR.
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This variable is set by the \fILynx\fR p(rint) function, to the
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string seen in the document's "\fBInformation about\fR" page (= cmd),
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It is created for use by an external program, as defined in a
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\fBlynx.cfg PRINTER:\fR definition statement.
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If the field does not exist for the document, the variable is set to a
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null string under \fBUNIX\fR, or "No URL" under \fBVMS\fR.
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If set, causes \fILynx\fR to write a trace file as if the \fB-trace\fR
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option were supplied.
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If set, overrides the compiled-in name of the trace file,
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which is either Lynx.trace or LY-TRACE.LOG (the latter on the DOS platform).
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The trace file is in either case relative to the home directory.
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This variable is always set by \fILynx\fR, and may be used by an external
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program to determine if it was invoked by \fILynx\fR. See also the comments
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in the distribution's sample \fBmailcap\fR file, for notes on usage in such
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Normally, this variable is used by \fILynx\fR to determine the terminal type
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being used to invoke \fILynx\fR. If, however, it is unset at startup time
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(or has the value "unknown"),
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or if the \fB-term\fR command-line option is used (see \fBOPTIONS\fR section
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above), \fILynx\fR will set or modify its value to the user specified
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terminal type (for the \fILynx\fR execution environment).
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Note: If set/modified by \fILynx\fR, the values of the \fBLINES\fR and/or
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\fBCOLUMNS\fR environment variables may also be changed.
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.SH SIMULATED CGI SUPPORT
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If built with the \fBcgi-links\fR option enabled, \fILynx\fR allows access
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to a cgi script directly without the need for an http daemon.
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When executing such "lynxcgi scripts" (if enabled), the following variables
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may be set for simulating a CGI environment:
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.B HTTP_ACCEPT_CHARSET
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.B HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE
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Other environment variables are not inherited by the script, unless they
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are provided via a LYNXCGI_ENVIRONMENT statement in the configuration file.
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See the \fBlynx.cfg\fR file, and the (draft) CGI 1.1 Specification
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<http://Web.Golux.Com/coar/cgi/draft-coar-cgi-v11-00.txt> for the
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definition and usage of these variables.
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The CGI Specification, and other associated documentation, should be consulted
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for general information on CGI script programming.
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.SH NATIVE LANGUAGE SUPPORT
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If configured and installed with \fBNative Language Support\fR, \fILynx\fR
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will display status and other messages in your local language. See the
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file \fBABOUT_NLS\fR in the source distribution, or at your local \fBGNU\fR
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site, for more information about internationalization.
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The following environment variables may be used to alter default settings:
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This variable, if set, will override the default message language. It
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is an \fBISO 639\fR two-letter code identifying the language. Language
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codes are \fBNOT\fR the same as the country codes given in \fBISO 3166\fR.
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This variable, if set, will override the default message language.
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This is a \fBGNU\fR extension that has higher priority for setting
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the message catalog than \fBLANG\fR or \fBLC_ALL\fR.
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These variables, if set, specify the notion of native language
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formatting style. They are \fBPOSIXly\fR correct.
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This variable, if set prior to configuration, limits the installed
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languages to specific values. It is a space-separated list of two-letter
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codes. Currently, it is hard-coded to a wish list.
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This variable, if set, is used as the path prefix for message catalogs.
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This is the Lynx v2.8.4 Release
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If you wish to contribute to the further development
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of \fILynx\fR, subscribe to our mailing list. Send email to
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<majordomo@sig.net> with "subscribe lynx-dev" as the only line
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in the body of your message.
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Send bug reports, comments, suggestions to <lynx-dev@sig.net>
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Unsubscribe by sending email to <majordomo@sig.net> with
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"unsubscribe lynx-dev" as the only line in the body of your message.
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Do not send the unsubscribe message to the lynx-dev list, itself.
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\fIlocaleconv\fR(3),
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Note that man page availability and section numbering is somewhat
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platform dependent, and may vary from the above references.
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A section shown as (GNU), is intended to denote that the topic
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may be available via an info page, instead of a man page (i.e., try
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"info subject", rather than "man subject").
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A section shown as (?) denotes that documentation on the topic exists,
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but is not part of an established documentation retrieval system (see
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the distribution files associated with the topic, or contact your
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System Administrator for further information).
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Lynx has incorporated code from a variety of sources along the way.
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The earliest versions of Lynx included code from Earl Fogel of Computing
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Services at the University of Saskatchewan, who implemented HYPERREZ
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in the Unix environment. HYPERREZ was developed by Niel Larson of
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Think.com and served as the model for the early versions of Lynx.
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Those versions also incorporated libraries from the Unix Gopher clients
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developed at the University of Minnesota, and the later versions of
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Lynx rely on the WWW client library code developed by Tim Berners-Lee
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and the WWW community. Also a special thanks to Foteos Macrides who ported
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much of Lynx to VMS and did or organized most of its development since the
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departures of Lou Montulli and Garrett Blythe from the University of Kansas
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in the summer of 1994 through the release of v2.7.2, and to everyone
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on the net who has contributed to Lynx's development either directly (through
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patches, comments or bug reports) or indirectly (through inspiration and
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development of other systems).
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Lou Montulli, Garrett Blythe, Craig Lavender, Michael Grobe, Charles Rezac
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Academic Computing Services
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University of Kansas
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Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research
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Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545
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