Lynx - A Working Man's Guide

Lynx.md

The Working Man's Guide To Lynx

• ? view help

customization

/etx/lynx.cfg

Set locations to bookmark file, jump file, enable key-bindings (vi|emacs), (white|black)list domains, cookies, and lots more.

/etx/lynx.lss

Modify lynx style.

bookmarks

• v view bookmarks
• a add bookmark
  • r remove bookmark (bookmarks view)

document view

• V visited links page
• A view page links
• L view visible links
• d download document
• del history
• shift-g show address of current doc
• shift-e show address of current link
• = view info about current doc

navigating

• ctrl-n move forward 2 lines
• ctrl-p move backward 2 lines
• space move to next page
• b move to previous page

misc

• ':[tab]` show available commands
• :LINE adjust page layout
• :TO_CLIPBOARD copy to clipboard

cookie-jar

• ctrl-x cache-jar

prompt

• ctrl-g cancel current prompt

editor

• ctrl-x-e open external editor

jumpfile

Set location in lynx.cfg: JUMPFILE:/your/path/lynx_jumps.html

• ctrl-j jump file

Arguably lynx's most powerful asset. Use %s in a url and lynx will prompt for input terms for each one. Example:

<dl> 
  <dt>?<dd><a href="file::/home/username/lynx_jumps.html">This Shortcut List</a>
  <dt>c<dd><a href="https://lite.duckduckgo.com/lite?q=%s%20cppreference.com">CPP Reference</a>
  <dt>cpp<dd><a href="https://www.cplusplus.com/search.do?q=%s">CPP Manual(search)</a>
  <dt>ddg<dd><a href="https://www.duckduckgo.com/lite?q=%s">DuckDuckGo</a>
</dl>