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author | Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net> | 1998-11-06 16:18:09 -0500 |
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committer | Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net> | 1998-11-06 16:18:09 -0500 |
commit | 18024037b515bfff83e0230b35151babe6005e18 (patch) | |
tree | b8c80055282a00883284722a3dd6bb25234e07f0 /lynx.man | |
parent | 3d8ecbe48af249fa0d77ce4d273e32ce4b7e6e18 (diff) | |
download | lynx-snapshots-18024037b515bfff83e0230b35151babe6005e18.tar.gz |
snapshot of project "lynx", label v2-8-1dev_4
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1 files changed, 42 insertions, 82 deletions
diff --git a/lynx.man b/lynx.man index 2a9a35c2..7ae40c47 100644 --- a/lynx.man +++ b/lynx.man @@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ Lynx can be used to build systems isolated within a single LAN. .SH OPTIONS -At start up, \fILynx\fR will load any local +At start up, \fILynx\fR will load any local file or remote URL specified at the command line. For help with URLs, press \fB"?"\fR -or \fB"H"\fR while running \fILynx\fR. +or \fB"h"\fR while running \fILynx\fR. Then follow the link titled, "Help on URLs." .PP .TP @@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ the arguments from stdin. This is to allow for the potentially very long command line that can be associated with the -get_data or -post_data arguments (see below). .TP -.B -accept_all_cookies -accept all cookies. -.TP .B -anonymous used to specify the anonymous account. .TP @@ -72,7 +69,7 @@ charset for documents that don't specify it. .B -assume_local_charset\fR=\fIID\fR:\fIMIMEname charset assumed for local files. .TP -.B -assume_unrec_charset\fR=\fIMIMEname +.B -assume_unrec_charset\fR=\fIID\fR:\fIMIMEname use this instead of unrecognized charsets. .TP .B -auth\fR=\fIID\fR:\fIPASSWD @@ -126,9 +123,6 @@ in .lynxrc on startup is overridden by this flag. .B -cookies toggles handling of Set-Cookie headers. .TP -.B -cookie_file\fR=\fIFILENAME -specifies a file to use to store cookies. -.TP .B -core toggles forced core dumps on fatal errors. .TP @@ -136,17 +130,13 @@ toggles forced core dumps on fatal errors. with -traversal, output each page to a file. with -dump, format output as with -traversal, but to stdout. .TP -.B -debug_partial -incremental display stages with MessageSecs delay -.TP .B -display\fR=\fIDISPLAY set the display variable for X rexec-ed programs. .TP .B -dump dumps the formatted output of the default document or one -specified on the command line to standard out. +specified on the command line to standard out. This can be used in the following way: -.sp lynx -dump http://www.crl.com/~subir/lynx.html. .TP .B -editor\fR=\fIEDITOR @@ -163,10 +153,7 @@ toggles compatibility with comm programs' scrollback keys .B -error_file\fR=\fIFILE define a file where Lynx will report HTTP access codes. .TP -.B -exec -enable local program execution (normally not configured). -.TP -.B -fileversions +.B -fileversions include all versions of files in local VMS directory listings. .TP .B -force_html @@ -175,13 +162,10 @@ forces the first document to be interpreted as HTML. .B -force_secure toggles forcing of the secure flag for SSL cookies. .TP -.B -forms_options -toggles the style of options (menu or forms). -.TP .B -from toggles transmissions of From headers. .TP -.B -ftp +.B -ftp disable ftp access. .TP .B -get_data @@ -191,7 +175,7 @@ send form data from stdin using GET method and dump results. send a HEAD request for the mime headers. .TP .B -help -print the Lynx command syntax usage message. +print this Lynx command syntax usage message. .TP .B -hiddenlinks=[option] control the display of hidden links. @@ -295,9 +279,6 @@ disable the retrieval status messages. .B -number_links force numbering of links. .TP -.B -partial -display partial pages while downloading. -.TP .B -pauth\fR=\fIID\fR:\fIPASSWD set authorization ID and password for a protected proxy server at startup. Be sure to protect any script files @@ -336,12 +317,12 @@ allows a list of services to be disabled selectively. The following list is printed if no options are specified. -.I all +.I all - restricts all options. -.I bookmark -- disallow changing the location of the bookmark -file. +.I bookmark +- disallow changing the location of the bookmark +file. .I bookmark_exec - disallow execution links via the bookmark file. @@ -351,57 +332,57 @@ file. (but still allow it for directories) when local file management is enabled. -.I 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, +.I 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, -outside_rlogin, jump, mail and goto. Defaults +outside_rlogin, jump, mail and goto. Defaults are setable within userdefs.h. .I dired_support - disallow local file management. -.I disk_save +.I disk_save - disallow saving to disk in the download and print menus. .I download - disallow downloaders in the download menu. -.I editor +.I editor - disallow editing. -.I exec +.I exec - disable execution scripts. .I exec_frozen -- disallow the user from changing the local +- disallow the user from changing the local execution option. -.I file_url +.I file_url - disallow using G)oto, served links or bookmarks for file: URLs. -.I goto -- disable the 'g' (goto) command. +.I goto +- disable the 'g' (goto) command. .I inside_ftp - disallow ftps for people coming from inside your domain (utmp required for selectivity). .I inside_news -- disallow USENET news posting for people coming +- disallow USENET news posting for people coming from inside your domain (utmp required for selectivity). .I inside_rlogin - disallow rlogins for people coming from inside your domain (utmp required for selectivity). -.I inside_telnet -- disallow telnets for people coming from inside -your domain (utmp required for selectivity). +.I inside_telnet +- disallow telnets for people coming from inside +your domain (utmp required for selectivity). .I jump - disable the 'j' (jump) command. @@ -415,7 +396,7 @@ your domain (utmp required for selectivity). .I news_post - disallow USENET News posting. -.I options_save +.I options_save - disallow saving options in .lynxrc. .I outside_ftp @@ -423,24 +404,24 @@ your domain (utmp required for selectivity). domain (utmp required for selectivity). .I outside_news -- disallow USENET news posting for people coming +- disallow USENET news posting for people coming from outside your domain (utmp required for selectivity). .I outside_rlogin - disallow rlogins for people coming from outside your domain (utmp required for selectivity). -.I outside_telnet -- disallow telnets for people coming from -outside your domain (utmp required for selectivity). +.I outside_telnet +- disallow telnets for people coming from +outside your domain (utmp required for selectivity). -.I print -- disallow most print options. +.I print +- disallow most print options. -.I shell +.I shell - disallow shell escapes and lynxexec or lynxprog G)oto's. -.I suspend +.I suspend - disallow Unix Control-Z suspends with escape to shell. .I telnet_port @@ -469,23 +450,13 @@ systems without FANCY_CURSES capabilities. The default configuration can be changed in userdefs.h or lynx.cfg. The command line switch toggles the default. .TP -.B -soft_dquotes -toggles emulation of the old Netscape and Mosaic bug which -treated '>' as a co-terminator for double-quotes and tags. -.TP .B -source works the same as dump but outputs HTML source instead of formatted text. .TP -.B -stack_dump -disable SIGINT cleanup handler -.TP .B -startfile_ok allow non-http startfile and homepage with -validate. .TP -.B -tagsoup -initialize parser, using Tag Soup DTD rather than SortaSGML. -.TP .B -telnet disable recognition of telnet commands. .TP @@ -510,14 +481,6 @@ for more information. .B -underscore toggles use of _underline_ format in dumps. .TP -.B -use_mouse -turn on xterm mouse support. -Clicking the left mouse button on a link traverses it. -Clicking the right mouse button pops back. -Click in the first line of a page to scroll up. -Click in the last line of a page to scroll down. -Lynx must be compiled with ncurses or slang to support this feature. -.TP .B -useragent=Name set alternate Lynx User-Agent header. .TP @@ -525,9 +488,6 @@ set alternate Lynx User-Agent header. accept only http URLs (for validation). Complete security restrictions also are implemented. .TP -.B -verbose -taggles [LINK], [IMAGE] and [INLINE] comments with filenames of these images. -.TP .B -version print version information. .TP @@ -543,13 +503,13 @@ o \fBRight arrow\fR or \fBReturn\fR will follow a highlighted hypertext link. .br o \fBLeft Arrow\fR will retreat from a link. .br -o Type \fB"H"\fR or \fB"?"\fR for online help and descriptions +o Type \fB"h"\fR or \fB"?"\fR for online help and descriptions of key-stroke commands. .br -o Type \fB"K"\fR for a complete list of the current key-stroke +o Type \fB"k"\fR for a complete list of the current key-stroke command mappings. .SH NOTES -This is the Lynx v2.8.1 Release +This is the Lynx v2.8 Release .PP If you wish to contribute to the further development of \fILynx\fR, subscribe to our mailing list. Send email to @@ -566,10 +526,10 @@ Do not send the unsubscribe message to the lynx-dev list, itself. 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 Unix environment. HYPERREZ was developed by Niel Larson of +in the Unix environment. 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 Unix Gopher clients -developed at the University of Minnesota, and the later versions of +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 did or organized most of its development since the |