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Old 02-01-2007, 03:39 PM   #1
jadewarrior
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Browse the internet from command line


Please is it possible to browse the internet from the command line(shell)?
 
Old 02-01-2007, 03:42 PM   #2
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Yes, try lynx,links,links2, or my favorite, elinks.
 
Old 02-03-2007, 01:19 AM   #3
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lynx is one option. OpenBSD's lynx come with HTTPS enabled. You can also try w3m.

Although not directly related to "browsing web", you will also find wget [1] and curl [2] to be very handy and powerful.

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[1] http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/

[2] http://curl.haxx.se/
 
Old 02-03-2007, 09:35 AM   #4
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elinks owns imo.
 
  


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