Introduction to Lynx:
A World Wide Web Browser

• About Lynx
• Accessing Lynx
• Moving around Lynx
• The Lynx menu
• Filling out forms
• For more information

About Lynx

The primary difference between Lynx and other WWW browsers is that Lynx displays only the text on a WWW page; it cannot display images or other special file formats. And instead of a mouse, keyboard keys are used to navigate through the hypertext links.

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Accessing Lynx

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Moving around Lynx

KEY	ACTION
UP and DOWN ARROW	to move the cursor up and down the current page
RIGHT ARROW	to connect to the highlighted link
LEFT ARROW	to return to the previous page
SPACEBAR	to move down a page

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The Lynx menu

H)elp O)ptions P)rint G)o M)ain screen Q)uit /=search [delete]=history list

To choose a menu option, type the letter that precedes the parenthesis. For example, type q to quit Lynx. Following is a breakdown of each menu item and its function:

H)elp | O)ptions | P)rint | G)o | M)ain screen | Q)uit | /=search | [delete]=history list

H)elp

• Lynx user's guide
• Key-stroke commands
• Line editor
• About Lynx
• About Lynx-Dev
• Help with HTML
• HTML Quick Reference Guide

Lynx user's guide

Key-stroke commands

KEY	FUNCTION
BACKSPACE	history list that displays list of pages visited
SPACEBAR	go to bottom of current page
RIGHT ARROW	move forward to next WWW page (link)
LEFT ARROW	move backward to previous WWW page (link)
DOWN ARROW	move to next input field or link on the current page
TAB	(same as above)
UP ARROW	move cursor up on the current page
RETURN	move forward to next WWW page from current highlighted link
CTRL-W	refresh the page
CTRL-U	erase input line

Line Editor

About Lynx

Help with HTML

HTML Quick Reference Guide

The Options menu customizes Lynx settings that include the following:

B)ookmark

This option identifies a file where Lynx stores URLs (addresses) for frequently visited links. The bookmark file is assigned a default name that does not need to be altered. To set a bookmark, type a for Add. The following prompt will appear:

Save D)ocument or L)ink to bookmark file or C)ancel? (d,l,c):

Type d to save a link to the current page. To save the link that is currently highlighted on the page, type l. To cancel the bookmark option, type c. The list of URLs saved as bookmarks can be viewed in Lynx by typing v.

P)ersonal mail address

This option allows you to easily send files to your personal e-mail account. At the main screen type o to enter options, then type p at the command prompt. Type the desired e-mail address, and press the RETURN key.

To send a file through e-mail from the main screen, type p. This command will take you to the print menu and offer four printing options (see Print Section). Select "Mail the file." Your e-mail address should appear. However, you may enter another address. Press the RETURN key to send the file.

There are four different print options:

• Save to a local file
• Mail the file
• Print to the screen
• Specify your own print command

http://www.yahoo.com

This command takes you back to the Lynx home page. After you type the "M," a prompt appears that confirms the request to return to the main screen. Type y or n to accept or reject the request.

Type q to quit Lynx and return to the UNIX prompt. Type y or n at the prompt to confirm exiting Lynx. Type exit to quit the UNIX system.

Press the [/] key to search for a desired word or phrase. Lynx will ask for a search word or phrase and will search the current page. If the word is found, Lynx positions the line containing the result at the top of the screen.

The DELETE (BACKSPACE) key shows a list of WWW pages that were visited in the current session.

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