
<p>
<a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@kevie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
Kevie</a>
, from the <a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
TuxJam</a>
 podcast, takes a look at the <a href="https://lynx.invisible-island.net" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
Lynx</a>
 command line browser and briefly discusses it's uses and if it still has a place in our modern times.</p>
<p>
<br>
</p>
<h3>
Some Useful Hot-keys:</h3>
<p>
<strong>
g</strong>
 to go to a specific website</p>
<p>
<strong>
m</strong>
 goes to your start page (Main screen is what Lynx calls it)</p>
<p>
<strong>
o</strong>
 for options</p>
<p>
<strong>
h</strong>
 for help</p>
<p>
<strong>
p</strong>
 for print </p>
<p>
<strong>
q</strong>
 to quit program</p>
<p>
<strong>
/</strong>
 search for text on a page</p>
<p>
<br>
</p>
<p>
Navigation</p>
<p>
<strong>
&lt;</strong>
 previous page</p>
<p>
<strong>
&gt;</strong>
 forward page</p>
<p>
<strong>
up</strong>
 and <strong>
down</strong>
 move between links on the page. Down or left will also cancel a command if pressed accidentally.</p>
<p>
<strong>
Pg Up</strong>
 and <strong>
Pg Down</strong>
 scroll up or down a whole screen at a time.</p>
<p>
<strong>
ctrl n</strong>
 (down or next) and <strong>
ctrl p</strong>
 (up or previous) will move the page up and down a couple of lines</p>
<p>
<strong>
a</strong>
 will add the current page to the bookmarks list</p>
<p>
<strong>
v</strong>
 views the list of bookmarks</p>
<p>
<strong>
,</strong>
 open the current page in another browser</p>
<p>
<strong>
G</strong>
 displays the URL and allows editing</p>
<p>
<strong>
ctrl L</strong>
 reloads the current page</p>
<p>
<br>
</p>
<h3>
Some Basic Config Edits:</h3>
<p>
Edit the file /etc/lynx/lynx.cfg (You will need to used sudo privileges to edit a system file)</p>
<p>
<br>
</p>
<p>
To change the starting page go to Line 111 and add</p>
<p>
STARTFILE:YOUR_CHOSEN_PAGE_URL</p>
<p>
I used https://duckduckgo.com/lite</p>
<p>
<br>
</p>
<p>
Don't forget to comment out the default one at line 105</p>
<p>
To change the browser to open a link, go to Line 3141 and add</p>
<p>
EXTERNAL:http:BROSWER_LAUNCH_COMMAND %s:TRUE</p>
<p>
To use the default browser on modern Linux systems add xdg-open</p>


