Scott wrote: > On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 09:07:33PM -0500, rblythe wrote: > >> Whenever I use Lynx to download a patch, I do the following: >> >> 1) select the patch >> 2) right arrow -> (this will show the patch in text format) >> 3) press p (for print) >> 4) select save to a local file >> 5) at the bottom of the screen it shows the name of the file (just press >> enter) >> > > Why not select the patch and press 'd' to download it? That's what I > do all the time, and have never had a problem. > > Scott Swanson > You're right, that works too. Six years ago (when I was completely new GNU/Linux) I was having a heck of a time downloading patches with lynx (and I don't remember why). Printing them to a file worked back then so I just stuck with it.
Now I will (re)add downloading patches to my personal knowledge base. Six years and still (re)learning. Thanks for the reminder. rblythe -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
