Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Karen Lewellen wrote: > folks, > i. do. not. want. to. make. this. change. in lynx.cfg...at all! > How hard is that to understand? > I asked for *command line* not all the ways I might screw up another > person's setup. You have received a variety of alternative suggestions because there IS NO WAY to do precisely what you're asking to do, with Lynx as it exists. My suggestion to edit lynx.cfg does not affect other users. It affects only your own shell account, so will not 'screw up another person's setup'. Making an alias does not affect other users. There are many possible ways to do *approximately* what you want; but you to be willing to actually *use* those ways. 'I want this to behave differently, but I am not willing to change anything' doesn't lead to success. === Stepping back for a moment, I'm not sure if we're even clear on what you want. Your original subject line asks about changing 'lynx default homepage from the command line'. The most trivial thing is to run: $ lynx url-of-desired-homepage i.e. `lynx https://www.xyz.abc` This 'changes' the default by specifying the desired page. But you have to type it every time. Are you prepared to type it every time? That seems to meet the 'on the command line' request. But maybe you meant that you want to run a Lynx command which permanently sets it, like `lynx --set-new-homepage https://www.xyz.abc`, after which just running `lynx` with no arguments would go there. That does not directly exist. There is no Lynx command-line option which saves-for-later your new desired default page. What *does* exist is changing the value in lynx.cfg. In your own private copy of lynx.cfg -- which will not affect other users. But then you have to specify the *use* of that private lynx.cfg, each time you run Lynx. So it's a different hassle. This can be fixed by making an alias -- which is another thing which goes into your private files and doesn't affect other users. 'alias' is one of several choices: depending which shell you are using, you could instead use a shell function, or a small shell script. One way or another, you would have to slightly redefine what happens when you type 'lynx'. === As it stands, your request is like saying: I want this radio to play this show for me, which is on at 3:30pm every day. But I do not ever want to have to touch it: I will not change the station, I will not program a timer, I will not speak voice commands to it, I just want it to intuit my desire. -- Some day you may have a radio which does that (and I suspect you'll find it rather creepy) -- but the one you have today doesn't do any of those things. You have to *do something* to tell it what you want. You have to do it each day at 3:30pm, because it doesn't have a 'always jump to this station and start playing, at this time each day' feature. Editing lynx.cfg, making aliases, etc. -- these are the ways you tell Lynx (and a Unix-like shell system) what you want. If you won't do some version of those things, it won't do what you want. It can't. >Bela< ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
If a user can get ownership of /etc/lynx.cfg and have that file in their home directory then create a basic lynx.sh script in their home directory with the line: lynx -cfg=$HOME/lynx.cfg then that user is no longer using any of the system defaults. Any edits that user does to $HOME/lynx.cfg effect only them and nobody else on the system. -- ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Those are interesting choices. My dsl provider blocked the use of port 22 for ssh telnet a year or so back. fortunately shellworld uses a different port number for ssh telnet, and my own ms dos ssh telnet client meets with no authentication issues coming here. i still intend exploring what ssh telnet is incorporated in the DOS djgpp project for authentication, some of it is tied to openssh dropping some forms of dh keys. The freedos list referenced a stand alone edition of links, which likely also surpasses the authentication issue as it is described as being for modern DOS users. Still, I admire your dedication. I presently run ms dos 7.1 on a p3 with close to a gig of memory, but my computers are custom built for me. Karen On Mon, 18 Nov 2019, Alejandro Lieber wrote: A very good BSD (Unix) shell can be found at sdf.org. You have free usage of Lynx and Links, if you pay a small charge, you con configure your home account and adds a lot of Unix programs like Mutt, Alpine and SLRN. The only problem is that there are no modern SSH program for MS-DOS that can access it (authentication problems). You can still log to sdf.org using MS-DOS by Telnet. I regularly do it with a 80286 with a 720 KBy floppy running MS-DOS 2.11 Another free limited shell with Lynx. Links and eLinks is lynx.scramworks.net. Alejandro Lieber Rosario Argentina On 17/11/19 19:39, David Woolley wrote: On 17/11/2019 22:04, Tim Chase wrote: > However asking the system admin to modify the system-wide lynx.cfg > file*will* impact all other Shellworld users. Using any of the > methods recommended in this thread are exactly the way to prevent > this. > I wonder how long shellworld has to live. I completely failed to find any current marketing page for it, and people have said, here, that they have failed to get accounts created. The Wayback Machine suggests that it hasn't been marketed for over ten years, although it does seem to have been intended as a blind users' system, rather than a power users' one. The last page captured that wasn't empty or invalid seems to be October 2007, and it was blank by December that year. I assume they are not taking on new users and will close when the number remaining drops sufficiently. ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
A very good BSD (Unix) shell can be found at sdf.org. You have free usage of Lynx and Links, if you pay a small charge, you con configure your home account and adds a lot of Unix programs like Mutt, Alpine and SLRN. The only problem is that there are no modern SSH program for MS-DOS that can access it (authentication problems). You can still log to sdf.org using MS-DOS by Telnet. I regularly do it with a 80286 with a 720 KBy floppy running MS-DOS 2.11 Another free limited shell with Lynx. Links and eLinks is lynx.scramworks.net. Alejandro Lieber Rosario Argentina On 17/11/19 19:39, David Woolley wrote: On 17/11/2019 22:04, Tim Chase wrote: However asking the system admin to modify the system-wide lynx.cfg file*will* impact all other Shellworld users. Using any of the methods recommended in this thread are exactly the way to prevent this. I wonder how long shellworld has to live. I completely failed to find any current marketing page for it, and people have said, here, that they have failed to get accounts created. The Wayback Machine suggests that it hasn't been marketed for over ten years, although it does seem to have been intended as a blind users' system, rather than a power users' one. The last page captured that wasn't empty or invalid seems to be October 2007, and it was blank by December that year. I assume they are not taking on new users and will close when the number remaining drops sufficiently. ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
The problem with that approach is that all lyx users would be affected, your start page would be what they get. On Sun, 17 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Big picture goal for whom? > As it is my goal, and I state otherwise, I am unsure why you choose to > claim this is my goal. > This issue is moot, and I consider the thread to be closed. > I am asking the admin here to make the change for me, end of story. > > > > On Sun, 17 Nov 2019, Tim Chase wrote: > > > The big picture goal is to create a local/user-specific lynx.cfg file > > in your home directory. This can be as minimal as that one > > "STARTFILE" line produced by the `echo` command, and then start lynx > > using that config file. > > > > You can use a text-editor to create/edit the ~/.lynx.cfg file and > > append the line > > > > STARTFILE:https://ca.yahoo.com/news > > > > at the bottom. Alternatively you can use "echo" to append the file > > (creating it if it doesn't already exist): > > > > $ echo "STARTFILE:https://ca.yahoo.com/news"; >> ~/.lynx.cfg > > > > With that local/user-specific config file available, you can then > > start lynx manually using that config file: > > > > $ lynx -cfg=$HOME/.lynx.cfg > > > > but typing that whole thing every time gets tedious. So to avoid > > that tedium, you want to let your shell know that when you type > > "lynx" (or "ly" or whatever short-hand you want) that you really mean > > "every time I type `lynx`, pretend that I added -cfg=$HOME/.lynx.cfg > > after it". You can do this with an alias or with a function though > > the function is a bit more flexible. This would be created in one of > > your shell startup files. However the exact syntax and file-names for > > that startup file depend on the shell you're using. That's why I'm > > interested in the output of > > > > $ basename $SHELL > > > > to make sure which shell you're running. In all liklihood, it's > > "bash" in which case it would also help for you to provide the output > > of > > > > $ ls ~/.bash* > > > > If that output includes a .bash_aliases file, that's the best place > > to put an alias/function. Otherwise, you can just append it to your > > .bashrc (which would most likely be among the output). > > > > However your shell could also be any of a number of common > > alternatives like sh, ash, dash, zsh, ksh, csh, tcsh, fish, or yet > > others. Each one has its own configuration files and making sure > > that the edit takes place in the right one is essential to ensuring > > that the alias/function gets created properly. > > > > But then once you have the alias/function in your local start-up > > file, every time you type "lynx" (or "ly" or whatever short-hand you > > prefer), it will start with your preferred configuration. > > > > -tim > > > > > > On 2019-11-17 14:10, Karen Lewellen wrote: > >> Tim, > >> *should* is an interesting concept. What should be does not > >> always translate into what is. > >> For example, > >> Your echo line below is a fantastic example of the kind of command > >> line idea I have been seeking the entire time. > >> However, because there are about ten different lynx.cfg files in > >> the home directory of my site hosted here on shellworld, running it > >> did not produce any changes. > >> I got no errors, meaning likely something was changed, just not > >> the lynx.cfg file governing my karenlewellen.com workspace hosted > >> at shellworld. > >> still, it was at least the sort of solution I desired, a simple > >> command line that could be run without editing altering or > >> changing anything else. > >> As I said to rick, that he has done something himself in no way > >> translates to the approximately 7 billion others sharing our world. > >> Karen > >> > >> > >> On Sun, 17 Nov 2019, Tim Chase wrote: > >> > >>> There are system-level config files which you should be able to > >>> read but not modify. There are also user-level config files > >>> which you are expected to be able to read and modify to make your > >>> life easier. > >>> > >>> Yes, you can manually specify a config file every time on the > >>> command line, or specify the start-URL on the command-line every > >>> time, or establish environment variables every time you log in, > >>> or define a function/alias everytime you log in. > >>> > >>> But the purpose of creating local/user-level config files is for > >>> your own conveneince. So that when you type "lynx" (or "ly" or > >>> whatever short-hand abbreviation you want), it does exactly what > >>> *you* want (within the software's limitations) every time. > >>> > >>> As David mentions, if your Shellworld account allows you to modify > >>> system-level config files, that would impact everybody on the > >>> system and be a big security issue. But I suspect that the > >>> administrator left permissions as their defaults and so you can't > >>> change the site-wide settings as a mere user. But you can copy > >>> the lynx.cfg file -- either from your system /etc/lynx.
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
If using a single bookmark page, make the desired url the first item.. On Sun, 17 Nov 2019, Chime Hart wrote: > Well Karen, if you have bookmarks enabled, you can just type from a > commandline > lynx -book > You will then see all your bookmarks, which like any other page, you can type > a > link number or arrow-and-highlight an item. > Now probably back on Firday I inquired if there were a way of invoking an > actual > bookmark from a commandline? As an example if I want to go to bookmark 145, > are > their ways of doing that? Thanks so much in advance > Chime > > -- XB ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Hi David-and-All, I just looked-and-there are around 22 user names here on Shellworld, including some with more than 1 account. Certainly an amount of annual income from even that many accounts is nothing to sneeze at. O-and-David, speaking of the Wayback Machine, I was never able to accomplish this in Lynx. I wanted to go back before the New York Times-and-most other NewsPapers added javascript so I couldn't get to their printer friendly pages. But if I tried following a link, it took me to a current page. Thanks so much in advance Chime ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
On 17/11/2019 22:04, Tim Chase wrote: However asking the system admin to modify the system-wide lynx.cfg file*will* impact all other Shellworld users. Using any of the methods recommended in this thread are exactly the way to prevent this. I wonder how long shellworld has to live. I completely failed to find any current marketing page for it, and people have said, here, that they have failed to get accounts created. The Wayback Machine suggests that it hasn't been marketed for over ten years, although it does seem to have been intended as a blind users' system, rather than a power users' one. The last page captured that wasn't empty or invalid seems to be October 2007, and it was blank by December that year. I assume they are not taking on new users and will close when the number remaining drops sufficiently. ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
On 2019-11-17 16:37, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Big picture goal for whom? You wanted to set your default start-page to a particular URL without needing to enter it every time: On 2019-11-15 17:52, Karen Lewellen wrote: > The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply visit > a new site once. On 2019-11-15 19:45, Karen Lewellen wrote: > the goal is a permanent change to the default one. This thread gave you multiple ways to do this: - manually start lynx with the desired homepage URL on the command-line, possibly simplified with an alias/function - create a lynx.cfg file and use "lynx -cfg=$HOME/.lynx.cfg" possibly simplified with an alias/function (which is what I detailed and has the longest-term flexibility and extensibility) - exporting the WWW_HOME either each time your shell starts up or in your shell start-up file On 2019-11-17 16:37, Karen Lewellen wrote: > I am asking the admin here to make the change for me, end of story. You were also clear (and rudely condescending to those trying to help) about not wanting to modify the system lynx.cfg: On 2019-11-16 22:53, Karen Lewellen wrote: > i. do. not. want. to. make. this. change. in lynx.cfg...at all! > How hard is that to understand? > I asked for *command line* not all the ways I might screw up > another person's setup. However asking the system admin to modify the system-wide lynx.cfg file *will* impact all other Shellworld users. Using any of the methods recommended in this thread are exactly the way to prevent this. -tim ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Big picture goal for whom?
As it is my goal, and I state otherwise, I am unsure why you choose to
claim this is my goal.
This issue is moot, and I consider the thread to be closed.
I am asking the admin here to make the change for me, end of story.
On Sun, 17 Nov 2019, Tim Chase wrote:
The big picture goal is to create a local/user-specific lynx.cfg file
in your home directory. This can be as minimal as that one
"STARTFILE" line produced by the `echo` command, and then start lynx
using that config file.
You can use a text-editor to create/edit the ~/.lynx.cfg file and
append the line
STARTFILE:https://ca.yahoo.com/news
at the bottom. Alternatively you can use "echo" to append the file
(creating it if it doesn't already exist):
$ echo "STARTFILE:https://ca.yahoo.com/news"; >> ~/.lynx.cfg
With that local/user-specific config file available, you can then
start lynx manually using that config file:
$ lynx -cfg=$HOME/.lynx.cfg
but typing that whole thing every time gets tedious. So to avoid
that tedium, you want to let your shell know that when you type
"lynx" (or "ly" or whatever short-hand you want) that you really mean
"every time I type `lynx`, pretend that I added -cfg=$HOME/.lynx.cfg
after it". You can do this with an alias or with a function though
the function is a bit more flexible. This would be created in one of
your shell startup files. However the exact syntax and file-names for
that startup file depend on the shell you're using. That's why I'm
interested in the output of
$ basename $SHELL
to make sure which shell you're running. In all liklihood, it's
"bash" in which case it would also help for you to provide the output
of
$ ls ~/.bash*
If that output includes a .bash_aliases file, that's the best place
to put an alias/function. Otherwise, you can just append it to your
.bashrc (which would most likely be among the output).
However your shell could also be any of a number of common
alternatives like sh, ash, dash, zsh, ksh, csh, tcsh, fish, or yet
others. Each one has its own configuration files and making sure
that the edit takes place in the right one is essential to ensuring
that the alias/function gets created properly.
But then once you have the alias/function in your local start-up
file, every time you type "lynx" (or "ly" or whatever short-hand you
prefer), it will start with your preferred configuration.
-tim
On 2019-11-17 14:10, Karen Lewellen wrote:
Tim,
*should* is an interesting concept. What should be does not
always translate into what is.
For example,
Your echo line below is a fantastic example of the kind of command
line idea I have been seeking the entire time.
However, because there are about ten different lynx.cfg files in
the home directory of my site hosted here on shellworld, running it
did not produce any changes.
I got no errors, meaning likely something was changed, just not
the lynx.cfg file governing my karenlewellen.com workspace hosted
at shellworld.
still, it was at least the sort of solution I desired, a simple
command line that could be run without editing altering or
changing anything else.
As I said to rick, that he has done something himself in no way
translates to the approximately 7 billion others sharing our world.
Karen
On Sun, 17 Nov 2019, Tim Chase wrote:
There are system-level config files which you should be able to
read but not modify. There are also user-level config files
which you are expected to be able to read and modify to make your
life easier.
Yes, you can manually specify a config file every time on the
command line, or specify the start-URL on the command-line every
time, or establish environment variables every time you log in,
or define a function/alias everytime you log in.
But the purpose of creating local/user-level config files is for
your own conveneince. So that when you type "lynx" (or "ly" or
whatever short-hand abbreviation you want), it does exactly what
*you* want (within the software's limitations) every time.
As David mentions, if your Shellworld account allows you to modify
system-level config files, that would impact everybody on the
system and be a big security issue. But I suspect that the
administrator left permissions as their defaults and so you can't
change the site-wide settings as a mere user. But you can copy
the lynx.cfg file -- either from your system /etc/lynx.cfg or
/usr/local/etc/lynx.cfg or downloading a copy from the internet
-- to your home directory, modify it to your satisfaction, and
then instruct lynx to use that config file instead. For your
purposes, you might even be able to just use "echo" to put the
one line in a file without any text editor:
$ echo 'STARTFILE:https://example.com' >> ~/.lynx.cfg
if you want to start at example.com
You then modify your *local* (not system-wide) shell configuration
file to create the command you use to override that config file:
$ echo 'lynx() { command lynx -cfg ~/.lynx.cfg "$@" ; }' >>
~/.bashrc
or wh
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
The big picture goal is to create a local/user-specific lynx.cfg file
in your home directory. This can be as minimal as that one
"STARTFILE" line produced by the `echo` command, and then start lynx
using that config file.
You can use a text-editor to create/edit the ~/.lynx.cfg file and
append the line
STARTFILE:https://ca.yahoo.com/news
at the bottom. Alternatively you can use "echo" to append the file
(creating it if it doesn't already exist):
$ echo "STARTFILE:https://ca.yahoo.com/news"; >> ~/.lynx.cfg
With that local/user-specific config file available, you can then
start lynx manually using that config file:
$ lynx -cfg=$HOME/.lynx.cfg
but typing that whole thing every time gets tedious. So to avoid
that tedium, you want to let your shell know that when you type
"lynx" (or "ly" or whatever short-hand you want) that you really mean
"every time I type `lynx`, pretend that I added -cfg=$HOME/.lynx.cfg
after it". You can do this with an alias or with a function though
the function is a bit more flexible. This would be created in one of
your shell startup files. However the exact syntax and file-names for
that startup file depend on the shell you're using. That's why I'm
interested in the output of
$ basename $SHELL
to make sure which shell you're running. In all liklihood, it's
"bash" in which case it would also help for you to provide the output
of
$ ls ~/.bash*
If that output includes a .bash_aliases file, that's the best place
to put an alias/function. Otherwise, you can just append it to your
.bashrc (which would most likely be among the output).
However your shell could also be any of a number of common
alternatives like sh, ash, dash, zsh, ksh, csh, tcsh, fish, or yet
others. Each one has its own configuration files and making sure
that the edit takes place in the right one is essential to ensuring
that the alias/function gets created properly.
But then once you have the alias/function in your local start-up
file, every time you type "lynx" (or "ly" or whatever short-hand you
prefer), it will start with your preferred configuration.
-tim
On 2019-11-17 14:10, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> Tim,
> *should* is an interesting concept. What should be does not
> always translate into what is.
> For example,
> Your echo line below is a fantastic example of the kind of command
> line idea I have been seeking the entire time.
> However, because there are about ten different lynx.cfg files in
> the home directory of my site hosted here on shellworld, running it
> did not produce any changes.
> I got no errors, meaning likely something was changed, just not
> the lynx.cfg file governing my karenlewellen.com workspace hosted
> at shellworld.
> still, it was at least the sort of solution I desired, a simple
> command line that could be run without editing altering or
> changing anything else.
> As I said to rick, that he has done something himself in no way
> translates to the approximately 7 billion others sharing our world.
> Karen
>
>
> On Sun, 17 Nov 2019, Tim Chase wrote:
>
> > There are system-level config files which you should be able to
> > read but not modify. There are also user-level config files
> > which you are expected to be able to read and modify to make your
> > life easier.
> >
> > Yes, you can manually specify a config file every time on the
> > command line, or specify the start-URL on the command-line every
> > time, or establish environment variables every time you log in,
> > or define a function/alias everytime you log in.
> >
> > But the purpose of creating local/user-level config files is for
> > your own conveneince. So that when you type "lynx" (or "ly" or
> > whatever short-hand abbreviation you want), it does exactly what
> > *you* want (within the software's limitations) every time.
> >
> > As David mentions, if your Shellworld account allows you to modify
> > system-level config files, that would impact everybody on the
> > system and be a big security issue. But I suspect that the
> > administrator left permissions as their defaults and so you can't
> > change the site-wide settings as a mere user. But you can copy
> > the lynx.cfg file -- either from your system /etc/lynx.cfg or
> > /usr/local/etc/lynx.cfg or downloading a copy from the internet
> > -- to your home directory, modify it to your satisfaction, and
> > then instruct lynx to use that config file instead. For your
> > purposes, you might even be able to just use "echo" to put the
> > one line in a file without any text editor:
> >
> > $ echo 'STARTFILE:https://example.com' >> ~/.lynx.cfg
> >
> > if you want to start at example.com
> >
> > You then modify your *local* (not system-wide) shell configuration
> > file to create the command you use to override that config file:
> >
> > $ echo 'lynx() { command lynx -cfg ~/.lynx.cfg "$@" ; }' >>
> > ~/.bashrc
> >
> > or whatever your local shell-configuration file is depending on
> > your shell. Again, would be helpful to kno
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Chime, i do not need to see all of my bookmarks that is not my stated goal whatsoever. On Sun, 17 Nov 2019, Chime Hart wrote: Well Karen, if you have bookmarks enabled, you can just type from a commandline lynx -book You will then see all your bookmarks, which like any other page, you can type a link number or arrow-and-highlight an item. Now probably back on Firday I inquired if there were a way of invoking an actual bookmark from a commandline? As an example if I want to go to bookmark 145, are their ways of doing that? Thanks so much in advance Chime ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Well Karen, if you have bookmarks enabled, you can just type from a commandline lynx -book You will then see all your bookmarks, which like any other page, you can type a link number or arrow-and-highlight an item. Now probably back on Firday I inquired if there were a way of invoking an actual bookmark from a commandline? As an example if I want to go to bookmark 145, are their ways of doing that? Thanks so much in advance Chime ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
My goal is to use ca.yahoo.com/news as my startfile. As I have several hundred bookmarks, how does using the bookmark page produce the result I desire? On Sun, 17 Nov 2019, dan d. wrote: I just rememberd another way using command line only to have an alternative start page. Fromm the lynx hlp page: -book use the bookmark page as the startfile (off) Here from the info lynx file additional info: -book use the bookmark page as the startfile. The default or command line startfile is still set for the Main screen command, and will be used if the bookmark page is unavailable or blank. On Sat, 16 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote: folks, i. do. not. want. to. make. this. change. in lynx.cfg...at all! How hard is that to understand? I asked for *command line* not all the ways I might screw up another person's setup. On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Bela Lubkin wrote: Karen Lewellen wrote: since this is not my system, I have no idea where the lynx.cfg file is. While in Lynx, hit 'o' for options. Near the very bottom is a line, View the file lynx.cfg. Following the 'lynx.cfg' link, you see a rendition of the active portions of your lynx.cfg. Near the top of that is a comment: #Your primary configuration /path/to/system/lynx.cfg We can reduce that somewhat. 'LYNXCFG:/' is the URL used in that 'lynx.cfg' link; we can dump that from the shell: $ lynx -dump LYNXCFG:/ | grep primary.config #Your primary configuration [4]/path/to/system/lynx.cfg One way to make use of this: $ cd $HOME $ echo 'INCLUDE:/path/to/system/lynx.cfg' > .lynx_cfg $ echo 'STARTFILE:https://www.xyz.abc' >> .lynx_cfg $ lynx -cfg $HOME/.lynx_cfg ### opens www.xyz.abc This uses lynx.cfg's INCLUDE command to include the system lynx.cfg by reference. That way it will keep up with any changes the system administrator might make (as long as they don't replace the lynx binary with one compiled to look in a different location). Setting STARTFILE *after* the INCLUDE ensures that your setting overrides the system's. Now all you need is one of the various alias techniques mentioned by others... Bela< ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev -- XB ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
actually, no they do not. I cannot edit the .bash_profile, because the edit command indicates that there is no such file or directory. The echo option, while terrific produced no changes i. e. when I run lynx I am still taken to the uniform location, which now produces an error because google learned of the theoldgnews.com Service shutting it down. As I just told Tim, *should* and reality do not always match. his option would have been amazing, if it actually worked. Frankly I great deal of list traffic would have been avoided if the answer you suggest below, i. e. there is no command line option without creating an alias first had been shared...as I have no interest in creating an alias. On Sun, 17 Nov 2019, dan d. wrote: Multiple ways were offered not involving lynx.cfg. The only strickly command line approach is to include an url after any lynx optionss. If one wants to avoid doing this each time lynx is used, one of the other methodds offered will work. On Sat, 16 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote: folks, i. do. not. want. to. make. this. change. in lynx.cfg...at all! How hard is that to understand? I asked for *command line* not all the ways I might screw up another person's setup. On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Bela Lubkin wrote: Karen Lewellen wrote: since this is not my system, I have no idea where the lynx.cfg file is. While in Lynx, hit 'o' for options. Near the very bottom is a line, View the file lynx.cfg. Following the 'lynx.cfg' link, you see a rendition of the active portions of your lynx.cfg. Near the top of that is a comment: #Your primary configuration /path/to/system/lynx.cfg We can reduce that somewhat. 'LYNXCFG:/' is the URL used in that 'lynx.cfg' link; we can dump that from the shell: $ lynx -dump LYNXCFG:/ | grep primary.config #Your primary configuration [4]/path/to/system/lynx.cfg One way to make use of this: $ cd $HOME $ echo 'INCLUDE:/path/to/system/lynx.cfg' > .lynx_cfg $ echo 'STARTFILE:https://www.xyz.abc' >> .lynx_cfg $ lynx -cfg $HOME/.lynx_cfg ### opens www.xyz.abc This uses lynx.cfg's INCLUDE command to include the system lynx.cfg by reference. That way it will keep up with any changes the system administrator might make (as long as they don't replace the lynx binary with one compiled to look in a different location). Setting STARTFILE *after* the INCLUDE ensures that your setting overrides the system's. Now all you need is one of the various alias techniques mentioned by others... Bela< ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev -- XB ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Well Karen, I remember the many times I was able to work with folks over the phone, who knew their way around. While I am not archiving these messages, maybe if Rick or another expert could guide you live, I think you would finally have success. While I am not actually volunteering Rick, I know for many years he was ahead of myself in a Unix World. Anyway, I sincerely hope some1 can assist you in real time Chime ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Tim,
*should* is an interesting concept. What should be does not always
translate into what is.
For example,
Your echo line below is a fantastic example of the kind of command line
idea I have been seeking the entire time.
However, because there are about ten different lynx.cfg files in the
home directory of my site hosted here on shellworld, running it did not
produce any changes.
I got no errors, meaning likely something was changed, just not the
lynx.cfg file governing my karenlewellen.com workspace hosted at
shellworld.
still, it was at least the sort of solution I desired, a simple command
line that could be run without editing altering or changing anything
else.
As I said to rick, that he has done something himself in no way
translates to the approximately 7 billion others sharing our world.
Karen
On Sun, 17 Nov 2019, Tim Chase wrote:
There are system-level config files which you should be able to read
but not modify. There are also user-level config files which you are
expected to be able to read and modify to make your life easier.
Yes, you can manually specify a config file every time on the command
line, or specify the start-URL on the command-line every time, or
establish environment variables every time you log in, or define a
function/alias everytime you log in.
But the purpose of creating local/user-level config files is for your
own conveneince. So that when you type "lynx" (or "ly" or whatever
short-hand abbreviation you want), it does exactly what *you* want
(within the software's limitations) every time.
As David mentions, if your Shellworld account allows you to modify
system-level config files, that would impact everybody on the system
and be a big security issue. But I suspect that the administrator
left permissions as their defaults and so you can't change the
site-wide settings as a mere user. But you can copy the lynx.cfg
file -- either from your system /etc/lynx.cfg or
/usr/local/etc/lynx.cfg or downloading a copy from the internet -- to
your home directory, modify it to your satisfaction, and then instruct
lynx to use that config file instead. For your purposes, you might
even be able to just use "echo" to put the one line in a file without
any text editor:
$ echo 'STARTFILE:https://example.com' >> ~/.lynx.cfg
if you want to start at example.com
You then modify your *local* (not system-wide) shell configuration
file to create the command you use to override that config file:
$ echo 'lynx() { command lynx -cfg ~/.lynx.cfg "$@" ; }' >> ~/.bashrc
or whatever your local shell-configuration file is depending on your
shell. Again, would be helpful to know the output of
$ basename $SHELL
to know which shell you're in.
Once you've configured these two things, invoking lynx should give
you the settings you want every time without needing to re-type them.
The local/user-level configuration files are there specifically to
make each user's life easier, without impacting other users on the
same system.
I'm still hoping I could get a Shellworld account so I can test some
of these things to give you a more targeted reply, but I've not heard
back from the admin on any of the occasions I've tried emailing them.
-tim
On 2019-11-16 22:39, Karen Lewellen wrote:
because this is not my service I wish to tamper with config files
as little as possible.
If there is not a command line only method to accomplish this task,
much like the -useragent one, then never mind.
thanks for all the ideas but again I am not interested in
altering lynx.cfg in any fashion.
Karen
On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Tim Chase wrote:
Karen,
You can combine Thorsten's advice to use "-cfg=FILENAME" with my
previous shell-alias suggestion, which is what I've done in the
past to specify a local config file. With that in place, you can
set your default home-page in your local lynx config file (say,
~/.lynx.cfg)
echo "STARTFILE:https://example.com"; >> ~/.lynx.cfg
and then have your function/alias specify the config file:
lynx() { command lynx -cfg=$HOME/.lynx.cfg "$@" ; }
I happen to like the TEXTFIELDS_NEED_ACTIVATION:TRUE set in my
.cfg file too, so this is how I get that behavior every time.
-tim
On 2019-11-15 22:56, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
Karen Lewellen dixit:
I am seeking a command line method to override the site listed
as the homepage for lynx regularly, i. e. the page that appears
if i just entre lynx.
Then don’t enter just lynx ;-)
Otherwise, you can override the homepage in the lynx.cfg file.
Since you’re on a shellserver you cannot do that system-wide,
but you can copy the system-wide one into your home directory
and use the -cfg=FILENAME option to point to the changed file.
The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply
visit a new site once.
But the “homepage” is only shown if you don’t tell it a site
to visit when starting.
It’s probably easiest to make an alias, something like this:
echo "alias 'ly=lynx http://the.new.start.site'
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Rick, One thing unique to the human condition is individual skill based on experience. Just because you have done something does not translate that every single child born of woman can do the same. Making such is a matter of opinion with which I disagree having tried at least one suggestion. Trying to save the www_home parameter locked me into something that kept producing a > from which I could not exit. Karen On Sat, 16 Nov 2019, Rick Lewis wrote: Karen, I hope you have saved all of the suggestions. They will allow you to do what you want without affecting anyone else on the system. I've done these things myself. They work, and will achieve what you want. -- Rick -Original Message- From: Lynx-dev [mailto:lynx-dev-bounces+ricklew=shellworld@nongnu.org] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2019 8:05 PM To: Halaasz Saandor Cc: lynx-dev@nongnu.org Subject: Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line? do you mind providing the exact command? karen On Sat, 16 Nov 2019, Halaasz Saandor via Lynx-dev wrote: 2019/11/15 18:26 ... Larry Hynes via Lynx-dev: If you can set the WWW_HOME environment variable, lynx will use that as the startfile. I use this method, although I have complete control of my "lynx.cfg". ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
I just rememberd another way using command line only to have an alternative start page. Fromm the lynx hlp page: -book use the bookmark page as the startfile (off) Here from the info lynx file additional info: -book use the bookmark page as the startfile. The default or command line startfile is still set for the Main screen command, and will be used if the bookmark page is unavailable or blank. On Sat, 16 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote: > folks, > i. do. not. want. to. make. this. change. in lynx.cfg...at all! > How hard is that to understand? > I asked for *command line* not all the ways I might screw up another > person's setup. > > > > On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Bela Lubkin wrote: > > > Karen Lewellen wrote: > > > >> since this is not my system, > >> I have no idea where the lynx.cfg file is. > > > > While in Lynx, hit 'o' for options. Near the very bottom is a line, > > > >View the file lynx.cfg. > > > > Following the 'lynx.cfg' link, you see a rendition of the active > > portions of your lynx.cfg. Near the top of that is a comment: > > > >#Your primary configuration /path/to/system/lynx.cfg > > > > > > > > We can reduce that somewhat. 'LYNXCFG:/' is the URL used in that > > 'lynx.cfg' link; we can dump that from the shell: > > > >$ lynx -dump LYNXCFG:/ | grep primary.config > >#Your primary configuration [4]/path/to/system/lynx.cfg > > > > One way to make use of this: > > > >$ cd $HOME > >$ echo 'INCLUDE:/path/to/system/lynx.cfg' > .lynx_cfg > >$ echo 'STARTFILE:https://www.xyz.abc' >> .lynx_cfg > >$ lynx -cfg $HOME/.lynx_cfg ### opens www.xyz.abc > > > > This uses lynx.cfg's INCLUDE command to include the system lynx.cfg by > > reference. That way it will keep up with any changes the system > > administrator might make (as long as they don't replace the lynx binary > > with one compiled to look in a different location). Setting STARTFILE > > *after* the INCLUDE ensures that your setting overrides the system's. > > > > Now all you need is one of the various alias techniques mentioned by > > others... > > > >> Bela< > > > > ___ > > Lynx-dev mailing list > > Lynx-dev@nongnu.org > > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev > > > > ___ > Lynx-dev mailing list > Lynx-dev@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev > -- XB ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Multiple ways were offered not involving lynx.cfg. The only strickly command line approach is to include an url after any lynx optionss. If one wants to avoid doing this each time lynx is used, one of the other methodds offered will work. On Sat, 16 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote: > folks, > i. do. not. want. to. make. this. change. in lynx.cfg...at all! > How hard is that to understand? > I asked for *command line* not all the ways I might screw up another > person's setup. > > > > On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Bela Lubkin wrote: > > > Karen Lewellen wrote: > > > >> since this is not my system, > >> I have no idea where the lynx.cfg file is. > > > > While in Lynx, hit 'o' for options. Near the very bottom is a line, > > > >View the file lynx.cfg. > > > > Following the 'lynx.cfg' link, you see a rendition of the active > > portions of your lynx.cfg. Near the top of that is a comment: > > > >#Your primary configuration /path/to/system/lynx.cfg > > > > > > > > We can reduce that somewhat. 'LYNXCFG:/' is the URL used in that > > 'lynx.cfg' link; we can dump that from the shell: > > > >$ lynx -dump LYNXCFG:/ | grep primary.config > >#Your primary configuration [4]/path/to/system/lynx.cfg > > > > One way to make use of this: > > > >$ cd $HOME > >$ echo 'INCLUDE:/path/to/system/lynx.cfg' > .lynx_cfg > >$ echo 'STARTFILE:https://www.xyz.abc' >> .lynx_cfg > >$ lynx -cfg $HOME/.lynx_cfg ### opens www.xyz.abc > > > > This uses lynx.cfg's INCLUDE command to include the system lynx.cfg by > > reference. That way it will keep up with any changes the system > > administrator might make (as long as they don't replace the lynx binary > > with one compiled to look in a different location). Setting STARTFILE > > *after* the INCLUDE ensures that your setting overrides the system's. > > > > Now all you need is one of the various alias techniques mentioned by > > others... > > > >> Bela< > > > > ___ > > Lynx-dev mailing list > > Lynx-dev@nongnu.org > > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev > > > > ___ > Lynx-dev mailing list > Lynx-dev@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev > -- XB ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
There are system-level config files which you should be able to read
but not modify. There are also user-level config files which you are
expected to be able to read and modify to make your life easier.
Yes, you can manually specify a config file every time on the command
line, or specify the start-URL on the command-line every time, or
establish environment variables every time you log in, or define a
function/alias everytime you log in.
But the purpose of creating local/user-level config files is for your
own conveneince. So that when you type "lynx" (or "ly" or whatever
short-hand abbreviation you want), it does exactly what *you* want
(within the software's limitations) every time.
As David mentions, if your Shellworld account allows you to modify
system-level config files, that would impact everybody on the system
and be a big security issue. But I suspect that the administrator
left permissions as their defaults and so you can't change the
site-wide settings as a mere user. But you can copy the lynx.cfg
file -- either from your system /etc/lynx.cfg or
/usr/local/etc/lynx.cfg or downloading a copy from the internet -- to
your home directory, modify it to your satisfaction, and then instruct
lynx to use that config file instead. For your purposes, you might
even be able to just use "echo" to put the one line in a file without
any text editor:
$ echo 'STARTFILE:https://example.com' >> ~/.lynx.cfg
if you want to start at example.com
You then modify your *local* (not system-wide) shell configuration
file to create the command you use to override that config file:
$ echo 'lynx() { command lynx -cfg ~/.lynx.cfg "$@" ; }' >> ~/.bashrc
or whatever your local shell-configuration file is depending on your
shell. Again, would be helpful to know the output of
$ basename $SHELL
to know which shell you're in.
Once you've configured these two things, invoking lynx should give
you the settings you want every time without needing to re-type them.
The local/user-level configuration files are there specifically to
make each user's life easier, without impacting other users on the
same system.
I'm still hoping I could get a Shellworld account so I can test some
of these things to give you a more targeted reply, but I've not heard
back from the admin on any of the occasions I've tried emailing them.
-tim
On 2019-11-16 22:39, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> because this is not my service I wish to tamper with config files
> as little as possible.
> If there is not a command line only method to accomplish this task,
> much like the -useragent one, then never mind.
> thanks for all the ideas but again I am not interested in
> altering lynx.cfg in any fashion.
> Karen
>
>
> On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Tim Chase wrote:
>
> > Karen,
> >
> > You can combine Thorsten's advice to use "-cfg=FILENAME" with my
> > previous shell-alias suggestion, which is what I've done in the
> > past to specify a local config file. With that in place, you can
> > set your default home-page in your local lynx config file (say,
> > ~/.lynx.cfg)
> >
> > echo "STARTFILE:https://example.com"; >> ~/.lynx.cfg
> >
> > and then have your function/alias specify the config file:
> >
> > lynx() { command lynx -cfg=$HOME/.lynx.cfg "$@" ; }
> >
> > I happen to like the TEXTFIELDS_NEED_ACTIVATION:TRUE set in my
> > .cfg file too, so this is how I get that behavior every time.
> >
> > -tim
> >
> >
> > On 2019-11-15 22:56, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
> >> Karen Lewellen dixit:
> >>
> >>> I am seeking a command line method to override the site listed
> >>> as the homepage for lynx regularly, i. e. the page that appears
> >>> if i just entre lynx.
> >>
> >> Then don’t enter just lynx ;-)
> >>
> >> Otherwise, you can override the homepage in the lynx.cfg file.
> >> Since you’re on a shellserver you cannot do that system-wide,
> >> but you can copy the system-wide one into your home directory
> >> and use the -cfg=FILENAME option to point to the changed file.
> >>
> >>> The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply
> >>> visit a new site once.
> >>
> >> But the “homepage” is only shown if you don’t tell it a site
> >> to visit when starting.
> >>
> >> It’s probably easiest to make an alias, something like this:
> >>
> >> echo "alias 'ly=lynx http://the.new.start.site'" >>~/.bashrc
> >>
> >> Then typing ly will start lynx with the other start page.
> >> Easier than doing the config dance, unless you need that anyway.
> >>
> >> bye,
> >> //mirabilos
> >> --
> >> FWIW, I'm quite impressed with mksh interactively. I thought it
> >> was much *much* more bare bones. But it turns out it beats the
> >> living hell out of ksh93 in that respect. I'd even consider it
> >> for my daily use if I hadn't wasted half my life on my zsh
> >> setup. :-) -- Frank Terbeck in #!/bin/mksh
> >>
> >> ___
> >> Lynx-dev mailing list
> >> Lynx-dev@nongnu.org
> >> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lyn
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
On 17/11/2019 03:48, Karen Lewellen wrote: i do not know where the lynx.cfg file is located. I imagine this is wise to prevent accidents with individuals making changes. If the service makes it possible for individuals to change a shared configuration file, they have very severe security issues and you shouldn't be using them. The file should be easy to find, and should be write protected against ordinary users. ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Karen, I hope you have saved all of the suggestions. They will allow you to do what you want without affecting anyone else on the system. I've done these things myself. They work, and will achieve what you want. -- Rick -Original Message- From: Lynx-dev [mailto:lynx-dev-bounces+ricklew=shellworld@nongnu.org] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2019 8:05 PM To: Halaasz Saandor Cc: lynx-dev@nongnu.org Subject: Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line? do you mind providing the exact command? karen On Sat, 16 Nov 2019, Halaasz Saandor via Lynx-dev wrote: > 2019/11/15 18:26 ... Larry Hynes via Lynx-dev: >> If you can set the WWW_HOME environment variable, lynx will use that as >> the startfile. > > I use this method, although I have complete control of my "lynx.cfg". > > ___ > Lynx-dev mailing list > Lynx-dev@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev > > ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
do you mind providing the exact command? karen On Sat, 16 Nov 2019, Halaasz Saandor via Lynx-dev wrote: 2019/11/15 18:26 ... Larry Hynes via Lynx-dev: If you can set the WWW_HOME environment variable, lynx will use that as the startfile. I use this method, although I have complete control of my "lynx.cfg". ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
to be sure, there are ten of them, none of which have my name on it. Which is why I have stated my goal has never been to involve the lynx.cfg file in any fashion. On Sat, 16 Nov 2019, Jude DaShiell wrote: run locate lynx.cfg and you will have an idea. On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote: Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:32:20 From: Karen Lewellen To: Thorsten Glaser Cc: "lynx-dev@nongnu.org" Subject: Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line? The reason why I want a command to do this, say like the useragent option Tom provided in another thread is because, since this is not my system, I have no idea where the lynx.cfg file is. I wish to change the site that displays when I type lynx, without impacting thesystem whatsoever. How does that seem confusing? On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Thorsten Glaser wrote: Karen Lewellen dixit: I am seeking a command line method to override the site listed as the homepage for lynx regularly, i. e. the page that appears if i just entre lynx. Then don?t enter just lynx ;-) Otherwise, you can override the homepage in the lynx.cfg file. Since you?re on a shellserver you cannot do that system-wide, but you can copy the system-wide one into your home directory and use the -cfg=FILENAME option to point to the changed file. The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply visit a new site once. But the ?homepage? is only shown if you don?t tell it a site to visit when starting. It?s probably easiest to make an alias, something like this: echo "alias 'ly=lynx http://the.new.start.site'" >>~/.bashrc Then typing ly will start lynx with the other start page. Easier than doing the config dance, unless you need that anyway. bye, //mirabilos -- FWIW, I'm quite impressed with mksh interactively. I thought it was much *much* more bare bones. But it turns out it beats the living hell out of ksh93 in that respect. I'd even consider it for my daily use if I hadn't wasted half my life on my zsh setup. :-) -- Frank Terbeck in #!/bin/mksh ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev -- ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
folks, i. do. not. want. to. make. this. change. in lynx.cfg...at all! How hard is that to understand? I asked for *command line* not all the ways I might screw up another person's setup. On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Bela Lubkin wrote: Karen Lewellen wrote: since this is not my system, I have no idea where the lynx.cfg file is. While in Lynx, hit 'o' for options. Near the very bottom is a line, View the file lynx.cfg. Following the 'lynx.cfg' link, you see a rendition of the active portions of your lynx.cfg. Near the top of that is a comment: #Your primary configuration /path/to/system/lynx.cfg We can reduce that somewhat. 'LYNXCFG:/' is the URL used in that 'lynx.cfg' link; we can dump that from the shell: $ lynx -dump LYNXCFG:/ | grep primary.config #Your primary configuration [4]/path/to/system/lynx.cfg One way to make use of this: $ cd $HOME $ echo 'INCLUDE:/path/to/system/lynx.cfg' > .lynx_cfg $ echo 'STARTFILE:https://www.xyz.abc' >> .lynx_cfg $ lynx -cfg $HOME/.lynx_cfg ### opens www.xyz.abc This uses lynx.cfg's INCLUDE command to include the system lynx.cfg by reference. That way it will keep up with any changes the system administrator might make (as long as they don't replace the lynx binary with one compiled to look in a different location). Setting STARTFILE *after* the INCLUDE ensures that your setting overrides the system's. Now all you need is one of the various alias techniques mentioned by others... Bela< ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
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I appreciate all of the suggestions, even if not the strict command line only option I desired. i do not know where the lynx.cfg file is located. I imagine this is wise to prevent accidents with individuals making changes. if no strict command line only solution exists, I will ask the admin to make the change for me. On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Tim Chase wrote: Karen, While you might not be able to modify the system-wide lynx.cfg file, you can copy the system one to your local directory and then use a function/alias to start lynx with that lynx.cfg file instead of the system one (see my previous message). I do this all the time to get the functionality that I want while still only needing to type "lynx" at the command-prompt. -tim On 2019-11-15 18:42, Karen Lewellen wrote: I cannot edit my lynx.cfg file, which is why I seek a command line method. I am going to try the www_home method, I must not have followed as I got locked into a > window with no change. On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Larry Hynes wrote: Karen Lewellen wrote: I am seeking a command line method to override the site listed as the homepage for lynx regularly, i. e. the page that appears if i just entre lynx. The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply visit a new site once. does that make more sense? If you can set the WWW_HOME environment variable, lynx will use that as the startfile. If you can edit your lynx.cfg file, you can specify the startfile in that, as in: STARTFILE:http://thesitethatyouwant.com I suppose a command line method would be something like entering WWW_HOME='http://thesitethatyouwant.com'; lynx on the command line or exporting the WWW_HOME environment variable from your .profile or .bash_profile i.e. ensuring that the line export WWW_HOME='http://thesitethatyouwant.com' is in your .profile (or wherever bash looks for environment variables), in which case when you launch lynx it will go to that site There is also an option to launch lynx with the '-book' switch which will use the bookmark page (if set) as the startfile. (See 'man lynx' for details.) ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
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because this is not my service I wish to tamper with config files as
little as possible.
If there is not a command line only method to accomplish this task, much
like the -useragent one, then never mind.
thanks for all the ideas but again I am not interested in altering
lynx.cfg in any fashion.
Karen
On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Tim Chase wrote:
Karen,
You can combine Thorsten's advice to use "-cfg=FILENAME" with my
previous shell-alias suggestion, which is what I've done in the past
to specify a local config file. With that in place, you can set your
default home-page in your local lynx config file (say, ~/.lynx.cfg)
echo "STARTFILE:https://example.com"; >> ~/.lynx.cfg
and then have your function/alias specify the config file:
lynx() { command lynx -cfg=$HOME/.lynx.cfg "$@" ; }
I happen to like the TEXTFIELDS_NEED_ACTIVATION:TRUE set in my .cfg
file too, so this is how I get that behavior every time.
-tim
On 2019-11-15 22:56, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
Karen Lewellen dixit:
I am seeking a command line method to override the site listed
as the homepage for lynx regularly, i. e. the page that appears
if i just entre lynx.
Then don’t enter just lynx ;-)
Otherwise, you can override the homepage in the lynx.cfg file.
Since you’re on a shellserver you cannot do that system-wide,
but you can copy the system-wide one into your home directory
and use the -cfg=FILENAME option to point to the changed file.
The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply
visit a new site once.
But the “homepage” is only shown if you don’t tell it a site
to visit when starting.
It’s probably easiest to make an alias, something like this:
echo "alias 'ly=lynx http://the.new.start.site'" >>~/.bashrc
Then typing ly will start lynx with the other start page.
Easier than doing the config dance, unless you need that anyway.
bye,
//mirabilos
--
FWIW, I'm quite impressed with mksh interactively. I thought it was
much *much* more bare bones. But it turns out it beats the living
hell out of ksh93 in that respect. I'd even consider it for my
daily use if I hadn't wasted half my life on my zsh setup. :-) --
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Your best bet would be to set an alias with all commandline optionss desired, including the start url. This alias could be put in a local to your account .bashrc or .bash_profile, or similar depending on the system os and shell used. I use a custom local start.html page I constructed with the most commonly visited urls in one place as my start url. On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote: > no, > What I am asking for is a way to *change the site shown when I type lynx* > for good, without using the lynx.cfg file. > Since this is not registering, let me be very specific. > For many years the default site displayed when typing lynx here was > google news. > For me I could gather things for work, then use the g command to move > to different sites. > I am in Canada discovering that ca.yahoo.com/news > produces something a great deal like the old google news, desiring it to > be the site I reach when opening lynx, without having to type the url > Presently in fact lur lynx default page produces an error making moving > forward sometimes an issue. > Still, I am likely the only person needing Canadian news easy to hand > regularly. and all of the lynx.cf g files belong to the service manager. > so...the goal is a permanent change to the default one. > > > > On Sat, 16 Nov 2019, Thorsten Glaser wrote: > > > Karen Lewellen dixit: > > > >> I wish to change the site that displays when I type lynx, without > >> impacting the > > > > You can fix that the easiest way by not typing lynx. > > > > This is precisely what you asked for: the command-line way to > > solve your request. The startpage is only ever displayed right > > after starting lynx, so giving it an URL effectively changes it. > > > > bye, > > //m. > > > > > > ___ > Lynx-dev mailing list > Lynx-dev@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev > -- XB ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
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Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
run locate lynx.cfg and you will have an idea. On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:32:20 > From: Karen Lewellen > To: Thorsten Glaser > Cc: "lynx-dev@nongnu.org" > Subject: Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line? > > The reason why I want a command to do this, say like the useragent option Tom > provided in another thread is because, since this is not my system, I have no > idea where the lynx.cfg file is. > I wish to change the site that displays when I type lynx, without impacting > thesystem whatsoever. > How does that seem confusing? > > > On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Thorsten Glaser wrote: > > > Karen Lewellen dixit: > > > >> I am seeking a command line method to override the site listed as the > >> homepage for lynx regularly, i. e. the page that appears if i just entre > >> lynx. > > > > Then don?t enter just lynx ;-) > > > > Otherwise, you can override the homepage in the lynx.cfg file. > > Since you?re on a shellserver you cannot do that system-wide, > > but you can copy the system-wide one into your home directory > > and use the -cfg=FILENAME option to point to the changed file. > > > >> The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply visit a > >> new site once. > > > > But the ?homepage? is only shown if you don?t tell it a site > > to visit when starting. > > > > It?s probably easiest to make an alias, something like this: > > > > echo "alias 'ly=lynx http://the.new.start.site'" >>~/.bashrc > > > > Then typing ly will start lynx with the other start page. > > Easier than doing the config dance, unless you need that anyway. > > > > bye, > > //mirabilos > > -- > > FWIW, I'm quite impressed with mksh interactively. I thought it was much > > *much* more bare bones. But it turns out it beats the living hell out of > > ksh93 in that respect. I'd even consider it for my daily use if I hadn't > > wasted half my life on my zsh setup. :-) -- Frank Terbeck in #!/bin/mksh > > > > > ___ > Lynx-dev mailing list > Lynx-dev@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev > > -- ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
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That's in /etc/lynx.cfg. However, making a bash script mylynx with: #!/usr/bin/bash # file: mylynx - use my preferred home page lynx https://my.preferred.homepage then chmod 755 mylynx then ./mylynx ought to get that done. Only thing is use which bash just in case shellworld.net has bash in a different location for that first line. Maybe better yet which env and use: #!/path/env bash where path is location of env. On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:35:30 > From: Karen Lewellen > To: "lynx-dev@nongnu.org" > Subject: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line? > > Hi everyone, > I wish to override the default homepage we have for lynx here, and am hoping > for a command line option. > shellworld uses bash if that helps. > thanks, > Karen > > > ___ > Lynx-dev mailing list > Lynx-dev@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev > > -- ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
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Karen Lewellen wrote: > since this is not my system, > I have no idea where the lynx.cfg file is. While in Lynx, hit 'o' for options. Near the very bottom is a line, View the file lynx.cfg. Following the 'lynx.cfg' link, you see a rendition of the active portions of your lynx.cfg. Near the top of that is a comment: #Your primary configuration /path/to/system/lynx.cfg We can reduce that somewhat. 'LYNXCFG:/' is the URL used in that 'lynx.cfg' link; we can dump that from the shell: $ lynx -dump LYNXCFG:/ | grep primary.config #Your primary configuration [4]/path/to/system/lynx.cfg One way to make use of this: $ cd $HOME $ echo 'INCLUDE:/path/to/system/lynx.cfg' > .lynx_cfg $ echo 'STARTFILE:https://www.xyz.abc' >> .lynx_cfg $ lynx -cfg $HOME/.lynx_cfg ### opens www.xyz.abc This uses lynx.cfg's INCLUDE command to include the system lynx.cfg by reference. That way it will keep up with any changes the system administrator might make (as long as they don't replace the lynx binary with one compiled to look in a different location). Setting STARTFILE *after* the INCLUDE ensures that your setting overrides the system's. Now all you need is one of the various alias techniques mentioned by others... >Bela< ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Karen,
You can set up a shell alias with something like
alias ly='lynx https://google.com'
which lets you just type "ly" at the command-prompt and it will go to
whatever default URL you set. This is a local alias and doesn't
require editing any system configuration files. If you want it to
persist past one shell session, you can put that line in your local
account's shell configuration file. That's likely your ~/.bashrc or
~/.bash_aliases if your shell is bash, but might be your ~/.profile
or ~/.kshrc or ~/.zshrc or something else depending on your shell.
You should be able to check which shell you're running by using
$ basename $SHELL
If it happens to be either "csh" or "tcsh", you have to use a space
where the equal-sign is:
alias ly 'lynx https://google.com'
If you want to get really fancy, you might create a shell function
like
ly() { lynx "${1:-https://google.com}"; ; }
which lets you specify a URL if you want one
$ ly https://shellworld.net
but if you don't specify one, will go to Google (or whatever you
specify) by default.
-tim
On 2019-11-15 17:52, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> sigh,
> Let me try this again.
> I am seeking a command line method to override the site listed as
> the homepage for lynx regularly, i. e. the page that appears if i
> just entre lynx.
> The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply
> visit a new site once.
> does that make more sense?
>
>
> Kare,
> Who cannot wait for Mercury retrograde to end!
>
> On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
>
> > Karen Lewellen dixit:
> >
> >> I wish to override the default homepage we have for lynx here,
> >> and am hoping for a command line option.
> >
> > Just enter the URL you want to call after the word lynx and a
> > space.
> >
> > bye,
> > //mirabilos
> > --
> > Yes, I hate users and I want them to suffer.
> > -- Marco d'Itri on gmane.linux.debian.devel.general
> >
> >
>
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Karen, While you might not be able to modify the system-wide lynx.cfg file, you can copy the system one to your local directory and then use a function/alias to start lynx with that lynx.cfg file instead of the system one (see my previous message). I do this all the time to get the functionality that I want while still only needing to type "lynx" at the command-prompt. -tim On 2019-11-15 18:42, Karen Lewellen wrote: > I cannot edit my lynx.cfg file, which is why I seek a command line > method. I am going to try the www_home method, I must not have > followed as I got locked into a > > window with no change. > > > > On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Larry Hynes wrote: > > > Karen Lewellen wrote: > >> I am seeking a command line method to override the site listed > >> as the homepage for lynx regularly, i. e. the page that appears > >> if i just entre lynx. > >> The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply > >> visit a new site once. > >> does that make more sense? > > > > If you can set the WWW_HOME environment variable, lynx will use > > that as the startfile. > > > > If you can edit your lynx.cfg file, you can specify the startfile > > in that, as in: > > > > STARTFILE:http://thesitethatyouwant.com > > > > I suppose a command line method would be something like entering > > > > WWW_HOME='http://thesitethatyouwant.com'; lynx > > > > on the command line or exporting the WWW_HOME environment > > variable from your .profile or .bash_profile i.e. ensuring that > > the line > > > > export WWW_HOME='http://thesitethatyouwant.com' > > > > is in your .profile (or wherever bash looks for environment > > variables), in which case when you launch lynx it will go to that > > site > > > > There is also an option to launch lynx with the '-book' switch > > which will use the bookmark page (if set) as the startfile. (See > > 'man lynx' for details.) > > > > > > ___ > Lynx-dev mailing list > Lynx-dev@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Karen,
You can combine Thorsten's advice to use "-cfg=FILENAME" with my
previous shell-alias suggestion, which is what I've done in the past
to specify a local config file. With that in place, you can set your
default home-page in your local lynx config file (say, ~/.lynx.cfg)
echo "STARTFILE:https://example.com"; >> ~/.lynx.cfg
and then have your function/alias specify the config file:
lynx() { command lynx -cfg=$HOME/.lynx.cfg "$@" ; }
I happen to like the TEXTFIELDS_NEED_ACTIVATION:TRUE set in my .cfg
file too, so this is how I get that behavior every time.
-tim
On 2019-11-15 22:56, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
> Karen Lewellen dixit:
>
> > I am seeking a command line method to override the site listed
> > as the homepage for lynx regularly, i. e. the page that appears
> > if i just entre lynx.
>
> Then don’t enter just lynx ;-)
>
> Otherwise, you can override the homepage in the lynx.cfg file.
> Since you’re on a shellserver you cannot do that system-wide,
> but you can copy the system-wide one into your home directory
> and use the -cfg=FILENAME option to point to the changed file.
>
> > The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply
> > visit a new site once.
>
> But the “homepage” is only shown if you don’t tell it a site
> to visit when starting.
>
> It’s probably easiest to make an alias, something like this:
>
> echo "alias 'ly=lynx http://the.new.start.site'" >>~/.bashrc
>
> Then typing ly will start lynx with the other start page.
> Easier than doing the config dance, unless you need that anyway.
>
> bye,
> //mirabilos
> --
> FWIW, I'm quite impressed with mksh interactively. I thought it was
> much *much* more bare bones. But it turns out it beats the living
> hell out of ksh93 in that respect. I'd even consider it for my
> daily use if I hadn't wasted half my life on my zsh setup. :-) --
> Frank Terbeck in #!/bin/mksh
>
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Karen Lewellen dixit: > so...the goal is a permanent change to the default one. Which I showed you, multiple ways even. Someone else even pointed out another. End of discussion, //m. ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
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no, What I am asking for is a way to *change the site shown when I type lynx* for good, without using the lynx.cfg file. Since this is not registering, let me be very specific. For many years the default site displayed when typing lynx here was google news. For me I could gather things for work, then use the g command to move to different sites. I am in Canada discovering that ca.yahoo.com/news produces something a great deal like the old google news, desiring it to be the site I reach when opening lynx, without having to type the url Presently in fact lur lynx default page produces an error making moving forward sometimes an issue. Still, I am likely the only person needing Canadian news easy to hand regularly. and all of the lynx.cf g files belong to the service manager. so...the goal is a permanent change to the default one. On Sat, 16 Nov 2019, Thorsten Glaser wrote: Karen Lewellen dixit: I wish to change the site that displays when I type lynx, without impacting the You can fix that the easiest way by not typing lynx. This is precisely what you asked for: the command-line way to solve your request. The startpage is only ever displayed right after starting lynx, so giving it an URL effectively changes it. bye, //m. ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
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You know, I was remembering that it would be nice if I could even enter a -bookmark number on a commandline, but as an example, I don't think I can type lynx -book 145 Thanks in advance Chime ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
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Karen Lewellen dixit: > I wish to change the site that displays when I type lynx, without impacting > the You can fix that the easiest way by not typing lynx. This is precisely what you asked for: the command-line way to solve your request. The startpage is only ever displayed right after starting lynx, so giving it an URL effectively changes it. bye, //m. ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
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Which is why chime I am seeking a command line avenue to address the issue smiles. Kare On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Chime Hart wrote: Well Karen, you can try these. type locate lynx.cfg or which lynx I use locate alot here on Shellworld, but it will probably display several users lynx.cfg file names. Chime ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
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I cannot edit my lynx.cfg file, which is why I seek a command line method. I am going to try the www_home method, I must not have followed as I got locked into a > window with no change. On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Larry Hynes wrote: Karen Lewellen wrote: I am seeking a command line method to override the site listed as the homepage for lynx regularly, i. e. the page that appears if i just entre lynx. The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply visit a new site once. does that make more sense? If you can set the WWW_HOME environment variable, lynx will use that as the startfile. If you can edit your lynx.cfg file, you can specify the startfile in that, as in: STARTFILE:http://thesitethatyouwant.com I suppose a command line method would be something like entering WWW_HOME='http://thesitethatyouwant.com'; lynx on the command line or exporting the WWW_HOME environment variable from your .profile or .bash_profile i.e. ensuring that the line export WWW_HOME='http://thesitethatyouwant.com' is in your .profile (or wherever bash looks for environment variables), in which case when you launch lynx it will go to that site There is also an option to launch lynx with the '-book' switch which will use the bookmark page (if set) as the startfile. (See 'man lynx' for details.) ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
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Well Karen, you can try these. type locate lynx.cfg or which lynx I use locate alot here on Shellworld, but it will probably display several users lynx.cfg file names. Chime ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
The reason why I want a command to do this, say like the useragent option Tomprovided in another thread is because, since this is not my system, I have no idea where the lynx.cfg file is. I wish to change the site that displays when I type lynx, without impacting thesystem whatsoever. How does that seem confusing? On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Thorsten Glaser wrote: Karen Lewellen dixit: I am seeking a command line method to override the site listed as the homepage for lynx regularly, i. e. the page that appears if i just entre lynx. Then don’t enter just lynx ;-) Otherwise, you can override the homepage in the lynx.cfg file. Since you’re on a shellserver you cannot do that system-wide, but you can copy the system-wide one into your home directory and use the -cfg=FILENAME option to point to the changed file. The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply visit a new site once. But the “homepage” is only shown if you don’t tell it a site to visit when starting. It’s probably easiest to make an alias, something like this: echo "alias 'ly=lynx http://the.new.start.site'" >>~/.bashrc Then typing ly will start lynx with the other start page. Easier than doing the config dance, unless you need that anyway. bye, //mirabilos -- FWIW, I'm quite impressed with mksh interactively. I thought it was much *much* more bare bones. But it turns out it beats the living hell out of ksh93 in that respect. I'd even consider it for my daily use if I hadn't wasted half my life on my zsh setup. :-) -- Frank Terbeck in #!/bin/mksh ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Karen Lewellen wrote: > I am seeking a command line method to override the site listed as the > homepage for lynx regularly, i. e. the page that appears if i just entre > lynx. > The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply visit a new > site once. > does that make more sense? If you can set the WWW_HOME environment variable, lynx will use that as the startfile. If you can edit your lynx.cfg file, you can specify the startfile in that, as in: STARTFILE:http://thesitethatyouwant.com I suppose a command line method would be something like entering WWW_HOME='http://thesitethatyouwant.com'; lynx on the command line or exporting the WWW_HOME environment variable from your .profile or .bash_profile i.e. ensuring that the line export WWW_HOME='http://thesitethatyouwant.com' is in your .profile (or wherever bash looks for environment variables), in which case when you launch lynx it will go to that site There is also an option to launch lynx with the '-book' switch which will use the bookmark page (if set) as the startfile. (See 'man lynx' for details.) ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Karen Lewellen dixit: > I am seeking a command line method to override the site listed as the > homepage for lynx regularly, i. e. the page that appears if i just entre > lynx. Then don’t enter just lynx ;-) Otherwise, you can override the homepage in the lynx.cfg file. Since you’re on a shellserver you cannot do that system-wide, but you can copy the system-wide one into your home directory and use the -cfg=FILENAME option to point to the changed file. > The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply visit a > new site once. But the “homepage” is only shown if you don’t tell it a site to visit when starting. It’s probably easiest to make an alias, something like this: echo "alias 'ly=lynx http://the.new.start.site'" >>~/.bashrc Then typing ly will start lynx with the other start page. Easier than doing the config dance, unless you need that anyway. bye, //mirabilos -- FWIW, I'm quite impressed with mksh interactively. I thought it was much *much* more bare bones. But it turns out it beats the living hell out of ksh93 in that respect. I'd even consider it for my daily use if I hadn't wasted half my life on my zsh setup. :-) -- Frank Terbeck in #!/bin/mksh ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
sigh, Let me try this again. I am seeking a command line method to override the site listed as the homepage for lynx regularly, i. e. the page that appears if i just entre lynx. The idea is to change this default homepage, not just simply visit a new site once. does that make more sense? Kare, Who cannot wait for Mercury retrograde to end! On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Thorsten Glaser wrote: Karen Lewellen dixit: I wish to override the default homepage we have for lynx here, and am hoping for a command line option. Just enter the URL you want to call after the word lynx and a space. bye, //mirabilos -- Yes, I hate users and I want them to suffer. -- Marco d'Itri on gmane.linux.debian.devel.general ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Karen Lewellen dixit: > I wish to override the default homepage we have for lynx here, and am > hoping for a command line option. Just enter the URL you want to call after the word lynx and a space. bye, //mirabilos -- Yes, I hate users and I want them to suffer. -- Marco d'Itri on gmane.linux.debian.devel.general ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
[Lynx-dev] changing lynx default homepage from the comand line?
Hi everyone, I wish to override the default homepage we have for lynx here, and am hoping for a command line option. shellworld uses bash if that helps. thanks, Karen ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
