[resending, this time to the list rather than directly to the OP]
On 2022-09-06 08:41, Saniya Maheshwari wrote:
> only way to search using a search engine in Lynx, is to type out
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> the URL of the search engine, let that page load, and then type
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> in the search string in the search box. Is there already a simpler
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> way to do this, that I have missed?
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I usually do this with an alias or shell function to populate the
GET parameters, like
$ goog() { lynx [2]https://google.com/search?q="$1"; ; }
$ ddg() { lynx [3]https://duckduckgo.com/lite/?q="$1"; ; }
$ bing() { lynx [4]https://www.bing.com/search?q="$1"; ; }
)
and then when I'm at the command-line, I can type
$ goog "kittens and puppies"
)
to have lynx jump directly to those search results. I'm not aware
)
of any functionality within lynx to use a hot-key, have it prompt
for GET-parameter data, and then populate a placeholder in a URL
(similar to Firefox keyword searches).
-tkc
