Re: [Conkeror] Shell commands
On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 09:07, John J. Foerch wrote: > On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 05:53:39PM +0200, Thorsten Jolitz wrote: > > "John J. Foerch" writes: > > >> > But when I do the same thing with a link to a html website and the > > >> > shellcommand wget, it seems that nothing happens - no error > > >> > message, but > > >> > no downloaded html file in ~/ either (wget works on the bash > prompt). > > > > > > I'm sorry, I misspoke. That command downloads the file to a temporary > > > directory, not your cwd, and deletes it when the command is finished. > > > > Hmm ... maybe a misunderstanding, but how do I use it if it is > > immediatley deleted? > > The temporary file is deleted after the program exits. This is designed > for viewers; it's the wrong tool for using an alternative downloader. > Just to clarify, this is the behavior of shell-command-on-file (bound to x). In particular note that this runs the specified command with the path to the temporary file as an argument, which would not be a correct invocation of, say, wget. shell-command-on-url (bound to X) will just run the command with a URL as an argument, which would potentially work for wget. ___ Conkeror mailing list [email protected] https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/conkeror
Re: [Conkeror] Shell commands
On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 05:53:39PM +0200, Thorsten Jolitz wrote: > "John J. Foerch" writes: > > > >> > But when I do the same thing with a link to a html website and the > >> > shellcommand wget, it seems that nothing happens - no error > >> > message, but > >> > no downloaded html file in ~/ either (wget works on the bash prompt). > > > > I'm sorry, I misspoke. That command downloads the file to a temporary > > directory, not your cwd, and deletes it when the command is finished. > > Hmm ... maybe a misunderstanding, but how do I use it if it is > immediatley deleted? The temporary file is deleted after the program exits. This is designed for viewers; it's the wrong tool for using an alternative downloader. -- John Foerch ___ Conkeror mailing list [email protected] https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/conkeror
Re: [Conkeror] Shell commands
"John J. Foerch" writes: >> > But when I do the same thing with a link to a html website and the >> > shellcommand wget, it seems that nothing happens - no error >> > message, but >> > no downloaded html file in ~/ either (wget works on the bash prompt). > > I'm sorry, I misspoke. That command downloads the file to a temporary > directory, not your cwd, and deletes it when the command is finished. Hmm ... maybe a misunderstanding, but how do I use it if it is immediatley deleted? -- cheers, Thorsten ___ Conkeror mailing list [email protected] https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/conkeror
Re: [Conkeror] Shell commands
On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 11:01:15AM -0400, John J. Foerch wrote: > On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 02:01:16PM +0200, Thorsten Jolitz wrote: > > > > Hi List, > > I have some problems with the shell commands in conkeror. > > > > When pressing x, then selecting a link to a pdf, and accepting the > > proposed default (in my case evince) everything is fine - the document > > is opened. > > > > But when I do the same thing with a link to a html website and the > > shellcommand wget, it seems that nothing happens - no error message, but > > no downloaded html file in ~/ either (wget works on the bash prompt). > > It should download to whatever your cwd is, but I recommend running the > command in a terminal so that you can see its output. I'm sorry, I misspoke. That command downloads the file to a temporary directory, not your cwd, and deletes it when the command is finished. -- John Foerch ___ Conkeror mailing list [email protected] https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/conkeror
Re: [Conkeror] Shell commands
On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 02:01:16PM +0200, Thorsten Jolitz wrote: > > Hi List, > I have some problems with the shell commands in conkeror. > > When pressing x, then selecting a link to a pdf, and accepting the > proposed default (in my case evince) everything is fine - the document > is opened. > > But when I do the same thing with a link to a html website and the > shellcommand wget, it seems that nothing happens - no error message, but > no downloaded html file in ~/ either (wget works on the bash prompt). It should download to whatever your cwd is, but I recommend running the command in a terminal so that you can see its output. > > When I use X I'm queried for an url, but I'm not really sure what the > semantics of this command are. Should the url be a shellscript? > > I tried several things, but always got error messages. > It is prompting for an url to run the command on. To have it prompt for a link instead, use the sequence 'n X'. > BTW: > Is there something like the Emacs 'Messages' buffer in Conkeror, where > one can look up the messages that popped up in the minibuffer? > No, not yet. -- John Foerch ___ Conkeror mailing list [email protected] https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/conkeror
[Conkeror] Shell commands
Hi List, I have some problems with the shell commands in conkeror. When pressing x, then selecting a link to a pdf, and accepting the proposed default (in my case evince) everything is fine - the document is opened. But when I do the same thing with a link to a html website and the shellcommand wget, it seems that nothing happens - no error message, but no downloaded html file in ~/ either (wget works on the bash prompt). When I use X I'm queried for an url, but I'm not really sure what the semantics of this command are. Should the url be a shellscript? I tried several things, but always got error messages. BTW: Is there something like the Emacs 'Messages' buffer in Conkeror, where one can look up the messages that popped up in the minibuffer? -- cheers, Thorsten ___ Conkeror mailing list [email protected] https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/conkeror
