Re: http from command line

2003-10-31 Thread David S. Jackson
On Fri, Oct 31, 2003 at 12:44:21AM + Rus Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, Gregory Stearns wrote: > > > I hate to be a pest but is there a utility to do http web browsing from the > > command line, and how would I use it? > > Try lynx or links Also, w3m is quite nice.

Re: http from command line

2003-10-30 Thread andi payn
On Thu, 2003-10-30 at 16:38, Gregory Stearns wrote: > I hate to be a pest but is there a utility to do http web > browsing from the command line, and how would I use it? As othes have mentioned, there are many choices--but you probably just want to know which one to use, and how to get started.

Re: http from command line

2003-10-30 Thread Viktor Lazlo
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, Gregory Stearns wrote: > I hate to be a pest but is there a utility to do http web browsing from the command > line, and how would I use it? > > Also how do I configure Xwindows? Start off with (as root): XFree86 -configure This will build a basic XF86Config file

Re: http from command line

2003-10-30 Thread Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.
Gregory Stearns wrote: I hate to be a pest but is there a utility to do http web browsing from the command line, and how would I use it? Lynx (/usr/ports/lynx) is a text mode http browser. To install, connect to the Internet, and then run the following commands as root: $cd /usr/ports/lynx $ma

Re: http from command line

2003-10-30 Thread Technical Director
Hello, >From the command line you can use an assortment of tools, even telnet if you want... ;) www <== Wow, this one is fun. Probably already installed. lynx <== Can be a security nightmare depending on what your computer is being used for. elinks <== Haven't used it myself but I foun

Re: http from command line

2003-10-30 Thread Rus Foster
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, Gregory Stearns wrote: > I hate to be a pest but is there a utility to do http web browsing from the command > line, and how would I use it? Try lynx or links Rus -- w: http://www.jvds.com | JVDS Virtual Servers e: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| Daily Specials t: +44 7919 373