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Current KeyMap| Default Index| KeyMap Commands|
Lynx Options Menu | Lynx Line Editor Defaults|
Current KeyMap| Default Index| KeyMap Commands|
Lynx Options Menu | Lynx Line Editor Defaults|

Symbol Definition Explanation
a ADD BOOKMARK add to your personal bookmark list
b PREV PAGE view the previous page of the document
c COMMENT send a comment to the author of the current document
d DOWNLOAD download the current link to your computer
e EDIT edit the current document
f DIRED MENU display a full menu of file operations
g GOTO go to a document given as a URL
G ECGOTO edit the current document's URL and go to it
h PREV DOC go back to the previous document
H HELP display help on using the browser
i INDEX display an index of potentially useful documents
j NEXT LINK make the next link current
J JUMP go directly to a target document or action
k PREV LINK make the previous link current
K KEYMAP display the current key map
l ACTIVATE go to the document given by the current link
L LIST list the references (links) in the current document
m MAIN MENU return to the first screen (home page)
n NEXT search for the next occurence
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o OPTIONS display and change option settings
p PRINT display choices for printing the current document
q QUIT quit the browser
Q ABORT quit the browser unconditionally
r DEL BOOKMARK delete from your personal bookmark list
s INDEX SEARCHallow searching of an index
t TAG LINK tag a file or directory for later action
u PREV DOC back to the previous document
v VIEW BOOKMARK view your personal bookmark list
V VLINKS list links visited during the current Lynx session
x NOCACHE force submission of form or link with no-cache
z INTERRUPT interrupt network transmission
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^A HOME go to the beginning of the current document
^B PREV DOC back to the previous
^D ABORT quit the browser unconditionally
^E END go to the end of the current document
^F
^H HISTORY display stack of currently-suspended documents
<tab> NEXT LINK make the next link current
^J ACTIVATE go to the document given by the current link
^K COOKIE JAR examine the Cookie Jar
^L REFRESH refresh the screen to clear garbled text
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ret ACTIVATE go to the document given by the current link
^N NEXT LINK make the next link current
^P PREV LINK make the previous link current
^R RELOAD reload the current document
^T TRACE TOGGLE toggle tracing of browser operations
^W REFRESH refresh the screen to clear garbled text
spc NEXT PAGE the next page of the document
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! SHELL escape from the browser to the system
" SOFT DQUOTEStoggle valid vs. soft double-quote parsing
# TOOLBAR go to Toolbar or Banner in the current document
' HISTORICAL toggle historical vs. valid/minimal comment parsing
( UP HALF half a page in the document
) DOWN HALF go forward half a page in the document
* IMAGE TOGGLE toggle handling of all images as links
+ NEXT PAGE view the next page of the document
, NEXT PAGE view the next page of the document
- PREV PAGE view the previous page of the document
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1 END go to the end of the current document
2 NEXT LINK make the next link current
3 PAGE viewpage of the document
4 DOC go back to the previous document
6 ACTIVATE go to the document given by the current link
7 HOME go to the beginning of the current document
8 PREV LINK make the previous link current
9 PREV previous page of the document
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; TRACE LOG view trace log if started in the current session
< UP LINK move up the page to a previous link
= INFO display information on the current document and link
> DOWN LINK move down the page to another link
? HELP display help on using the browser
@ RAW TOGGLE toggle raw 8-bit translations or CJK mode ON or OFF
[ INLINE TOGGLE pseudo-ALTs for inlines with no ALT string
\ SOURCE toggle source/presentation for current document
] HEAD send a HEAD request for the current document or link
> MINIMAL toggle minimal vs. valid comment parsing
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<del> HISTORY display stack of currently-suspended documents
UpArr PREV LINK make the previous link current
DnArr NEXT LINK make the next link current
Pg Up PREV PAGE view the previous page of the document
Do ACTIVATE go to the document given by the current link
Rv DOWN TWO forward two lines in the document
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There are also a few other keyboard commands to aid in navigation. The Control and Function keys used for navigation within the current document are described in Scrolling and Other Useful Commands.

Some additional commands depend on the fact that Lynx keeps a list of each link you visited to reach the current document, called the History Page, and a list of all links visited during the current Lynx session, called the Visited Links Page.

The HISTORY keystroke command, normally mapped to Backspace or Delete, will show you the History Page of links leading to your access of the current document.

Any of the previous documents shown in the list may be revisited by selecting them from the history screen. The VLINKS keystroke command, normally mapped to uppercase 'V', will show the Visited Links Page, and you similarly can select links in that list.

The MAIN MENU keystroke command, normally mapped to 'm' and 'M', will take you back to the starting document unless you specified the -homepage=URL option at the command line.

Also, the LIST keystroke command, normally mapped to 'l' and L', will create a compact list of all the links in the current document, and they can be selected via that list.
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The 'i' key presents an index of documents. The default index is:

Scrolling and Other useful commands
Getting http://trfn.clpgh.org/lynx
help/Lynx
users
guide.html#1841
Scrolling and Other useful commands
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A summary of all the keystroke commands and their key bindings can be invoked via the KEYMAP command, normally mapped to 'k' and 'K'. The following describes some of the most commonly used commands.

^A Control-A jumps you to the beginning of the current document. It is a synonym for the Keypad Home key, and can be used when Links are numbered mode is on. The Find Function key also is a synonym, and ideally the latter has been mapped to the Function key labeled Home if you are using an IBM Enhanced Keyboard.

^E Control-E jumps you to the end of the current document. It is a synonym for the Keypad Endkey, and can be used when Links are numbered mode is on. The SelectFunction key also is a synonym, and ideally the latter has been mapped to the Function key labeled End if you are using an IBM Enhanced Keyboard.

^B Control-B normally jumps you to the previous page of the current document, and thus is a synonym for the Keypad and Function Page-Up keys. However, Control-B acts as right-arrow when emacs-like key movement is enabled (see Lynx Options Menu).

^F Control-F normally jumps you to the next page of the current document, and thus is a synonym for the Keypad and Function Page-Down keys. However, Control-F becomes right-arrow when emacs-like key movement is enabled.

N normally jumps you forward two lines in the current document. The Remove Function key (labeled Delete on IBM Enhanced keyboards, and distinct from their Backspace key) is a synonym.

Control-N becomes down-arrow when emacs-like key movement is enabled.
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LYNX OPTIONS MENU

The Lynx Options Menu may be accessed by pressing the 'o' key. The current Options Menu contains the following configurable options.
Options Menu

Editor: emacs
DISPLAY variable : aixtest.cc.ukans.edu:0.0
muLti-bookmarks: OFF
Bookmark file: lynxbookmarks.html
FTP sort criteria : By Filename
Personal mail address : montulli@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu
Searching type: CASE INSENSITIVE display
Character set: ISO Latin 1 raw 8-bit or CJK
mOde : O N preferred document
lanGuage: enpreferred document
cHarset : NONE
VI keys: OFF
eMacs keys: OFF
shoW dot files: OFF
popups for selecT fields: ON
Keypad mode: Numbers act as arrows
liNe edit style: Default Binding
lIst directory style: Mixed style
User mode : Advanced user
Agent : [User-Agent header]
local eXecution links: FOR LOCAL FILES ONLY
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An option can be changed by entering the capital letter of the option you want to change (i.e. 'E' for Editor). For fields where text must be entered, simply enter the text by typing on the keyboard. The Line Editor can be used to correct mistakes, and Control-U can be used to erase the whole line. When you are done entering a change press the Return key to get back to the Command? prompt.

For fields where you must choose from a list of choices, press any key to toggle the choices and press the Return key to finish the change. When you are done changing options use the 'r' command to return to Lynx or the '>' command to save the options to a .lynxrc file and return to Lynx.
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Lynx Line Editor Default Key Binding

Lynx invokes a built-in Line Editor for entering strings in response to prompts, in forms, and for email messages if an external editor has not been defined. Administrators can offer alternate key bindings by adding them in LYEditmap.c before compiling Lynx, and they can be selected via the 'o'ptions menu.

This is the Default Binding:

ENTER Input complete RETURN
TAB Input complete TAB, Do
ABORT Input cancelled Ctrl-G, Ctrl-O, Ctrl-C
ERASE Erase the line Ctrl-U, Ctrl-X
BACK Cursor back char Left-Arrow
FORW Cursor forward char Right-Arrow
BACKW Cursor back word Ctrl-P
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FORWW Cursor forward word Ctrl-N
BOL Go to begin of line Ctrl-A, Home, Find
EOL Go to end of line Ctrl-E, End, Select
DELP Delete prev char Ctrl-H, DELETE, Remove
DELC Delete current char Ctrl-D
DELN Delete next char Ctrl-R
DELPW Delete prev word Ctrl-B
DELNW Delete next word Ctrl-F
LOWER Lower case the line Ctrl-K
UPPER Upper case the line Ctrl-T
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Note: When you see ^ followed by a character, that means to press the Ctrl key and while holding it, press the corresponding character key. Some keystrokes may be difficult to achieve on a Commodore computer. Check with your terminal software to see if it allows certain keypresses to simulate those that are not available on our keyboard.

 

 

 

 

 
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