Re: LYNX-DEV lynx -

[Klaus Weide]

On Sun, 27 Oct 1996, Sven Guckes wrote:

> Quoting Hiram Lester, Jr. (address@hidden):
> > The following will work:
> > $ lynx -
> > -dump
> > http://www.mtsu.edu
> >                    <-- press EOF character here (^D for Unix, ^Z for VMS)
> > ...
> > Make sense now? :)
> 
> Yes, it does.
> 
> Still - I wonder what the reasons are 

How about, nobody has done it?  (just a guess... maybe there are other
reasons.)

> for not being able to use Lynx as a
> filter (prog | lynx > output) or 
> specify a filename other than using "file://".
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Why do you think it is not possible?  It works for me.

>       lynx -dump -file filename > output              "filename as parameter"

It works, without -file.

>       program | lynx -dump      > output              "filter"

That syntax wouldn't do; how is Lynx supposed to know that it should take
input from stdin, rather than using the default startfile?

  Klaus

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