Re: LYNX-DEV lynx -

[Foteos Macrides]

Al Gilman <address@hidden> wrote:
>  From: address@hidden (Sven Guckes)
>  
>  So - what does it take to make Lynx accept input from stdin?
>  A few simple changes, one more option, or a complete new rewrite?
>
>One more option; which requires justification.
>
>  Is this a FAQ yet?  ;-)
>  
><I speak as a fool>
>
>Yes this is a FAQ.  Many benighted Un*x natives tend to ask this
>question.  There are two levels of answer:
>
>       1. No, it doesn't do that; here's the workaround.
>       Fote gave that answer in 
>       http://129.237.17.75/lynx-dev/9610/0931.html .
>
>       2. No, we aren't interested in doing that;
>       the minor improvement in the batch use of the program
>       is not worth the effort; there are important things
>       to work on.

        It is an FAQ, but let's be clear which one it is, and then
perhaps someone else might have more luck getting this across:

        Use
                program | most > output_file
                program | less > output_file
                program | more > output_file

        to your heart's content, but everyone, please, disabuse
        yourself of the illusion that Lynx is a file viewer.
        
                                Fote

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