LYNX-DEV Recovery from corrupted bookmark file

[Al Gilman]

> X-URL: http://www.flora.org/lynx-dev/html/month0897/msg00563.html
>      * Subject: LYNX-DEV Bookmarks
>      * From: address@hidden

> We are having difficulty removing bookmarks using the 'r' key and our
> system administrators say they have nothing to do with this.  What are
> we doing wrong....your assistance would be much appreciated.  Thank you.

Dear Browns,

Let's assume that they are right.  On the other hand, you have to 
get out of this pickle.

I am going to point out a long way round that might be the
shortest way home.  Start a new bookmark file; then read the old
one as a document and add the links you find there to your new
bookmark collection.

Assuming that you have access to a shell, get out of Lynx and just
mv your bookmark file to a new name, say broken_bookmarks.html .

Then fire Lynx up 

prompt> lynx broken_bookmarks.html

arrow or tab down to the bookmark that you want to appear first,
and a)dd l)ink; on to the next, etc.

This procedure is a bit tedious but it saves you chasing around
in the source to figure out the exact problem.

--
Al Gilman
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