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Re: lynx-dev Getting image in the screen and source from command line (f
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L R RAMESH |
Subject: |
Re: lynx-dev Getting image in the screen and source from command line (fwd) |
Date: |
Wed, 20 Oct 1999 14:56:58 +0500 (GMT+0500) |
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Klaus Weide wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Philip Webb wrote:
>
> > > Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 22:25:12 +0500
> > > From: L R RAMESH <address@hidden>
> > >
> > >
> > > We like add little graphics to the same unit while browsing.
> > > Our isp using lynx version 2.7 in the unix system for the shell account.
> >
> > you should get your ISP to upgrade to the latest 2-8-2
> > from www.slcc.edu/lynx/release ; 2-8-3 should be released soon.
>
> Yes; or compile your own copy of the new version in the shell account,
> if you are allowed to.
>
> > > There is no provision to add any program in the host sytem.
> > > We are not getting source of the web page from the unix prompt.
> > > ie lynx -source filename is not giving the source in the standard
> > > output,
>
> It should. Maybe there is something wrong with the ISP's lynx 2-7.
>
> > > whereas lynx -dump filename is dumping the page
> > > but not the source of the web page.
> > >
> > > We able to get the source while browsing by \ .
> > > Is there any configuration is needed to get the source from prompt?
>
> Normally no special configuration is needed.
>
> > > Is there any method to access the source from the unix prompt?
>
> It should work as you did it.
>
> What do you get when you try -source - some error messages, or
> nothing at all?
when we try as lynx -source filename
no error message is coming. Instead it act like no option is there
ie.. it get into lynx web browser loading the filename.
>
> You may want to try -trace together with -source and see what it says.
>
This give the trace of the file and getting into lynx browser
loading the file.
> Also try combining -source with -dump (this is just a wild guess).
>
Only dump result is coming.
> Is there anything special about the URL (or filename)? For example,
> is it compressed?
>
No special URL (or filename).
>
> There are other programs that can be used to "get the source" of
> Web pages, for example a program called "wget". If you only want
> to retrieve source, lynx may be overkill.
>
> Klaus
>
>