W3m howto

                                           w3m web browser

w3m is a text-based web browser , just like lynx .. Other than being a web browser, w3m also capable of viewing a text file or a local html file. That means w3m can be a pager too such as less or more command. Let's look at w3m syntax.

Syntax: usage: w3m [options] [URL or filename]

The options is optional. To view a webpage, you just type w3m www.globalshellz.org. Here is a screenshot example of global shellz opened using w3m:

To quit w3m, press q:

Do you want to exit w3m? (y/n)

Answer n to quit w3m. Below are options available to use with w3m. You can view w3m options with w3m -help command.

sary@debian:~$ w3m -help
w3m version w3m/0.5.2+cvs-1.1027, options lang=en,m17n,image,color,ansi-color,mouse,gpm,menu,cookie,ssl,ssl-verify,external-uri-loader,w3mmailer,nntp,gopher,ipv6,alarm,mark,migemo
usage: w3m [options] [URL or filename]
options:
   -t tab           set tab width
   -r               ignore backspace effect
   -l line          # of preserved line (default 10000)
   -I charset       document charset
   -O charset       display/output charset
   -B               load bookmark
   -bookmark file   specify bookmark file
   -T type          specify content-type
   -m               internet message mode
   -v               visual startup mode
   -M               monochrome display
   -N               open URL of command line on each new tab
   -F               automatically render frame
   -cols width      specify column width (used with -dump)
   -ppc count       specify the number of pixels per character (4.0...32.0)
   -ppl count       specify the number of pixels per line (4.0...64.0)
   -dump            dump formatted page into stdout
   -dump_head       dump response of HEAD request into stdout
   -dump_source     dump page source into stdout
   -dump_both       dump HEAD and source into stdout
   -dump_extra      dump HEAD, source, and extra information into stdout
   -post file       use POST method with file content
   -header string   insert string as a header
   +<num>           goto <num> line
   -num             show line number
   -no-proxy        don't use proxy
   -4               IPv4 only (-o dns_order=4)
   -6               IPv6 only (-o dns_order=6)
   -no-mouse        don't use mouse
   -cookie          use cookie (-no-cookie: don't use cookie)
   -graph           use DEC special graphics for border of table and menu
   -no-graph        use ACII character for border of table and menu
   -s               squeeze multiple blank lines
   -W               toggle wrap search mode
   -X               don't use termcap init/deinit
   -title[=TERM]    set buffer name to terminal title string
   -o opt=value     assign value to config option
   -show-option     print all config options
   -config file     specify config file
   -help            print this usage message
   -version         print w3m version
   -reqlog          write request logfile
   -debug           DO NOT USE

sary@debian:~$

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