From 5a12e7c134274dba706667107d10d231517d3e05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick J Volkerding Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:00:38 -0500 Subject: Slackware 13.0 Wed Aug 26 10:00:38 CDT 2009 Slackware 13.0 x86_64 is released as stable! Thanks to everyone who helped make this release possible -- see the RELEASE_NOTES for the credits. The ISOs are off to the replicator. This time it will be a 6 CD-ROM 32-bit set and a dual-sided 32-bit/64-bit x86/x86_64 DVD. We're taking pre-orders now at store.slackware.com. Please consider picking up a copy to help support the project. Once again, thanks to the entire Slackware community for all the help testing and fixing things and offering suggestions during this development cycle. As always, have fun and enjoy! -P. --- slackbook/html/basic-network-commands-web.html | 215 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 215 insertions(+) create mode 100644 slackbook/html/basic-network-commands-web.html (limited to 'slackbook/html/basic-network-commands-web.html') diff --git a/slackbook/html/basic-network-commands-web.html b/slackbook/html/basic-network-commands-web.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e3f3b6c5f --- /dev/null +++ b/slackbook/html/basic-network-commands-web.html @@ -0,0 +1,215 @@ + + + + +Browsers + + + + + + + + + +
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13.8 Browsers

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The first thing that people think about when they hear the word Internet is +“surfing the net”. Or looking at websites using a web browser. This is +probably by far the most popular use of the Internet for the average user.

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Slackware provides popular graphical web browsers in the “XAP” series, as +well as text mode browsers in the “N” series. We'll take a quick look at some +of the most common options below.

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13.8.1 lynx

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lynx(1) is a text-based web browser. It is a very quick way +of looking up something on the Internet. Sometimes graphics just get in the way if you +know exactly what you're after.

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To start lynx, just type lynx at the +prompt:

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Figure 13-5. Lynx default start page

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You may want to specify a site for lynx to open to:

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+% lynx http://www.slackware.com
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lynx prints the command keys and what they do at the bottom +of the screen. The up and down arrow keys move around the document, Enter selects the highlighted link, and the left arrow goes back to the previous page. Typing d will download the currently selected file. The g command brings up the Go prompt, where you can give lynx a URL to open.

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There are many other commands in lynx. You can either consult +the man page, or type h to get the help screen for more +information.

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13.8.2 links

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Just like lynx, links is a textmode +web browser, where you do all the navigation using the keyboard. However, when you press +the Esc key, it will activate a very convenient pulldown +menu on the top of the screen. This makes it very easy to use, without having to learn +all the keyboard shortcuts. People who do not use a text browser every day will +appreciate this feature.

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links seems to have better support for both frames and +tables, when compared to lynx.

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Figure 13-6. Links, with the file menu open

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13.8.3 wget

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wget(1) is a command line utility that will download files +from a specified URL. While not an actual web-browser, wget is +used primarily to grab whole or partial web sites for offline viewing, or for fast +download of single files from HTTP or FTP servers instead. The basic syntax is:

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You can also pass options. For example, this will download the Slackware web site:

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wget will create a www.slackware.com directory and store the files in there, just as +the site does.

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wget can also download files from FTP sites; just specify an +FTP URL instead of an HTTP one.

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+% wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.8.2.tar.gz
+--12:18:16--  ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.8.2.tar.gz
+           => `wget-1.8.2.tar.gz'
+Resolving ftp.gnu.org... done.
+Connecting to ftp.gnu.org[199.232.41.7]:21... connected.
+Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
+==> SYST ... done.   ==> PWD ... done.
+==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /gnu/wget ... done.
+==> PORT ... done.   ==> RETR wget-1.8.2.tar.gz ... done.
+Length: 1,154,648 (unauthoritative)
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+100%[==================================>] 1,154,648     209.55K/s    ETA 00:00
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+12:18:23 (209.55KB/s) - `wget-1.8.2.tar.gz' saved [1154648]
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wget has many more options, which make it nice for site +specific scripts (web site mirroring and so forth). The man page should be consulted for +more information.

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