From 75a4a592e5ccda30715f93563d741b83e0dcf39e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick J Volkerding Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:37:00 +0000 Subject: Slackware 13.37 Mon Apr 25 13:37:00 UTC 2011 Slackware 13.37 x86_64 stable is released! Thanks to everyone who pitched in on this release: the Slackware team, the folks producing upstream code, and linuxquestions.org for providing a great forum for collaboration and testing. The ISOs are off to be replicated, a 6 CD-ROM 32-bit set and a dual-sided 32-bit/64-bit x86/x86_64 DVD. Please consider supporting the Slackware project by picking up a copy from store.slackware.com. We're taking pre-orders now, and offer a discount if you sign up for a subscription. As always, thanks to the Slackware community for testing, suggestions, and feedback. :-) Have fun! --- 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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