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-====== Terminal Web Browsing with ELinks ======+====== Terminal Web Browsing and BitTorrent with ELinks ======
  
-[[http://elinks.or.cz/|ELinks] is a terminal text-based web browser. The full official manual can be found at [[http://elinks.or.cz/documentation/index.html]].+[[http://elinks.or.cz/|ELinks]] is a terminal text-based web browser. The full official manual can be found at [[http://elinks.or.cz/documentation/index.html]]. Some other text-based browsers include [[https://invisible-island.net/lynx/|Lynx]] and [[http://links.twibright.com/|Links]].
  
 ===== Installation ===== ===== Installation =====
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 ===== Basic usage ===== ===== Basic usage =====
  
-To see what features ELinks was built withgo to the Help | About menu with ''ALT-H A''. Your version may or may not have support for BitTorrent and Gopher protocols, mouse support, SSL/TLS, and other things.+To launch elinkssimply invoke ''elinks'' from the command-line.
  
-Use the ''ALT'' key (or mouse if it is supported) to open the menu in the top. From here you can explore some of the capabilities.+<code bash> 
 +elinks 
 + 
 +# Open multiple tabs at once 
 +elinks devdungeon.com electropunk.net 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +The main menu at the top is your best friend when starting out. Use the ''ALT'' key (or mouse if it is supported) to open the menu in the top. From here you can explore some of the capabilities
 + 
 +To see what features ELinks was built with, go to the Help | About menu with ''ALT-h a''. Your version may or may not have support for BitTorrent and Gopher protocols, mouse support, SSL/TLS, and other things.
  
-  * Open a URL - ''g'' (empty field), ''G'' (prefilled with current URL), or ''e'' (prefilled with selected link) +  * Navigating 
-  * Scroll down and up - ''CTRL-n''/''CTRL-p'' or mouse wheel +    * Open a URL - ''g'' (empty field), ''G'' (prefilled with current URL), or ''e'' (prefilled with selected link) 
-  * Page down - ''PAGE DOWN'', ''CTRL-f'', ''SPACE'' +    * Scroll down and up - ''CTRL-n''/''CTRL-p'' or mouse wheel 
-  * Page up - ''PAGE UP'', ''CTRL-b'', ''b'' +    * Page down - ''PAGE DOWN'', ''CTRL-f'', ''SPACE'' 
-  * Jump to top/bottom of page - ''CTRL-a''/''CTRL-e'' +    * Page up - ''PAGE UP'', ''CTRL-b'', ''b'' 
-  Select next/previous link - ''UP''/''DOWN'' +    * Jump to top/bottom of page - ''CTRL-a''/''CTRL-e'' 
-  Go back/forward - ''LEFT''/''u'' +    Go back/forward - ''LEFT''/''u'' 
-  * Open current link - ''ENTER'' +    Select next/previous link - ''UP''/''DOWN'' 
-  * Open current link in new tab - ''T''+    * Open current link - ''ENTER'' 
 +    * Open current link in new tab - ''T''
   * Tabs   * Tabs
     * Open a new tab - ''t''     * Open a new tab - ''t''
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     * Next/previous tab - ''>''/''<''     * Next/previous tab - ''>''/''<''
     * Move tab position - ''ALT->''/''ALT-<''     * Move tab position - ''ALT->''/''ALT-<''
-  * Download selected link - ''d'' +  * Downloads 
-  * Open download manager - ''D'' +    * Download selected link - ''d'' 
-  * Open a temporary shell - ''ALT-f o'' +    * Open download manager - ''D'' 
-  * Open history - ''h'' +  * Bookmarks 
-  * Edit keybinds - ''k''+    * Add a bookmark - ''a'' 
 +    * Bookmark current page - ''A'' 
 +    * Bookmark manager - ''s'' 
 +  * Misc 
 +    * Open a temporary shell - ''ALT-f o'' 
 +    * Open history - ''h'' 
 +    * Edit keybinds - ''k'' 
 +    * Quit - ''q''
  
  
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