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Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx Question: non-interactive mode


From: David Woolley
Subject: Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx Question: non-interactive mode
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 13:37:16 +0100 (BST)

> 
> Is there a way to run lynx in non-interactove mode?

Yes.  There are extensive command line options.
> 
> I have a program that will start lynx, send keystrokes to it to navigate and 
> save a
> specific file to disk, etc.  It works fine if I am logged
> on, but fails if I am not.

If you are doing anything very complex, you should run it through a 
pseudo terminal with something like expect, or use kermit over a looped
back TCP connection.  For simple downloading of known URLs, wget may be
better.

Unix assumed as platform.

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