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Re: LYNX-DEV lynx -
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Foteos Macrides |
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Re: LYNX-DEV lynx - |
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Sun, 27 Oct 1996 12:29:28 -0500 (EST) |
Al Gilman <address@hidden> wrote:
> From: address@hidden (Sven Guckes)
>
> So - what does it take to make Lynx accept input from stdin?
> A few simple changes, one more option, or a complete new rewrite?
>
>One more option; which requires justification.
>
> Is this a FAQ yet? ;-)
>
><I speak as a fool>
>
>Yes this is a FAQ. Many benighted Un*x natives tend to ask this
>question. There are two levels of answer:
>
> 1. No, it doesn't do that; here's the workaround.
> Fote gave that answer in
> http://129.237.17.75/lynx-dev/9610/0931.html .
>
> 2. No, we aren't interested in doing that;
> the minor improvement in the batch use of the program
> is not worth the effort; there are important things
> to work on.
It is an FAQ, but let's be clear which one it is, and then
perhaps someone else might have more luck getting this across:
Use
program | most > output_file
program | less > output_file
program | more > output_file
to your heart's content, but everyone, please, disabuse
yourself of the illusion that Lynx is a file viewer.
Fote
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