lynx Command Examples

Command-line web browser. More information: https://lynx.browser.org.

• Visit a website:

lynx {{example.com}}

• Apply restrictions for anonymous account:

lynx -anonymous {{example.com}}

• Turn on mouse support, if available:

lynx -use_mouse {{example.com}}

• Force color mode on, if available:

lynx -color {{example.com}}

• Open a link, using a specific file to read and write cookies:

lynx -cookie_file={{path/to/file}} {{example.com}}

• Navigate forwards and backwards through the links on a page:

{{Up arrow key|Down arrow key}}

• Go back to the previously displayed page:

{{Left arrow key|u}}

• Exit:

q + y