Other than being a web browser, w3m also capable of viewing a text file or a local html file. That means w3m can be a pager too such as less or more command. Let's look at w3m syntax.
Syntax:
usage: w3m [options] [URL or filename]
The options is optional. To view a webpage, you just type w3m www.website.com. Here is a screenshot example of a google search engine opened using w3m:
To quit w3m, press q:
Do you want to exit w3m? (y/n)
Answer n to quit w3m.
Below are options available to use with w3m. You can view w3m options with w3m -help command.
luzar@ubuntu:~$ w3m -help w3m version w3m/0.5.2, options lang=en,m17n,image,color,ansi-color,mouse,gpm,menu,cookie,ssl,ssl-verify, external-uri-loader,w3mmailer,nntp,gopher,ipv6,alarm,mark,migemo usage: w3m [options] [URL or filename] options: -t tab set tab width -r ignore backspace effect -l line # of preserved line (default 10000) -I charset document charset -O charset display/output charset -B load bookmark -bookmark file specify bookmark file -T type specify content-type -m internet message mode -v visual startup mode -M monochrome display -N open URL of command line on each new tab -F automatically render frame -cols width specify column width (used with -dump) -ppc count specify the number of pixels per character (4.0...32.0) -ppl count specify the number of pixels per line (4.0...64.0) -dump dump formatted page into stdout -dump_head dump response of HEAD request into stdout -dump_source dump page source into stdout -dump_both dump HEAD and source into stdout -dump_extra dump HEAD, source, and extra information into stdout -post file use POST method with file content -header string insert string as a header +goto line -num show line number -no-proxy don't use proxy -4 IPv4 only (-o dns_order=4) -6 IPv6 only (-o dns_order=6) -no-mouse don't use mouse -cookie use cookie (-no-cookie: don't use cookie) -pauth user:pass proxy authentication -graph use graphic character -no-graph don't use graphic character -s squeeze multiple blank lines -W toggle wrap search mode -X don't use termcap init/deinit -title[=TERM] set buffer name to terminal title string -o opt=value assign value to config option -show-option print all config options -config file specify config file -help print this usage message -version print w3m version -reqlog write request logfile -debug DO NOT USE luzar@ubuntu:~$
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Fantastic! This was exactly what I needed to download the file I was looking for to my linux server.
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@Allan It's a pretty handy web browser. But if you only need a file, why not use wget?
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