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W3M Introduction
This guide introduces navigation in the w3m web browser, as used in the Stormux gaming image. W3M can function both as a text only browser and as a pager. Basically, it's very good at displaying text, and can follow links.
Moving Around
- Use the Up and Down arrow keys to read the page line by line.
- If the page contains links, use:
- Tab to move forward through links.
- Shift+Tab to move backward.
- Enter to follow the selected link.
Understanding Key Notation
Control+xmeans hold Control and press x.Escape then xmeans press Escape, then press x (not at the same time).
Useful Keybindings
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UpArrow: Move up one line.
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DownArrow: Move down one line.
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LeftArrow: Move back one character.
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RightArrow: Move forward one character.
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b: Move back one word.
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w: Move forward one word.
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Shift+B: Return to the previous page.
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PageUp: Move up one screen.
On Raspberry Pi 400 or 500: Function+Left Arrow -
PageDown: Move down one screen.
On Raspberry Pi 400 or 500: Function+Right Arrow -
Home: Jump to the top of the page.
On Raspberry Pi 400 or 500: Function+Up Arrow -
End: Jump to the bottom of the page.
On Raspberry Pi 400 or 500: Function+Down Arrow -
q: Quit
w3m. -
Shift+H: Show the full list of keybindings.
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Escape then l: Open a list of all links on the page.
Additional Help
To read the full built-in help for w3m, press Shift+H or visit the W3M Help File.
To return to this help page after viewing the built-in help, press Shift+B (to go back up one page).