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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+x means hold Control and press x.
  • Escape then x means press Escape, then press x (not at the same time).

Useful Keybindings

  • UpArrow: Move up one line.

  • DownArrow: Move down one line.

  • LeftArrow: Move back one character.

  • RightArrow: Move forward one character.

  • b: Move back one word.

  • w: Move forward one word.

  • Shift+B: Return to the previous page.

  • 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.

  • 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).