Some startup Switches available


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USAGE: D:\OTHER\LYNX242\OBJ\LYNX.EXE [options] [file]
Options are:
    -anonymous       used to specify the anonymous account
    -auth=id:pw      authentication information for protected forms
    -case            enable case sensitive user searching
    -cache=NUMBER    NUMBER of documents cached in memory. (default is 3
    -cfg=FILENAME    specifies a lynx.cfg file other than the default.
    -display=DISPLAY set the display variable for X execed programs
    -dump            dump the first file to stdout and exit
    -editor=EDITOR   enable edit mode with specified editor
    -emacskeys       enable emacs-like key movement
    -error_file=file write the HTTP status code here
    -fileversions    include all versions of files in local VMS directory
                     listings
    -force_html      forces the first document to be interpreted as HTML
    -ftp             disable ftp access
    -get_data        User data for get forms, read from stdin,
                     terminated by '---' on a line
    -help            print this usage message
    -homepage=URL    set homepage separate from start page
    -image_links     toggle selectable images
    -index=URL       set the default index file to URL
    -localhost       disable URLs that point to remote hosts
    -mime_header     Show full mime header
    -nobrowse        disable directory browsing
    -noprint         disable print functions
    -noredir         Don't follow Location: redirection
    -nostatus        disable the miscellaneous information messages
    -post_data       User data for post forms, read from stdin,
                     terminated by '---' on a line
    -print           enable print functions (DEFAULT)
    -restrictions=[options]  use -restrictions to see list
    -rlogin          disable rlogins
    -selective       require .www_browsable files to browse directories
    -show_cursor     don't hide the curser in the lower right corner
    -source          dump the source of the first file to stdout and exit
    -telnet          disable telnets
    -term=TERM       set terminal type to TERM
    -version         print Lynx version information
    -vikeys          enable vi-like key movement
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