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This is the Lynx Kepmap, the list of keyboard commands avaliable, their names and what each does. The kepmap can be accessed with "K" in Lynx. Please note that keystrokes are case-sensitive and can be changed.


a           ADD_BOOKMARK  add to your personal bookmark list
b           PREV_PAGE     view the previous page of the document
c           COMMENT       send a comment to the author of the current document
d           DOWNLOAD      download the current link to your computer
e           EDIT          edit the current document or a form's textarea
E           ELGOTO        edit the current link's URL or ACTION and go to it
g           GOTO          go to a document given as a URL
G           ECGOTO        edit the current document's URL and go to it
h           HELP          display help on using the browser
i           INDEX         display an index of potentially useful documents
j           JUMP          go directly to a target document or action
k           KEYMAP        display the current key map
l           LIST          list the references (links) in the current document
m           MAIN_MENU     return to the first screen (home page)
n           NEXT          search for the next occurence
o           OPTIONS       display and change option settings
p           PRINT         display choices for printing the current document
q           QUIT          quit the browser
Q           ABORT         quit the browser unconditionally
r           DEL_BOOKMARK  delete from your personal bookmark list
s           INDEX_SEARCH  allow searching of an index
u           PREV_DOC      go back to the previous document
v           VIEW_BOOKMARK view your personal bookmark list
V           VLINKS        list links visited during the current Lynx session
x           NOCACHE       force submission of form or link with no-cache
z           INTERRUPT     interrupt network connection or transmission
^A          HOME          go to the beginning of the current document
^B          PREV_PAGE     view the previous page of the document
^D          ABORT         quit the browser unconditionally
^E          END           go to the end of the current document
^F          NEXT_PAGE     view the next page of the document
^H          HISTORY       display stack of currently-suspended documents
<tab>       FASTFORW_LINK next link or text area, only stops on links
^J          ACTIVATE      go to the document given by the current link
^K          COOKIE_JAR    examine the Cookie Jar
^L          REFRESH       refresh the screen to clear garbled text
<return>    ACTIVATE      go to the document given by the current link
^N          DOWN_TWO      go forward two lines in the document
^P          UP_TWO        go back two lines in the document
^Q          CHANGE_CENTER toggle center alignment in HTML TABLE
^R          RELOAD        reload the current document
^S          TO_CLIPBOARD  link's URL to Clip Board
^T          TRACE_TOGGLE  toggle tracing of browser operations
^V          SWITCH_DTD    switch between two ways of parsing HTML
^W          REFRESH       refresh the screen to clear garbled text
<space>     NEXT_PAGE     view the next page of the document
!           SHELL         escape from the browser to the system
"           SOFT_DQUOTES  toggle valid vs. soft double-quote parsing
#           TOOLBAR       go to Toolbar or Banner in the current document
$           LAST_LINK     make the last link on the line current
'           HISTORICAL    toggle historical vs. valid/minimal comment parsing
(           UP_HALF       go back half a page in the document
)           DOWN_HALF     go forward half a page in the document
*           IMAGE_TOGGLE  toggle handling of all images as links
+           NEXT_PAGE     view the next page of the document
,           NEXT_PAGE     view the next page of the document
-           PREV_PAGE     view the previous page of the document
.           EXTERN        run external program with url
/           WHEREIS       search within the current document
0           F_LINK_NUM    invoke the 'Follow link (or page) number:' prompt
1           END           go to the end of the current document
2           NEXT_LINK     make the next link current
3           NEXT_PAGE     view the next page of the document
4           PREV_DOC      go back to the previous document
6           ACTIVATE      go to the document given by the current link
7           HOME          go to the beginning of the current document
8           PREV_LINK     make the previous link current
9           PREV_PAGE     view the previous page of the document
;           TRACE_LOG     view trace log if started in the current session
<           UP_LINK       move up the page to a previous link
=           INFO          display information on the current document and link
>           DOWN_LINK     move down the page to another link
?           HELP          display help on using the browser
@           RAW_TOGGLE    toggle raw 8-bit translations or CJK mode ON or OFF
*           IMAGE_TOGGLE  toggle handling of all images as links
[           INLINE_TOGGLE toggle pseudo-ALTs for inlines with no ALT string
\           SOURCE        toggle source/presentation for current document
]           HEAD          send a HEAD request for the current document or link
^           FIRST_LINK    make the first link on the line current
_           CLEAR_AUTH    clear all authorization info for this session
`           MINIMAL       toggle minimal vs. valid comment parsing
<delete>    HISTORY       display stack of currently-suspended documents
Up Arrow    PREV_LINK     make the previous link current
Down Arrow  NEXT_LINK     make the next link current
Right Arrow ACTIVATE      go to the document given by the current link
Left Arrow  PREV_DOC      go back to the previous document
Page Down   NEXT_PAGE     view the next page of the document
Page Up     PREV_PAGE     view the previous page of the document
Home        HOME          go to the beginning of the current document
End         END           go to the end of the current document
F1          DWIMHELP      display help page that may depend on context
Insert key  UP_TWO        go back two lines in the document
Remove key  DOWN_TWO      go forward two lines in the document
Back Tab    FASTBACKW_LINK previous link or text area, only stops on links

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