Provided by: gopher_3.0.16_amd64 bug

NAME

       gopher - connect to gopher document server

SYNOPSIS

       gopher [-sSbDr] [-t title] [-p path] [-T type] [-i search term] [hostnameorurl] [port]

DESCRIPTION

       The  gopher  client  is  used to talk to gopher servers.  Once you have started the gopher
       client, help on using it is available by pressing the ?  key.

       The Internet Gopher is a distributed document delivery service.  It allows a neophyte user
       to access various types of data residing on multiple hosts in a seamless fashion.  This is
       accomplished by presenting the user a hierarchical arrangement of documents and by using a
       client-server  communications  model.   The Internet Gopher Server accepts simple queries,
       and responds by sending the client a document.

       The [hostname] of a gopher server may be specified at startup;  if  omitted,  the  default
       server  for  your site is used.  You may also specify a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for
       this argument.

       The  [Port_number] of the server host may be specified at startup; if omitted you will use
       the  default  port  specified at your site.  The more or less standard and accepted Gopher
       port number on the Internet is 70.

OPTIONS

       -b     starts the client on the bookmark page.

       The next few options are for more advanced users who want to start  at  a  location  other
       than the default, or to set up special aliases or shell-scripts to point the gopher client
       to seperate places.

       -p path
              specify a specific selector string to send to the gopher server on startup.

       -T type
              let the client know what type of object the -p option is pointing at.

       -i search term
              tell the client what to search for in the  object  defined  by  the  -p  and  -T  7
              options.

       -t title
              set the title of the initial screen for the gopher client.

       The  last  few  options  aren't  really of interest to regular users, but are provided for
       system administrators who waht to provide a secure client, or who need to debug a client.

       -s or -S
              "secure mode" which means that you can't save or print the files that  you  browse.
              -s  is  for  users  without an account, while -S assumes the user has an account on
              this machine.  One security feature is forced on, regardless of the state of  these
              options,  if the name of the user's shell ends in rsh; the 'O' (options) command is
              disabled so the user cannot select a shell as an application.

       -r     tells the client that its user is remote.

       -D     turns on the copius debugging output

In-Session Options

       Press return or the right arrow key on the mini keypad to  view  a  document  or  enter  a
       directory.

       Press  Control/W, Control/R, or Control/L to repaint your menu at any time.

       At  any  time,  you  may  press  ?  to  see  a  help file of commands available.

BOOKMARKS

       Bookmarks  allow users to create their own personallized menus from those available on the
       variety of Gopher servers available worldwide.  The following list of keystrokes  aids  in
       developing and maintaining the bookmarks.

               a : Add current item to the bookmark list.
               A : Add current directory/search to bookmark list.
               v : View bookmark list.
               d : Delete a bookmark/directory entry.

MOVING AROUND

       Use the arrow keys to move around.

               Use the Arrow Keys to move around.

               Up, k ...............:  Move to previous line.
               Down, j .............:  Move to next line.
               Right, Return .......:  "Enter"/Display current item.
               Left, u  ............:  "Exit" current item/Go up a level.

               >, +, Pgdwn, space ..:  View next page.
               <, -, Pgup, b .......:  View previous page.

               0-9 .................:  Go to a specific line.
               m   .................:  Go back to the main menu.

OTHER COMMANDS

               s : Save current item to a file.
               S : Save current list of items to a file.
               D : Download a file.
               q : Quit with prompt.
               Q : Quit unconditionally (also Control/Z).
               r : goto root menu of current item.
               R : goto root menu of current menu.
               = : Display Technical information about current item.
               ^ : Display technical information about current directory.
               o : Open a new gopher server
               w : Open a new gopher server or item by URL
               O : Change options.
               f : Connect to an anonymous FTP host
               / : Search for an item in the menu.
               g : "Gripe" via email to administrator of current item.
               n : Find next search item.
               $, !   : Spawn to subprocess (use "logout" to return to session)
               Ctrl-T : Show host's local date and time.

GOPHER OBJECTS

       Menu  entries  ending with "/" are directories; additional characteristics for files (such
       as binary, sound, image, and others) are identified within angle brackets.

               Item tag    Type      Description
               --------------------------------------------
               (none)        0       file
               /             1       directory
               <)            s       sound file
               <Picture>    I,g      image file
               <Movie>       ;       movie file
               <HQX>         4       BinHexed Macintosh file
               <Bin>         9       binary file
               <PC Bin>      5       DOS binary file
               <CSO>         2       CSO (ph/qi) phone-book server
               <TEL>         8       telnet connection
               <3270>        T       telnet connection (IBM 3270 emulation)
               <MIME>        M       Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions file
               <HTML>        h       HyperText Markup Language file
               <?>           7       index-search item
               <??>        (none)    ASK form

EXAMPLES

       gopher gopher.tc.umn.edu
              Connect to the gopher server running on the computer gopher.tc.umn.edu

       gopher -p "1/Information About Gopher" gopher.tc.umn.edu 70
              Connect to the gopher server running on port 70 of the  computer  gopher.tc.umn.edu
              and start at the menu retrieved with the selector string 1/Information About Gopher

       gopher -p 7/indexes/Gopher-index/index -T 7 -i FAQ mudhoney.micro.umn.edu
              Connect  to  the  gopher  server running on the computer mudhoney.micro.umn.edu and
              start at the menu of items matching the string FAQ in the index  specified  by  the
              selector string 7/indexes/Gopher-index/index

CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT

       The client gets configuration data from the system gopher.rc file and the user's .gopherrc
       files.  The options in these files may be set by using the O key in the client.

       See the manual page for gopherrc for more information about these options.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       The client also checks for environment variables for its configuration  information.   The
       following variables can be used:

       GOPHER_TELNET:
              The program used to connect to telnet services

       GOPHER_TN3270:
              The program used to connect to TN3270 services

       GOPHER_HTML:
              The program used to read HyperText Markup Language documents.

       GOPHER_PRINTER:
              The program used to print from a pipe.

FILES

       $HOME/.gopherrc
              user bookmarks and configuration information

       /usr/local/lib/gopher.rc
              system  default configuration information (default location - may be somewhere else
              on your system)

       /usr/local/lib/gopher.hlp
              client help file displayed by the '?' command (default location - may be  somewhere
              else on your system)

COPYRIGHT

       The Internet Gopher(tm) software and documentation is copyright (c) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
       by the University of Minnesota.  Gopher has limitations on its use  and  comes  without  a
       warranty.  Please refer to the file 'Copyright' included in the distribution.

                                                                                        GOPHER(1)