NAME

       w3m - a text based Web browser and pager

SYNOPSIS

       w3m [options] [URL or filename]

DESCRIPTION

       w3m  is  a  World Wide Web (WWW) text based client. It has English and Japanese help files
       and an option menu and can be configured to use either language. It will display hypertext
       markup  language  (HTML) documents containing links to files residing on the local system,
       as well as files residing on remote systems. It can display HTML tables  and  frames.   In
       addition,  it  can  be  used  as  a  "pager"  in much the same manner as "more" or "less".
       Current versions of w3m run on Unix (Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX, Linux, FreeBSD,  and  EWS4800)
       and on Microsoft Windows 9x/NT.

OPTIONS

       At  start  up,  w3m  will load any local file or remote URL specified at the command line.
       For help with runtime options, press "H" while running w3m.  Command line options are:

       -t tab set tab width

       -r     ignore backspace effect

       -l line
              # of preserved line (default 10000)

       -I charset
              document charset

       -O charset
              display/output charset

       -B     load bookmark

       -bookmark file
              specify bookmark file

       -T type
              specify content-type

       -m     internet message mode

       -v     visual startup mode

       -M     monochrome display

       -N     open URL of command line on each new tab

       -F     automatically render frame

       -dump  dump formatted page into stdout

       -cols width
              specify column width (used with -dump)

       -ppc count
              specify the number of pixels per character (4.0...32.0).  Larger values  will  make
              tables narrower.  [default 8.0]

       -ppl count
              specify the number of pixels per line (4.0...64.0)

       -dump_source
              dump page source into stdout

       -dump_head
              dump response of HEAD request into stdout

       -dump_both
              dump HEAD and source into stdout

       -dump_extra
              dump HEAD, source, and extra information into stdout

       -post file
              use POST method with file content

       -header string
              insert string as a header

       +<num> goto <num> line

       -num   show line number

       -no-proxy
              don't use proxy

       -4     IPv4 only (-o dns_order=4)

       -6     IPv6 only (-o dns_order=6)

       -no-mouse
              don't use mouse

       -cookie
              use cookie.

       -no-cookie
              don't use cookie

       -graph use graphic character

       -no-graph
              don't use graphic character

       -s     squeeze multiple blank lines

       -W     toggle wrap search mode

       -X     don't use termcap init/deinit

       -title [=TERM]
              set buffer name to terminal title string.  If TERM is specified, use the TERM style
              title configuration.

       -o opt=value
              assign value to config option

       -show-option
              show all available config option

       -config file
              specify config file

       -help  show usage

       -version
              show w3m version

       -reqlog
              write request logfile

       -debug DO NOT USE

EXAMPLES

       To use w3m as a pager:
              $ ls | w3m

       To use w3m to translate HTML files:
              $ cat foo.html | w3m -T text/html

       or
              $ cat foo.html | w3m -dump -T text/html >foo.txt

FILES

       ${HOME}/.w3m/config
              configuration file

       ${HOME}/.w3m/keymap
              key binding configuration file

       ${HOME}/.w3m/mouse
              mouse configuration file

       ${HOME}/.w3m/cookie
              cookie file

       ${HOME}/.w3m/history
              history file

       ${HOME}/.w3m/passwd
              passowrd and username file

       ${HOME}/.w3m/pre_form
              form parameters file

       ${HOME}/.w3m/mailcap
              external viewer configuration file

       ${HOME}/.w3m/mime.types
              MIME types file

NOTES

       This is the w3m 0.5.3 Release.

       Please see the MANUAL.html file distributed with w3m for more detailed documentation.

       Additional information about w3m may be found on its Japanese language  Web  site  located
       at:
         http://w3m.sourceforge.net/index.ja.html
       or on its English version of the site at:
         http://w3m.sourceforge.net/index.en.html

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

       w3m  has  incorporated  code  from  several  sources.   Users have contributed patches and
       suggestions over time.

AUTHOR

       Akinori ITO <aito@fw.ipsj.or.jp>