Re: call a webpage

From: Alan Connor (zzzzzz_at_xxx.yyy)
Date: 01/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 22:58:34 GMT

On 30 Jan 2004 13:19:09 -0800, dave <kumar1513@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I need to write a korn shell script which should invoke a webpage. I
> have no idea on the kshell. Can anybody supply me with a piece of code
> that will invoke the webpage i needed.
>
> Thanks in advance

You want to just enter a simple string and have your browser connect to
a particular page on a website?

The simplest form of shell script is all you need, which is just the
command you would type at a prompt in a file made executable with

$ chmod +rx

----------------------
#!/bin/ksh

# not really needed here but a good habit

mozilla http://www.whatever.com/page.html

------------------------ (don't include dashed lines)

That's it.

Name the file/command whatever you want, like "gwp" for get_web_page and
put it in a directory in your PATH (as root), which you can find by doing:

$ echo $PATH

But first, check and make sure that the string "gwp" isn't already used for some
other script or function or alias with:

$ type gwp

Now you just enter "gwp", and assuming that you are connected to the Internet,
it will open in a giff.

AC

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