get_data switch for lynx

[mathboy314]

Hi All,

I am having trouble scripting lynx to submit data to a GET form. I've searched high and low and can't get a decent example of the -get_data option.

Here is what I know:

I have a URL that displays a form:

http://192.168.0.50/2 <-- yes that's the url

the form is a GET method one that I can see with my packet capture trace and the fields it requires are f1 and f2.

So the resulting URL in my trace shows http://192.168.0.50/2?f1=value1&f2=value2

I'm trying to submit these values via the command line using lynx in one command:


Here is what I've tried:


lynx -get_data http://192.168.0.50/2 < form_data

where form_data is a file that looks exactly like this:

f1=value1 <-- this is the first value
f2=value2 <-- this is the second value
--- <-- the man page of lynx says to put this in at the end


I thought that would pipe the data into the form and dispay the resulting html in my console but all it does is dump the website in the console as if the form wasn't even submitted.


Any help is super appreciated!

[george_toolan]

Does lynx still exist? Try

man links

[RupertPupkin]

Originally Posted by george_toolan

Does lynx still exist?

Yes. And it's still in the Fedora repos. But its -get_data and -post_data options have always been poorly documented and their functioning has always been kind of hit-and-miss. I wouldn't depend on those always working properly. I think the OP would be better off writing his own tool in some language with networking libraries that support form submission. There are plenty of choices, and it would be much more reliable and configurable.