Using another bkm file.

[Toby Fisher]

On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Paul Migliorelli (+1 3 0 3 5 4 3 2 3 1 1) wrote:

> Hi all.  I was passed along a lynx bookmark file to peruse, and I go into
> it by doing lynx space and then filename dot html.  I notice there's no
> way to delete bookmarks from this copy of the file via the  normal r
> command.  If I rename it to the correct lynx line bookmark filename, I
> find I can then remove things in normal.  Is there any way to do this from
> a viewed file in lynx without having to remember to rename your own
> bookmark to something else, and then giving the file you're viewing the
> lynx default name?  Thanks.

The reason you're having this problem is because Lynx is told by your
.lynxrc where your bookmark file is, so it only views that file as a
bookmarks file and therefore will only allow you to edit that file in this
way.

You could get over this problem by enabling multipple bookmark files, or
simply cutting and pasting the url you want into your browser, and then
adding the page to your main bookmarks file if you want.

HTH

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