running a browser from the command line...

[bruce]

simple...

as i initially stated... i'm curious as to whether anyone has managed to
"drive" a browser from the command line. basically, i'm interested in
possibly parsing some sites, and i'd like to be able to do something like:

/tmp/brower "www.foo.com" > outputfile

i'd like to be able to specify the site/page for the browser, with the
browser then returnning the results for the given page...

i've already been using libwww/mechanize.. it's my understanding that
wget/curl aren't significantly better. so i'm searching for a browser app
that can be used at the command level...

i don't need the display/rendering function, just the ability to accurately
return the page text.

-bruce


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Jason Dixon
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 4:16 PM
To: <bedouglas at earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: running a browser from the command line...


On Jun 8, 2004, at 7:16 PM, bruce wrote:

> i've already been using the perl mods libwww/mechanize...
>
> i was curious if it's possible to drive a full functioning browser
> from the
> command line...
>
> wget/curl.. aren't better than libwww/mechanize/etc...

Perhaps, then, you should explain what your _real_ requirements are.

--
Jason Dixon, RHCE
DixonGroup Consulting
http://www.dixongroup.net



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