Using internet via the terminal

This is basically a list of tools that can be used to access pages like web.cse.iitk.ac.in/something from 12am to 6am.

  • Lynx: A terminal-based web browser

    $ lynx www.example.com

  • curl: A tool to download files from the internet. Default output is to standard output.

    $ curl -o local.file www.example.com/example.html

  • scp: A tool to transfer files to/from a remote host from/to the local host

    Copying file to host:
    $ scp /local/source/file user@host:path/file
    Copying file from host:
    $ scp user@host:directory/file local/path/file
    $ scp -r user@host:directory/ local/path/folder/


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