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Date:      Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:37:51 GMT
From:      Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@inwind.it>
To:        Mark Thomas <thomas@clark.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: HTML => text port - does one exist?
Message-ID:  <20000711.15375100@bartequi.ottodomain.org>
In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20000711101542.00b94a60@mail.clark.net>
References:  <4.3.2.7.2.20000711101542.00b94a60@mail.clark.net>

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On 7/11/00, 3:19:09 PM, Mark Thomas <thomas@clark.net> wrote regarding=20
HTML =3D> text port - does one exist?:


> I have a few fairly simple but large HTML docs I maintain, and I've=20
been
> looking through the ports for something that will allow me to take the=
=20
HTML
> down to a reasonably formatted text document. I see several ports for =

going
> from <something> to HTML, but not much going the other way.

> Anyone have a pointer?

> (Please CC via direct mail -- can't keep up with the list any more)

> Mark
> ---
> thomas@clark.net ---> http://www.clark.net/pub/thomas
> PBEM Eldritch --------> http://www.pbegames.com
> [TM4463-ORG]



Dear Mark Thomas,

you may wish to try lynx and w3m (free tools, available in the Ports=20
Collection, directory www). They can translate HTML into txt (cf their=20
man pages).

Try & buy :-)

Best regards,
Salvo





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