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gopher - connect to gopher document server
gopher [-sSbDr] [-t title] [-p path] [-T type] [-i search term] [hostnameorurl] [port]
The gopher client is used to talk to gopher servers. Once you have started the gopher client, help on using it is available by pressing the ? key.
The Internet Gopher is a distributed document delivery service. It allows a neophyte user to access various types of data residing on multiple hosts in a seamless fashion. This is accomplished by presenting the user a hierarchical arrangement of documents and by using a client-server communications model. The Internet Gopher Server accepts simple queries, and responds by sending the client a document.
The [hostname] of a gopher server may be specified at startup; if omitted, the default server for your site is used. You may also specify a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for this argument.
The [Port_number] of the server host may be specified at startup; if omitted you will use the default port specified at your site. The more or less standard and accepted Gopher port number on the Internet is 70.
The next few options are for more advanced users who want to start at a location other than the default, or to set up special aliases or shell-scripts to point the gopher client to seperate places.
The last few options aren't really of interest to regular users, but are provided for system administrators who waht to provide a secure client, or who need to debug a client.
Press return or the right arrow key on the mini keypad to view a document or enter a directory.
Press Control/W, Control/R, or Control/L to repaint your menu at any time.
At any time, you may press ? to see a help file of commands available.
Bookmarks allow users to create their own personallized menus from those available on the variety of Gopher servers available worldwide. The following list of keystrokes aids in developing and maintaining the bookmarks.
Use the arrow keys to move around.
Up, k ...............: Move to previous line.
Down, j .............: Move to next line.
Right, Return .......: "Enter"/Display current item.
Left, u ............: "Exit" current item/Go up a level.
>, +, Pgdwn, space ..: View next page.
<, -, Pgup, b .......: View previous page.
0-9 .................: Go to a specific line.
m .................: Go back to the main menu.
Menu entries ending with "/" are directories; additional characteristics for files (such as binary, sound, image, and others) are identified within angle brackets.
The client gets configuration data from the system gopher.rc file and the user's .gopherrc files. The options in these files may be set by using the O key in the client.
See the manual page for gopherrc for more information about these options.
The client also checks for environment variables for its configuration information. The following variables can be used:
The Internet Gopher(tm) software and documentation is copyright (c) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 by the University of Minnesota. Gopher has limitations on its use and comes without a warranty. Please refer to the file 'Copyright' included in the distribution.