Is it possible to browse the internet from the command line?

Question

For example, is something like wget available in Windows XP?

Answer 1

If you want a built in solution, use

telnet www.superuser.com 80

and type in raw HTTP commands.

If you need a browser, then maybe you can use cygwin and a text mode browser like lynx (there's a site dedicated to a windows port).

If you need a real DOS Browser (16-Bit), there may be some as well, haven't looked.

Answer 2

if its dos proper (windows command line is NOT called dos - its the cmd shell), you can use Arachnae, else emgee's suggestion of lynx sounds like a good bet.

Answer 3

if you want pure dos version

• try the first link on Doug Kaufman's Web Site - DOS ports
• or try to find any download for Arachne

Answer 4

Do you mean you want a win32 compatible text-based browser?

You can try a win32 version of Lynx -> http://pachome1.pacific.net.sg/~kennethkwok/lynx/index.html