Questions tagged [hypertext]

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How to follow links in linux man pages?

Is there a way to follow the links mentioned in a man page? For example, here's the man page for ps; how do I access the underlined link circled in red in the screenshot: top(1)?
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Is there a terminal app that allows filenames to be clickable?

Is there a terminal emulator (extension or app) that does link resolution for local paths? In particular when I see things like: /home/sam/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:68:in…
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manpages for my kindle?

I'd like to read unix manpages on my kindle. I know I can just redirect the man output to a file and give it a .txt extension. But is there a convenient way to convert them en masse to a format with proper cross-references? Edit: An apology for my…
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Getting modern rss2email to emit reference Markdown links

Back in rss2email 2.70, links were emitted as Markdown reference links at the end of a post: blah blah [blah blah][1] blah bleh [1]: http://www.example.com/blah-blah/ URL: http://www.example.com/blahs However, with a modern version of rss2email…
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What is the function of "mailto:[email protected]"

Often times when there's an email address on a website, it is not just plaintext, but a link (hyperlink?). However, instead of containing an address such as https://unix.stackexchange.com it contains mailto:[email protected] which - upon a click…
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