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  1. Bug #1112568
  2. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 1112568

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Thomas Dickey (dickey-his) wrote : Re: [Bug 1112568] Re: lynx -dump fails if filename is not *.html

On Mon, Feb 04, 2013 at 02:41:15PM -0000, David Biesack wrote:
> Thanks for the tip, Thomas.
>
> I still find the behavior confusing; i.e. that the name is important rather than the content.
> "-dump dumps the formatted output of the default document"
> implies the document is HTML, does not mention other possible interpretations or file formats,
> and does not mention -force_html or the *.html convention or why there is
> a need for -force_html.
>
> If you do not wish to change the behavior, please consider updating the man page
> to document the conventions/assumptions that lynx -dump makes.

yes - documentation is a good thing to improve :-)

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