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I originally posted this in stackoverflow and was told to ask this here.

I downloaded a compiled lynx binary from xda and everytime I start lynx it tells me that it is unable to connect to remote host. I changed the lynx.cfg to use localhost and that loads, but when I enter a URL, nothing. I tried it with 3G, 2G, and WiFi, and no luck. What am I doing wrong?

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Firstly why? I can remeber using Lynx back in the mid-90s, not something I'd ever want to go back to! Secondly, a few of the people on that XDA thread also mention that exact error, have you tried asking there, the user that created the Lynx binary seems to be trying to help with the problem but no one's taking him up on it. – GAThrawn Jan 25 '12 at 11:34
I am using vim in Terminal IDE and need to copy some URLs. I am unable to copy the URLs from android into Terminal IDE. So my only other alternative is to use lynx, links, or elinks. I found this lynx, but if you have a better option, I am all ears. Also, my phone is not rooted. I tried registering with xda but I need to answer other people's questions before I can reply in that thread, and seeing as I do not know anything about this stuff, that option is sadly unavailable to me. So my options are learn how to copy into Terminal IDE or get a bash based browser. – thequerist Jan 25 '12 at 21:00
"copy some URLs"? Do you mean, paste the literal URL ("foo://bar/etc") into the terminal? If so, just select and copy the URL in some other app, and use the menu in TIDE to paste them. – Julian Fondren Feb 21 '12 at 3:32
Yes, the developer added that feature. Works great! – thequerist Feb 21 '12 at 4:36

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It is possible for you to interact directly with the Android clipboard (read from/write to) from within the shell.

Details found here.

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