NAME
EBook::Ishmael::TextBrowserDump - Format HTML through different installed programs
SYNOPSIS
use EBook::Ishmael::TextBrowserDump;
my $dump = browser_dump($file);DESCRIPTION
EBook::Ishmael::TextBrowserDump is a module for dumping the contents of HTML files to formatted text, via programs like lynx(1). For ishmael user documentation, you should consult its manual (this is developer documentation).
EBook::Ishmael::TextBrowserDump requires at least one of the following programs to be installed:
SUBROUTINES
$dump = browser_dump($file, $opt_ref)
Subroutine that dumps the formatted text contents of $file via a text web browser.
browser_dump() can also be given a hash ref of options.
- browser
-
The specific browser you would like to use for the dumping. See above for a list of valid browsers. If not specified, defaults to the first browser
browser_dump()finds installed on your system. - xhtml
-
Bool specifying whether the input file is XHTML or not. Defaults to
0. - width
-
Specify the width of the formatted text. Defaults to
80.
GLOBAL VARIABLES
$EBook::Ishmael::TextBrowserDump::CAN_DUMP
Bool stating whether this module is able to dump or not (is a valid text browser installed or not).
AUTHOR
Written by Samuel Young, <samyoung12788@gmail.com>.
This project's source can be found on its Codeberg Page. Comments and pull requests are welcome!
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2025-2026 Samuel Young
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
SEE ALSO
queequeg(1), elinks(1), links(1), lynx(1), w3m(1), cha(1), pandoc(1),