Re: [9fans] Downloading from the web

[rog@vitanuova.com]

> Well, there's always hget, but that's extraordinarily inconvenient for
> most things (like when you get some *really huge* URL that you have to
> try and transfer to a command line somewhere).

there is a simple fix for this, at least:

start emu with the -G flag (allow access to the external filesystem)..

before doing anything,

	bind '#U*' /n/local

(i.e. the local plan 9 filesystem is accessible in /n/local).

in $home/lib/wmsetup (under the inferno root),
add this line:

	bind /n/local/dev/snarf /chan/snarf

then cut and paste will work transparently between plan 9
and inferno. ^C and ^V can be used in charon to
cut and paste URLs, the contents of text entry boxes, etc.

i usually start emu with the following script, which i call wm:

#!/bin/rc
rfork n
echo scroll > /dev/wctl
echo -n emucons $pid > /dev/label
exec emu -G -g1200x900 $* /dis/sh.dis -c '{
		bind -c ''#U*'' /n/local
		wm/logon -u `{cat /dev/user}
		sh -i
}'

hope this helps,

  cheers,
    rog.