diff -r d310bf4b5f74 sys/man/1/mothra
--- a/sys/man/1/mothra	Sat Sep 01 15:11:46 2018 +0200
+++ b/sys/man/1/mothra	Mon Sep 03 14:07:33 2018 -0400
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@
 .B moth mode
 menu option again exits moth mode.
 .TP
+.B back
+Navigate backwards through visited link history.  The order of this
+navigation is independent from the order shown in the alt display.
+.TP
 .B snarf
 Copy the current entry text or selected page text to snarf buffer.
 If nothing is selected, the current URL is copied.
@@ -126,6 +130,9 @@
 .B a
 Toggle alt display.
 .TP
+.BI b
+Navigate backwards through visited link history.
+.TP
 .BI g " url
 Go to the page with the given URL.
 .TP
diff -r d310bf4b5f74 sys/src/cmd/mothra/mothra.c
--- a/sys/src/cmd/mothra/mothra.c	Sat Sep 01 15:11:46 2018 +0200
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/mothra/mothra.c	Mon Sep 03 14:07:33 2018 -0400
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
 Url *selection=0;
 int mothmode;
 int kickpipe[2];
+int history[NWWW];
+int histindex = 0;
 
 void docmd(Panel *, char *);
 void doprev(Panel *, int, int);
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@
 char *buttons[]={
 	"alt display",
 	"moth mode",
+	"back",
 	"snarf",
 	"paste",
 	"search",
@@ -556,6 +559,7 @@
 	int i;
 	new=www(index);
 	if(new==current && (tag==0 || tag[0]==0)) return;
+	history[histindex] = index;
 	if(current)
 		current->yoffs=plgetpostextview(text);
 	current=new;
@@ -685,6 +689,9 @@
 		else
 			message("Usage: j index");
 		break;
+	case 'b':
+		hit3(3, 2);
+		break;
 	case 'm':
 		mothon(current, !mothmode);
 		break;
@@ -1054,6 +1061,7 @@
 			}
 			plinitlist(list, PACKN|FILLX, genwww, 8, doprev);
 			if(defdisplay) pldraw(list, screen);
+			histindex = (histindex+1) % NWWW;
 			setcurrent(i, selection->tag);
 			break;
 		case GIF:
@@ -1193,15 +1201,19 @@
 		mothon(current, !mothmode);
 		break;
 	case 2:
+		histindex = (histindex-1) % NWWW;
+		doprev(nil, 1, wwwtop-history[histindex]-1);
+		break;
+	case 3:
 		snarf(plkbfocus);
 		break;
-	case 3:
+	case 4:
 		paste(plkbfocus);
 		break;
-	case 4:
+	case 5:
 		search();
 		break;
-	case 5:
+	case 6:
 		if(!selection){
 			message("no url selected");
 			break;
@@ -1221,11 +1233,11 @@
 		fprint(fd, "<p><a href=\"%s\">%s</a>\n", urlstr(selection), urlstr(selection));
 		close(fd);
 		break;
-	case 6:
+	case 7:
 		snprint(name, sizeof(name), "file:%s/hit.html", mkhome());
 		geturl(name, -1, 1, 0);
 		break;
-	case 7:
+	case 8:
 		if(confirm(3))
 			exits(0);
 		break;