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w3m — A text-based web browser. Supports SSL and mouse input, even over SSH. More information: <https://w3

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the w3m command: A text-based web browser. Supports SSL and mouse input, even over SSH. More information: <https://w3m.sourceforge.net/MANUAL>.

Solution

w3m — A text-based web browser. Supports SSL and mouse input, even over SSH. More information: <https://w3m.sourceforge.net/MANUAL>.

Open a URL:

w3m {{https://example.com}}

Open a URL in monochrome mode:

w3m {{https://example.com}} -M

Open a URL without mouse support:

w3m {{https://example.com}} -no-mouse

Open a new browser tab:

<Shift t>

Display your browser history:

<Ctrl h>

Quit w3m:

<q><y>

Code Snippets

Open a URL

w3m {{https://example.com}}

Open a URL in monochrome mode

w3m {{https://example.com}} -M

Open a URL without mouse support

w3m {{https://example.com}} -no-mouse

Open a new browser tab

<Shift t>

Display your browser history

<Ctrl h>

Context

tldr-pages: common/w3m

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