Editing Help:Text editor support (section)

===== Lynx configuration files =====
Configuration files for Lynx are simple text files and can be edited from any text editor that supports Unix linebreaks. In Windows 9x, the built-in text editor for this is [[WordPad]], because [[Windows Notepad|Notepad]] in these old Windows versions does not support the Unix Line Feed.

'''<CODE>lynx.cfg</CODE>''' is the config file for Lynx; the global config file in Windows is always located in the same folder as the Lynx executable, wherever it has been installed to. A typical location is <CODE>C:\Program Files\Lynx</CODE>. If Lynx is installed in that folder, then Windows Vista and newer usually require administrator access to edit the file (via User Account Control).

'''<CODE>lynx.rc</CODE>''' is a per-user Lynx User Defaults File saved from the Options page. Settings in it take priority over the global config file. In Windows Vista, the per-user User Defaults file can be in <CODE>C:\Users\''Username''\AppData\Local\temp\lynx.rc</CODE>. If the file is in the <CODE>temp</CODE> directory, care is advised when using automated cleanup tools like Disk Cleanup.

Lynx Option file syntax is different between global (lynx.cfg) and per-user (lynx.rc) configuration files.

<CODE>lynx.cfg</CODE> is extensive; very often, almost all options are placed into it, along with explanatory comments for each option. If it's not so, there's an official online version at [http://lynx.isc.org/lynx2.8.7/lynx2-8-7/lynx.cfg lynx.isc.org/lynx2.8.7/lynx2-8-7/lynx.cfg] &mdash; Keep in mind that if your Lynx version is different, change the numbers in the URL accordingly, as some options may be version-specific.

The best way to find an option is by using the text editor's find feature.

When not in active use, an option is commented out with a hash <CODE>#</CODE> and its default setting is on; To use an option, delete the hash character before it. The config file may occasionally not contain a specific option, but it can be added by the user.