websh

Browse web pages using command-line navigation by treating URLs as directories and pages as files. You can use shell commands like cd to navigate to URLs and ls to list links for instant exploration.

Yes, you can fetch and extract HTML content asynchronously in the background. Content is fetched via HTTP(S) and iteratively extracted into structured Markdown, while prompts return immediately for uninterrupted command-line navigation.

Caching for asynchronous web navigation works by storing fetched HTML, parsed Markdown, and state in a cache/index system. This enables instant access to previously loaded pages and accelerates subsequent navigation.

Websh works with any web content accessible via HTTP or HTTPS. It applies shell semantics to manage fetched HTML and parsed Markdown, requiring the websh shell environment and background tasks to operate.

The best way to explore links on a web page from the terminal is to navigate to the URL with cd, then use ls to list available links. You can also use cat or grep to query the extracted Markdown content directly.

The shell prompt returns immediately before the web page finishes loading because websh uses asynchronous background fetch tasks. This prevents blocking the terminal, allowing you to continue executing commands while content loads and caches.