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2
3 surf is a simple web browser based on WebKit2/GTK+. It is able
4 to display websites and follow links. It supports the XEmbed protocol
5 which makes it possible to embed it in another application. Furthermore,
6 one can point surf to another URI by setting its XProperties.
7
8 2009/9/17 Simon Rozet <simon@rozet.name>:
9 > I though exactly the same before. I always had +20 tabs open in firefox.
10 > Honestly, I'd never thought I'd enjoy using a browser with no tab support
11 > until I forced myself to use surf for a week. I am now much less distracted
12 > and more focused when browsing the web. dwm + surf <3
13
14 Getting Started
15 ---------------
16 Start the browser with
17
18 surf http://your-url
19
20 You can navigate by clicking on links on the displayed page. Hit *Ctrl-g* to enter a new URL. For more commands consult
21
22 man surf
23
24 Links
25 -----
26 * Mailing List: `dev+subscribe@suckless.org` ([Archives](//lists.suckless.org/dev))
27 * IRC channel: #suckless at irc.oftc.net
28
29 Note On Webkit Versions
30 -----------------------
31 Compile your own webkit or expect hell. The packaging of webkit is pure
32 insane.
33 Surf uses upstream stable webkit2gtk by default, but the previous
34 version based on webkit1gtk is still available as a branch.
35
36 Development
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38 surf is actively developed. You can [browse](//git.suckless.org/surf) its
39 source code repository or get a copy with the following command:
40
41 git clone https://git.suckless.org/surf
42
43 Download
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45 * [MIT/X Consortium license](//git.suckless.org/surf/plain/LICENSE)
46 * [surf 2.1](//dl.suckless.org/surf/surf-2.1.tar.gz) (2021-05-08)
47 * See also [dmenu](//tools.suckless.org/dmenu),
48 [tabbed](//tools.suckless.org/tabbed)