This is an example of a successful keyword search.

You can run lynx with a vt100 terminal emulation--this allows you to access a WWW site from home over a slow 2400 baud modem with no SLIP or PPP connection required. If you have an Ethernet or SLIP/PPP connection, you should run Netscape with the following URL addresses instead of lynx.


To start lynx up to search databases at the ncbi:

mbcrr% lynx http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov <Return>


Press the down arrow key to select:

_Searching GenBank and other Databases_


Now select:
          * Text Searching

The options listed under "Search with Non-Forms Clients" work just like searching Genbank with gopher:

Search with Non-Forms Clients
                     
     * GenBank
     * GenBank Updates


Select GenBank

Type s
for search as it states at the bottom of the screen.

Enter a database search string: zebrafish and homeobox and mouse<Return>

(You will see the results of your search on the screen:)


  DATABASE: GENBANK (89.0, 6/9/95)                 

   Query: ZEBRAFISH AND HOMEOBOX AND MOUSE 
   Your query matches 8 documents in this database.
   Returned documents 1 to 8      

   Document 1) [MUSHOMBOXB]Mus musculus homeobox (Hox-8) gene.

   Document 2) [MUSHOMBOXC]Mus musculus muscle segment homeobox 3 (msh 3)
   gene.

   Document 3) [MUSHOMBOXA]Mus musculus homeobox (Hox-7.1) gene.

   Document 4) [ZEFHOMBOXB]B.rerio muscle segmentation homeobox B (mshB)
   gene.

-- press space for next page --

If you press p
for print, it gives you a menu of several choices, one of which is to save this whole list to a file:



	                               PRINTING OPTIONS
   
   Save to a local file
   
   Mail the file to yourself
   
   Print to the screen

Hit <Return>
for "Save to a local file" and then choose a filename. Disadvantages Lets say you wish to see if there is a known sequence in the database dealing with human HIV type 1 protease. If you do not know the accession number or database locusname of the sequence you are interested in, you will need to do a keyword search of the databases. See the following example on keyword searching.Entrez Example

OTHER USEFUL COMMANDS IN LYNX:

1.	Moving around a page.
		Press the DOWN ARROW to move to the next link.
		Press the UP ARROW to move to the previous link.
		Press RETURN to read the current document.
		Press the LEFT ARROW to move to the previous document.

2.	Where am I?
		You can press the "=" (equals sign) to get information on
		the current URL you are viewing.

3.	How do I get out of here?
		You can press Q to quit lynx altogether.
		You can press 	g	for GO, and then enter a new URL.
		Example:	g
				http://golgi.harvard.edu

4.	How to get more help.
		Press the "h" key for HELP. (Or press the "?" key.)