How can I run a html file from terminal? [closed]
Matthew Martinez 
I have a html file that titled test.html this is the file:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body onload="document.getElementById('saveForm').click();">
<form method="post" enctype="multipart-form-data" name="my_form" onsubmit="clearTextBoxCounter()" action="" > <input type=hidden name=teks value=><center><b>KIRIM SMS GRATIS</b></center><br><br>
Nomer HP:<br /> <input type="text" maxlength="20" name="Phonenumbers" value="085642383165"/> <br />
<br />
Isi Pesan:<br /> <textarea rows="5" cols="20" onKeyPress=check_length(this.form); onKeyDown=check_length(this.form); name=Text >testing pesan 2</textarea>
<br />
<input type="submit" value="KIRIM" name="TOMBOL" />
</body>
</html>as you can see when the file is loaded it automatically clicks the submit button, and redirects it to how can I run this html file from terminal? I'm using this on openwrt with webserver installed on it.
39 Answers
For those like me, who have reached this thread because they want to serve an html file from linux terminal or want to view it using a terminal command, use these steps:-
- If you want to view your html using a browser:
Navigate to the directory containing the html file
If you have chrome installed,
Use
google-chrome <filename>.htmlOr Use
firefox <filename>.html- If you want to serve html file and view it using a browser
Navigate to the directory containing the html file
And Simply type the following on the Terminal:-
pushd <filename>.html; python3 -m http.server 9999; popd;Then click the I.P. address 0.0.0.0:9999 OR localhost:9999 (Whatever is the result after executing the above commands). Or type on the terminal :-
firefox 0.0.0.0:9999Using the second method, anyone else connected to the same network can also view your file by using the URL: 0.0.0.0:9999
This works :
browsername <filename>Example: google-chrome index.html
You could always use the Lynx terminal-based web browser, which can be got by running $ sudo apt-get install lynx.
With Lynx, I believe the file can then be viewed using lynx <filename>
Skip reading the html and use curl to POST whatever form data you want to submit to the server.
It is possible to view a html file from terminal using lynx or links. But none of those browswers support the onload javascript feature. By using lynx or links you will have to actively click the submit button.
I think what you want is simply this.
Open the terminal
Navigate to the directory containing the HTML file
And simply type: browse (your file name) without the parentheses of course.
This will run your HTML file in Firefox browser.
You can make the file accessible via a web server then you can use curl or lynx
2we could open html file from linux/unix by using firefox .html
python -mhtmllib test.html or curl -mhtmllib -
