twill Examples

Example: logging into slashdot

This script logs you into slashdot (assuming you have an account!):

setlocal username <your username>
setlocal password <your password>

go http://www.slashdot.org/
formvalue 1 unickname $username
formvalue 1 upasswd $password
submit

code 200     # make sure form submission is correct!

Example: searching Google and going to the first hit

Please be aware that automated searching of Google violates their Terms of Service. This is for example purposes only!:

setlocal query "twill Python"

go https://www.google.com/

fv 1 q $query
submit btnI     # use the "I'm feeling lucky" button

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