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       twill-sh - a simple scripting language for Web browsing

SYNOPSIS

       twill-sh [option] [script(s)]

DESCRIPTION

       Twill is a simple language that allows users to browse the Web from a command-line interface. With twill, you can navigate through Web
       sites that use forms, cookies, and most standard Web features. twill-sh lets you interactively browse the Web.

OPTIONS

       --help/-h
	   print usage information

       --version/-v
	   Show version information and exit

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	   Do not show normal output

       --interactive/-i
	   Drop into an interactive shell after running files if any

       --fail/-f
	   Exit on first file which fails

       --never-fail/-n
	   Continue executing scripts even if errors occur

       --url/-u URL
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       twill-fork (1).

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