The bookmark entry

For hlg to function, its prerequisite is that there be at least one bookmark in the database.

This section is going to explore the structure of the bookmark, from basic to advanced.

The format of a bookmark entry in a bookmark file is like this:

name <location> :handler

where:

name

Is the name of the bookmark.

location

The resource that this bookmark links to when activated.

handler

The name of the program to open this resource.

To edit bookmark entries, do the following:

  1. Launch hlg with the --edit-bookmarks option like this: hlg --edit-bookmarks

  2. You will find bookmark entries in the bookmark file in the format stated above.

  3. The following pages describe this entry field by field in detail.