How to Import Mozilla Firefox Bookmarks to Links
Many people want the same set of bookmarks in all the browsers they use for cruising the Internet. To do this, you have a few choices: import the bookmarks from one program to another, or visit each site multiple times. Importing bookmarks is much less time-consuming, using Links.
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Instructions
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Open your Mozilla Firefox web browser. Then open the Bookmarks menu, and select Organize Bookmarks.
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Select the File menu on the Bookmarks Manager window, and choose Export. Save the file to your desktop, or another known directory, as bookmarks.html. Close Mozilla Firefox.
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Copy the file from your desktop by selecting it with your mouse and selecting the Copy command from the shortcut menu, or using your Linux command line.
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Navigate through the file manager to your Links directory. Paste the bookmarks.html file into this directory. You should now be able to start Links, and see the bookmarks you just copied over from Mozilla Firefox.
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Tips & Warnings
Overwrite the existing bookmarks.html file in your Links directory if necessary.
Links is available for the following operating systems: BeOS, OS/2, OS X, Windows, Linux and Unix.
Links is an open-source text-based browser that has not been developed for a couple of years. It is a great browser for testing older HTML standards, but it does not support images or most scripting languages. It does support tables and frames.
