Example of an invalid directive (missing dot):

Lynx handles cookies in a surprisingly granular way.

You don’t have to edit the global file (which requires root/admin access). You can create a .lynxrc file in your home directory for basic settings, or point Lynx to a custom config file using the -cfg flag: lynx -cfg=~/my_custom_lynx.cfg google.com

lynx -version | grep "Configuration file"

SSL_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE:~/.lynx/private.key