---
name: "chimera2"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "chimera2"
version: "2.0a19-8+b2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/chimera2"
---

# chimera2(1)

X/Athena World-Wide Web Client

## NAME

chimera2 - X/Athena World-Wide Web Client

## SYNOPSIS

**chimera2** \[*URL*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Chimera is a program which allows a user to access World-Wide Web servers and other information servers.  It presents the user with a point-and-click graphical interface using the X Window System and the Athena Widgets.

## COMMAND LINE

A single URL can be specified on the command line for indicating the initial Chimera document.

The usual Xt options like geometry can also be specified on the command line.

## RESOURCES

The following resources are Chimera specific resources:

- **homeURL**

  This string is used to specify the URL for the page displayed by default when chimera is first started.  The default is defined at compile time.

## SEE ALSO

[lynx(1)](/lynx/1.md), Mosaic(1), [netscape(1)](/netscape/1.md)

## BUGS

Zillions for sure. This man page is really old, possibly wrong, and not even close to complete.

## AUTHOR

Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995 by John Kilburg (john@cs.unlv.edu)