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Some uniformization

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@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ scripting language such as [python](https://python.org) or dabbing in [regular
expressions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression) that will never expressions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression) that will never
work because of a carriage return at an unexpected place, and guess what? It exists! work because of a carriage return at an unexpected place, and guess what? It exists!
This tool is [xidel](https://www.videlibri.de/xidel.html). It is a bit more than This tool is [Xidel](https://www.videlibri.de/xidel.html). It is a bit more than
that as it also allows downloading files, which enables extra features such as that as it also allows downloading files, which enables extra features such as
navigating a site following specific links. You can find more about it in the navigating a site following specific links. You can find more about it in the
[list of examples](https://www.videlibri.de/xidel.html#examples) given in the [list of examples](https://www.videlibri.de/xidel.html#examples) given in the
@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ project website, which is a nice introduction to the possibilities of the tool.
However, I mainly use it for simple cases, where I mix-and-match the best of However, I mainly use it for simple cases, where I mix-and-match the best of
both worlds: a graphical client (such as both worlds: a graphical client (such as
[firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/)), and a CLI tool, which in [firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/)), and a CLI tool, which in
this case is xidel. this case is Xidel.
To do this, we will see a simple use case, where filtering by hand can be a bit To do this, we will see a simple use case, where filtering by hand can be a bit
tedious. Let us assume that we want to obtain the URL list of pdf versions of tedious. Let us assume that we want to obtain the URL list of pdf versions of