Golden Eggs (ge)

Welcome to YubNub Golden Eggs! The Golden Eggs are YubNub commands that people seem to find particularly useful and interesting. If you want to nominate a YubNub command for this list, email Jon about it.

gtranslate
This command translates text using google translator. To use, type gtranslate -from language -to language -text texttobetranslated. For example, typing gtranslate -from en -to es -text lamp would translate the word "lamp" from english to spanish. Please note that you must use the first 2 letters of a language for it to work.
118 uses - Created 2008-11-02 12:59 - Last used 2009-01-04 11:00 - Description - http://translate.google.com/translate_t#${from}|${to}|${text}

alight
Search armory-light.com for your or your friends characters. Usage: * 'alight' takes you to our home page * 'alight <char name>' searches for the character * Specify a region like this: '-region us' * Specify a realm like this: '-realm Aegwynn' or '-r Aegwynn' Both the region and realm can be left blank. If you leave the realm blank, it searches for the character in the given region. Examples: * alight Mizzrym -region eu -realm Aegwynn (goes to a profile page) * alight Seferis -region eu (search...
280 uses - Created 2008-08-28 08:20 - Last used 2009-01-05 21:36 - Description - http://www.armory-light.com/{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then ${region=eu}/${realm=${r=search}}/%s}[use %20 for spaces][no url encoding]

gca
Gmail Compose Advanced Similar to the "gc" command for composing email in Gmail, but with advanced options. Usage: gca [body] = compose an email with specific text in the body. gca -w [someone@email.com] = compose an email to a particular email recipient gca -s [subject line] = compose an email with a particular subject If you want to designate body text and use the -w or -s switches, make sure to have the body text listed first. gca with no arguments will behave the same as the "gc" command. On...
871 uses - Created 2005-07-07 18:33 - Last used 2009-01-06 19:47 - Description - https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&tearoff=1&fs=1&to=${w=}&su=${s=}&body=%s[no url encoding]

fliccr
Search Flickr for photos licensed under a Creative Commons (cc) licence.
214 uses - Created 2007-11-12 09:10 - Last used 2009-01-04 16:37 - Description - http://flickr.com/search/?q=%s&l=cc&ss=1&ct=6

site2pdf
create pdf file of any webpage. for e.g. site2pdf http://oksoft.antville.org
644 uses - Created 2008-08-08 06:27 - Last used 2009-01-06 05:37 - Description - http://savepageaspdf.pdfonline.com/pdfonline/pdfonline.asp?cURL=%s

gimf
searches Google images using its face recognition setting thats unavailable through the normal options
530 uses - Created 2008-08-06 08:02 - Last used 2009-01-06 19:29 - Description - http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=%s&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&imgtype=face

gyim
This command is an enhanced version of gimyim,it doesnt open one frame for each parameter. e.g. gyim porsche 911
450 uses - Created 2007-09-06 00:07 - Last used 2009-01-06 19:22 - Description - {url[no url encoding] split {url gim %s} {url yim %s} }

gjdoc
Parametric Java doc search via google no parameters %s controls what it searches -s sets search parameter -ver sets version number (default is 1.5.0) -ed set the java edition (default is j2se) -qk tells it whether to use the "I'm feeling lucky" feature 1, yes or true will turn it on it is off by default
73 uses - Created 2008-07-15 13:20 - Last used 2008-12-05 16:39 - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=%s${s}+site%3Ajava.sun.com%2F${ed=j2se}%2F${ver=1.5.0}%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2F&btn{switch ${qk}|true=>I, 1=>I, yes=>I, *=>G}= Search

twiu
Updates your twitter status
755 uses - Created 2006-12-11 16:16 - Last used 2009-01-06 06:16 - Description - http://twitter.com/status/update?status=%s[post]

combine
Combine passes combinations of keywords to a Yubnub command. The example above passes all 3-word combinations to the the "g" command (Google). OPTIONS -c COMMAND Name of the command, e.g., g -n NUMBER Number of keywords in each combination -q KEYWORDS The pool of keywords from which to draw the combinations. AUTHOR Jonathan Aquino http://jonathanaquino.com
55 uses - Created 2008-07-05 00:17 - Last used 2009-01-05 19:09 - Description - http://jonstestarea.ning.com/grid.php?n=${n=2}&command=${c=g}&q=${q=5}

print
A very simple yet useful command. Echos your input and automatically prompts you to print the page. EXAMPLE print 222 Alexander Road; Somewhere, Somestate. (prints the given address) --Jacob Ensor jacobensor.com
222 uses - Created 2008-06-10 18:35 - Last used 2009-01-03 21:49 - Description - echo <html><head></head><body onload="javascript:window.print()">%s</body></html>

dkim
Search the DK image encyclopedia. Example: dkim grain
318 uses - Created 2008-06-07 07:08 - Last used 2009-01-06 19:32 - Description - gim %s site:www.dkimages.com

yt
Search YouTube.. Like flickr for videos.
208033 uses - Created 2005-08-14 16:12 - Last used 2009-01-06 19:59 - Description - http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=search_videos&search_sort=relevance&search_query=%s&search=Search

iconv
Converts a string from one character set to another, similar to the iconv commmand/function in Unix and PHP. Example: iconv -from UTF-8 -to UTF-16 -str test The "from" and "to" parameters both default to UTF-8. //IGNORE and //TRANSLIT are supported; see http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.iconv.php for more information. http://www.ibiblio.org/weidai/iconv_list.php lists known coded character sets.
19757 uses - Created 2008-05-25 01:59 - Last used 2009-01-06 19:56 - Description - http://www.ibiblio.org/weidai/iconv.php?from=${from=UTF-8}&to=${to=UTF-8}&str=${str}

cnv
Conversion search. Convert anything to anything. Weight, Distance, Time, Currency, and more. | Examples: | cnv 30 feet to meter | cnv 100 usd to cad | cnv 20 fl oz to liter | cnv 500 days to years | cnv 1 year to seconds | cnv 80 kg to pounds Key words: Conversion convert metric imperial foreign exchange currency Author: Andreas T
741 uses - Created 2007-08-07 17:22 - Last used 2009-01-02 18:30 - Description - scrape -tokens calc_img.gif <b> </b> -dirs 0 0 0 -url http://www.google.com/search?q=conversion+{strreplace -find " " -replace + -string %s}

jscalc
Use javascript as a calculator. Example: jscalc 5+6*7 Output: 47 Example: jscalc 5/6 Output: 0.8333333333333334 Example: jscalc Math.sqrt(25) Output: 5 The command uses document.write(your argument), so it can also output other things for you. Example: jscalc "Put strings in quotes" Output: Put strings in quotes Example: jscalc "5+5="+(5+5) Output: 5+5=10
587 uses - Created 2006-03-09 19:49 - Last used 2009-01-02 10:25 - Description - script document.write(%s) [no url encoding]

qsl
Generates a presentation slide, using QuickSlide. Examples: qsl Hello World! qsl Media Uploader<div class="subtitle">Simplicity. Power.</div> qsl <img width="450px" src="leaf1.png">Improvements qsl <img width="300px" src="leaf2.png"><br />Music qsl <img width="300px" src="leaf4.png" class="reflect"><br />Reflection The last example shows how to add a reflection to an image using class="reflect".
1454 uses - Created 2008-02-13 06:28 - Last used 2009-01-05 07:43 - Description - http://quickslide.ning.com/?q=%s

ucc
Universal Currency Converter Usage: ucc <amount> <fromCurrency> <toCurrency> Example: ucc 100 USD EUR Currency 3 letter abbreviations available here: http://www.xe.com/iso4217.htm Thanks to Adrienne for inspiring this with the xe command. The main difference is the xe command requires switches, e.g -amount -to -from, because {% n } was not available when it was created. Author: Sam Inverso
1747 uses - Created 2007-08-07 06:49 - Last used 2009-01-06 10:47 - Description - http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount={% 1 %s}&From={% 2 %s}&To={% 3 %s}[no url encoding]

gmi
With no query, opens GMail mobile, with one, searches GMail mobile for it (you must be logged in). This is FAST! SEE ALSO gma, gmail, gmini, eop AUTHOR elzr.com
462 uses - Created 2007-12-10 20:57 - Last used 2009-01-02 20:34 - Description - http://mail.google.com/mail/x/{eop ?s=q&q=@%s@}

switch
A switch statement. Example: switch tree | sky => blue, tree => green, sun => orange, * => white Returns: green You can use "*" to specify a default option. Example: switch rock | sky => blue, tree => green, sun => orange, * => white Returns: white
1496 uses - Created 2007-10-21 01:17 - Last used 2009-01-05 19:40 - Description - http://jonathanaquino.com/switch.php?q=%s

nucat
nucat -- Search nucat, Northwestern University's online library catalog example: nucat nebraska b.a. ========== Old implementation http://nucat.library.northwestern.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=%s&SL=None&Search_Code=CMD&PID=4533&SEQ=20051006214726&CNT=25&HIST=1
59 uses - Created 2005-10-07 02:51 - Last used 2009-01-06 17:46 - Description - http://nucat.library.northwestern.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=%s&SL=None&Search_Code=GKEY&PID={scrape -tokens pid%3D %22 -dirs 0 0 -url http://nucat.library.northwestern.edu/}&CNT=25&HIST=1

dinorand
Random Dinosaur Comics! http://www.qwantz.com/ AUTHOR b.a. ========== Old implementation: http://www.qwantz.com/index.pl?comic={rand {scrape -tokens http://www.qwantz.com/index.pl?comic= < -dirs 0 0 -url http://www.qwantz.com/}}
257 uses - Created 2007-02-16 17:00 - Last used 2009-01-06 18:17 - Description - http://www.qwantz.com/archive/{scrape -tokens archive/ . -dirs 0 0 -url http://www.qwantz.com/}.html [no url encoding]

str
A simple way to avoid having to decide what direction to translate between two languages: do both at once, each one presented in an individual vertical frame. This is not only much faster in practice, it's more unconscious and habit-friendly. Remember, thought is irksome! Not all language combinations are available. Courtesy of Google Language Tools. Chinese (Simplified) zh-CN English ............ en French ............. fr German ............. de Italian ............ it Japanese ........... ja...
500 uses - Created 2007-10-06 08:51 - Last used 2009-01-03 18:51 - Description - pstr -from {% 1 %s} -to {% 2 %s} -text {% 3- %s}

diggl
Uses ifThen to examine what follows the base command and determine what/if it should append to the end of the URL. NOTES Feel free to use this idea and base code to make similar commands, just credit me. I plan to make more commands like this- in fact, this is the third of it's kind, but the first submitted. Still working on the others. Feel free to email me if there's a problem with the command- CREDITS Idea and Code - Klink C. <mrthr33 _at_ gmail _dot_ com> ifThen Command and Script - Allen O...
66 uses - Created 2007-10-04 21:10 - Last used 2008-10-02 18:57 - Description - http://labs.digg.com{ifThen -value1 {% 1 %s} -value2 arc -test EQUAL -then /arc/ -else {ifThen -value1 {% 1 %s} -value2 stack -test EQUAL -then /stack{ifThen -value1 {% 2 %s} -value2 up -test EQUAL -then /?upcoming -else {ifThen -value1 {% 2 %s} -value2 all -test EQUAL -then /?spy -else}} -else {ifThen -value1 {% 1 %s} -value2 swarm -test EQUAL -then /swarm{ifThen -value1 {% 2 %s} -value2 up -test EQUAL -then /?upcoming -else {ifThen -value1 {% 2 %s} -value2 pop -test EQUAL -then /?popular -else}} -else {ifThen -value1 {% 1 %s} -value2 spy -test EQUAL -then /bigspy{ifThen -value1 {% 2 %s} -value2 pop -test EQUAL -then /?popular -else {ifThen -value1 {% 2 %s} -value2 all -test EQUAL -then /?spy -else}} -else}}}}[no url encoding]

uircd
ubuntu irc logs by date and location. Note the date format: YYYY/mm/dd. example: uricd -d 2007/09/28 -l florida will show the irc logs for #ubnutu-florida on 2007/09/28
48 uses - Created 2007-10-03 03:57 - Last used 2008-10-24 19:39 - Description - http://logs.ubuntu-eu.org/freenode/${d}/%23ubuntu-${l}.html[no url encoding]

mash2
NAME mash2 - A rewrite of the mash command that allows for multiple keywords and unlimited commands. SYNOPSIS mash2 [KEYWORDS] -cmd [YUBNUB COMMANDS] EXAMPLES mash2 singpolyma comments -cmd g y am a gfl gdeff del2 Mashes the results for 'singpolyma comments' from the g, y, am, a, gfl, gdeff, and del2 commands on one page. NOTES See also : mash, mashswitch, mash2test, ms2 AUTHOR Stephen Paul Weber a.k.a. Singpolyma http://singpolyma-tech.blogspot.com/ Kudos to Brian A a.k.a. chicagosage for his h...
166367 uses - Created 2006-11-22 17:42 - Last used 2009-01-06 19:33 - Description - split {foreach {explode ${cmd} -token <space>} -cmd echo [|url %25s %s|] -as <space>}

odeoplayer
Generate a Flash player (from Odeo.com) for any web-hosted MP3. Supply the full URL of the audio file as a parameter. Example: odeoplayer http://www.tradebit.com/usr/scheme05/pub/8/What-Can-You-Bring-Me-.mp3
307 uses - Created 2007-10-03 02:01 - Last used 2009-01-06 16:48 - Description - echo <embed src="http://www.odeo.com/flash/audio_player_standard_gray.swf" quality="high" width="300" height="52" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars= "valid_sample_rate=true&external_url=%s" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>

dcvw
Docufarm document viewer. Allows you to view a document online without having to download it. For this command, you need the full URL of the document you want to view. For example, if you wanted to view the document 'labs.google.com/papers/gfs-sosp2003.pdf', you would first need to put 'http://' in front of it. Example: dcvw http://labs.google.com/papers/gfs-sosp2003.pdf
112 uses - Created 2007-09-28 09:55 - Last used 2008-11-19 19:22 - Description - http://www.docufarm.com/view.jsp?url=%s

dcfm
Docufarm Search. Docufarm is an online file viewer that allows you to quickly view a file without having to download it. To search for a file, just type 'dcfm' followed by your search parameter. For example, to search for files about dogs, you would type 'dcfm dogs' into the Yubnub search box.
81 uses - Created 2007-09-28 09:47 - Last used 2008-11-20 14:45 - Description - http://www.docufarm.com/index.jsp?start=0&q=%s&filetype=all

gweecal
check calories
419 uses - Created 2006-09-19 11:01 - Last used 2009-01-03 10:34 - Description - http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition/search/?q=%s&x=53&y=19

crncy
Uses Yahoo Finance to convert an optional amount between any two currencies and shows price history for the two currencies. crncy Cr1Cr2 [-amount {AMOUNT}] [-time {1d|5d|3m|1y|2y|5y}] Cr1Cr2 is here the combination of two currencies you want to look at, e.g. USDGBP converts between USD and GBP -amount is an optional handle (set to 1 by default) e.g. -amount 100 -time is an optional handle that shows the historical price graph for the desired period (set to 3m by default), allowed inputs are 1d, ...
173 uses - Created 2007-08-06 18:18 - Last used 2008-12-24 10:50 - Description - http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?from={strleft {% 1 %s} 3}&to={strright {% 1 %s} 3}&amt=${amount=1}&t=${time=1y}

where
DNSStuff.com GeoIP lookup. This search resolves IP addresses to physical location. Example using yahoo.com's IP address: where 216.109.112.135 Example results: IP: 216.109.112.135 Country: United States City: Sunnyvale, California Country Code: US Currency: USD [United States Dollars] Private IP? No Known Proxy? No Enjoy!
950 uses - Created 2006-11-11 17:54 - Last used 2009-01-06 16:36 - Description - http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/ipall.ch?ip=%s

wobzip
wobzip allows you to uncompress packed files online. Supported formats: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, TAR, BZIP2, RAR, CAB, ARJ, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB, LZH, SPLIT, CHM, ISO Usage: wobzip url_of_file_to_uncompress ========== Old implementation: http://wobzip.zitr.us/?type=url&url=%s
113 uses - Created 2007-07-29 14:21 - Last used 2008-11-18 16:26 - Description - http://wobzip.org/?type=url&url=%s

upk
Search ubuntu packages in all releases ========== Old implementation: http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=%s&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all
1986 uses - Created 2006-10-22 16:14 - Last used 2009-01-05 18:07 - Description - http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=%s

wimi
Create mind maps based on the structure and links of Wikipedia pages using WikiMindMap. Supports different language versions of Wikipedia, defaults to English. Usage: wimi page_title [-lang xx] Example: "wimi constitution" Mind map based on the Wikipedia page "Constitution" "wimi constitution -lang fr" Mind map for that page in the French version of Wikipedia Wikipedia versions currently supported by WikiMindMap: * English * French * Spanisch * German * Italian * Catalan * Indonesian
665 uses - Created 2007-07-22 18:09 - Last used 2009-01-04 11:17 - Description - http://www.wikimindmap.org/viewmap.php?wiki=${lang=en}.wikipedia.org&topic=%s&Submit=Search

delplaytiny
Chains two commands, delplaymp3 and tinyurl?. As a parameter, give a shortened URL from TinyURL.com that points to an mp3 file. The result will be a link that can be streamed in your browser using del.icio.us playtagger. example: delplaytiny http://tinyurl.com/2bbsv7
73 uses - Created 2007-07-08 21:01 - Last used 2008-12-31 13:27 - Description - delplaymp3 {tinyurl? %s}

revs
reverse lookup of telephone number search: revs [number]
5613 uses - Created 2005-08-14 03:27 - Last used 2009-01-04 22:37 - Description - http://pg.wolfetech.com/pgsigma_java/pgsigma.cgi?DEVICE_ID=PG_SIGMA_TEST&SERVICE_CODE=1c&VAR0=%s

2g
Dual-pane Google search results for two words. The first word's results are shown on the left; the second word, on the right. Useful for finding out which word is more popular. Example: 2g labeler labeller
1366 uses - Created 2007-05-19 19:55 - Last used 2009-01-06 19:43 - Description - split { url g {% 1 %s} } { url g {% 2 %s} }

-ls
NAME -ls - List YubNub domains SYNOPSIS -ls -content=1 [DISPLAY CONTENT] -as=text [ARRAY TYPE] -titlesdesc=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20 [VAR NAME AND CONTENT SEPARATOR] -callback [CALLBACK] EXAMPLES -ls -ls -as xml -ls -content 0 NOTES Only shows first 100 results, no search yet. See also: varls, var, - AUTHOR Stephen Paul Weber a.k.a. Singpolyma http://singpolyma.net/
281 uses - Created 2007-04-04 18:27 - Last used 2008-12-04 03:17 - Description - varls 0fe27a11-f265-4c3b-8cb9-bd7b7691959d -rm 1 -rc 1 -prefix -%20 -content ${content=1} -as ${as=text} -titledesc ${titlesdesc=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20} -callback ${callback}

varls
NAME varls - List items created with var command SYNOPSIS varls [PART OF VAR NAME] -rm [REMOVE MATCHED TEXT FROM VAR NAME] -rc [REMOVE COLONS FROM VAR NAME] -prefix [PREFIX] -content [SHOW CONTENT] -as=text [ARRAY TYPE] -titledesc= - [SEPARATOR BETWEEN VAR NAME AND CONTENT] -callback [CALLBACK] EXAMPLES varls varls 0fe27a11-f265-4c3b-8cb9-bd7b7691959d NOTES See var command AUTHOR Stephen Paul Weber a.k.a. Singpolyma http://singpolyma.net/
660 uses - Created 2007-04-04 18:11 - Last used 2008-12-04 03:17 - Description - http://singpolymaplay.ning.com/yubnub-varls.php?xn_auth=no&match=%s&removematch=${rm}&removecolon=${rc}&prefix=${prefix}&content=${content}&as=${as=text}&titledesc=${titledesc= - }&callback=${callback}

esvgrk
View the English Standard Version of the Bible (ESV) in parallel with the Greek New Testament or Septuagint (Old Testament). Example: esvgrk John 3:16-18
190 uses - Created 2007-03-02 16:14 - Last used 2008-12-16 14:38 - Description - splitv {url grkbib %s} {url esv %s}

esv
Look up the text of a Bible passage in the English Standard Version. examples: esv joshua 1:9 esv ecclesiastes 3 esv 1 cor. 13 esv john 19:17-22
1364 uses - Created 2007-02-21 04:47 - Last used 2009-01-06 06:30 - Description - http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=%s

hoogle
The Haskell API Search Engine. Hoogle allows you to search by either name, or by approximate type signature. Example searches: hoogle map hoogle (a -> b) -> [a] -> [b] hoogle Ord a => [a] -> [a]
1578 uses - Created 2005-10-31 16:48 - Last used 2009-01-04 20:55 - Description - http://haskell.org/hoogle/?q=%s

+s
Uses the opensearch command to add YubNub commands to the search bar in your browser. Added engines are somewhat ugly since we cannot add any real metadata to YubNub commands yet. AUTHOR Stephen Paul Weber http://singpolyma-tech.blogspot.com/
189 uses - Created 2007-01-23 01:09 - Last used 2008-11-28 06:53 - Description - echo <script type="text/javascript">window.external.AddSearchProvider("{url opensearch %s}");</script> <i>Adding search engine...</i>

opensearch
NAME opensearch - Creates OpenSearch XML for a YubNub command SYNOPSIS opensearch [YUBNUB COMMAND] EXAMPLES opensearch g opensearch ls NOTES This kind of functionality, if YubNub supported it, could be even cooler. If YubNub let us actually specify different kinds of URLs for commands (and the other kinds of parameters OpenSearch has natively) YubNub would be like an OpenSearch over-layer for the web. AUTHOR Stephen Paul Weber http://singpolyma-tech.blogspot.com/
350 uses - Created 2007-01-23 01:03 - Last used 2008-11-28 06:53 - Description - http://singpolymaplay.ning.com/yubnub-opensearch.php?xn_auth=no&cmd=%s

fooplot
Graphing calculator and plotter (SVG and VML based). Example: fooplot tan(x)
1614 uses - Created 2007-01-05 06:05 - Last used 2009-01-02 12:27 - Description - http://fooplot.com/index.php?q0=%s[no url encoding]

qdef
This command loads definitions from the excellent ninjawords.com. It automatically closes the definition window in 10 seconds. To change the length that the window is open, use the -t parameter. NOTES Your browser must be set to allow pop-ups from yubnub.org" The technique this command uses is a short javascript program with a setTimeout event. A YubNub echo command just loads the javascript onto a webpage. Here is the javascript: <script> def=window.open('http://www.ninjawords.com/%s'); /* ope...
884 uses - Created 2006-12-13 22:55 - Last used 2009-01-05 13:01 - Description - echo <script>def=window.open('http://www.ninjawords.com/%s');setTimeout("def.close();history.go(-1);",${t=10}000);</script>

faf
Fire and forget. Runs the yubnub command and then goes back to the page you were on.
721 uses - Created 2006-12-11 18:43 - Last used 2009-01-06 19:34 - Description - echo <iframe src="{url %s}" onload="history.go(-1)" style="display:none">

twu
Updates your twitter status and then redirects to the twitter homepage.
417 uses - Created 2006-12-11 16:53 - Last used 2009-01-06 06:16 - Description - both twiu %s -and twi

both
Executes 2 yubnub commands in sequence (client-side) Example: both command1 -and command2
832 uses - Created 2006-12-11 16:49 - Last used 2009-01-06 06:16 - Description - echo <iframe src="{url %s}" onload="location='{url ${and}}'" style="display:none">