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Command List (ls)

Tip: For a list of particularly interesting Yubnub commands, check out Yubnub Golden Eggs. Also see the Most-Used Commands.
Tip: You can search the descriptions by typing "ls [word or phrase]". For example, to search for all commands about music, type "ls music".

mycompany

14 uses - Created 2006-02-08 10:04:56 - Last used 2006-02-17 05:09:10 - Nominate - Description - http://www.wipro.com

prpg
Launches phantasyrpg.com
21 uses - Created 2006-02-08 04:39:53 - Last used 2006-02-13 21:43:45 - Nominate - Description - http://www.phantasyrpg.com/

garden
A direct link to Johnthegarden Multiply site.
39 uses - Created 2006-02-08 03:15:24 - Last used 2021-10-16 04:45:11 - Nominate - Description - http://johnthegarden.multiply.com/

prompt
NAME prompt - opens a javascript prompt box, then echos the input SYNOPSIS prompt [prompt text] This is for use with other Yubnub commands. It will open a javascript prompt window to ask for an input. The value input will be echoed for use in other commands. EXAMPLE: prompt YubNub Command: This will open a javascript prompt box with the text "YubNub Command:" AUTHOR chicagosage b.a.
70 uses - Created 2006-02-08 02:39:33 - Last used 2024-07-04 09:54:42 - Nominate - Description - script p=prompt('%s');document.write(p)[no url encoding]

gdf
search for an english google definition (shorter command)
125 uses - Created 2006-02-08 01:51:07 - Last used 2021-06-10 06:12:02 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A+%s

yspans
Look up words on Yahoo Education's English-Spanish dictionary. Eg: "yspans stop" will jump to the entry for "stop" if it exists in the dictionary. Returns only exact entries, so use only if you're sure it exists exactly as entered. Otherwise use "yspan"
14 uses - Created 2006-02-08 00:47:25 - Last used 2006-12-16 16:34:45 - Nominate - Description - http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dict_en_es/english/%s;_ylt=AvzKVa0v9GhJ1CeILu724JT_s8sF

yspan
Look up words on Yahoo Education's English-Spanish dictionary. Eg: "yspan stop" will look the word stop up in the dictionary. Returns all matches, good for if you aren't sure of spelling.
23 uses - Created 2006-02-08 00:45:41 - Last used 2013-08-16 16:24:50 - Nominate - Description - http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dict_en_es/search;_ylt=AtFMUhq4tzuW0jgpIdsWOcT9s8sF?p=%s

CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor.com tag search
448 uses - Created 2006-02-07 22:27:52 - Last used 2022-10-30 13:32:36 - Nominate - Description - http://collegehumor.com/tags/%s/

last.fm
General search of last.fm. The other commands (lfm) didn't seem to work. This one also searches everything, not just albums and tracks.
1057 uses - Created 2006-02-07 22:24:33 - Last used 2024-12-23 21:29:31 - Nominate - Description - http://www.last.fm/explore/search.php?q=%s

!tag (Golden Egg)
NAME: !tag - creates a new "tag" to use in YubNub Aliases: (http://www.jjefferydesign.com/aliases/ ) SYNOPSIS: !tag [tag command to set] [optional tag name if different than command] Using YubNub Aliases, this will set a "tag" command that can be used to tag urls or memos. For example: !tag toread This will create a YubNub Alias command in your account called "toread" After running this, you can run the YubNub command ! toread [url] It will create an entry in your Aliases file listing the url "…
80 uses - Created 2006-02-07 22:00:58 - Last used 2021-07-02 21:37:53 - Description - !seta {% 1 %s} !bm !s -tag {ifempty -value {% 2 %s} -then %s -else {% 2 %s}}[no url encoding]

sfl
NAME sfl - does a lucky search on scroogle. (www.scroogle.org) SYNOPSIS sfl [query] EXAMPLES sfl ipod Goes to apple's ipod webpage sfl weather chicago Goes to some weather prediction for chicago This command is similar to gfl in it's results, but uses scroogle as search engine. As lucky search is not proposed by scroogle, the first link is scraped from the results page. It could be adapted to any search engine, by changing the scrape tokens. Scroogle request is done via the scr command, the fir…
1725 uses - Created 2006-02-07 21:31:50 - Last used 2014-01-17 10:36:27 - Nominate - Description - script location=('{scrape -tokens Search href=%22 %22> -dirs 0 0 0 -url {url[no url encoding] scr %s}}')

wprp
a short-cut to whitepages reverse phone search.
19 uses - Created 2006-02-07 12:22:43 - Last used 2007-02-11 01:24:30 - Nominate - Description - http://www.whitepages.com/10001/reverse_phone

wpbs
a short-cut to whitepages business search.
38 uses - Created 2006-02-07 12:20:24 - Last used 2006-08-10 12:45:53 - Nominate - Description - http://www.whitepages.com/10001/business

wpps
A short-cut to whitepages people search.
80 uses - Created 2006-02-07 12:10:46 - Last used 2007-04-28 06:04:51 - Nominate - Description - http://www.whitepages.com/10001/person

wanadoo
Wanadoo UK web search
52 uses - Created 2006-02-07 10:44:08 - Last used 2012-07-03 13:52:43 - Nominate - Description - http://search.wanadoo.co.uk/search_frame.jsp?q=%s&w=&tab=web&p=_searchbox&pt=centre&x=0&y=0

apartments

24 uses - Created 2006-02-07 06:32:17 - Last used 2021-02-22 20:00:21 - Nominate - Description - http://www.housinginteractive.com

housing

32 uses - Created 2006-02-07 06:31:10 - Last used 2018-05-31 06:01:30 - Nominate - Description - http://www.housinginteractive.com

wait
1836
179 uses - Created 2006-02-06 22:32:55 - Last used 2022-09-11 13:26:00 - Nominate - Description - http://1836.multiply.com/notes/item/1

protopage
Protopage (http://www.protopage.com) is a free personal start page. Use this command to go directly to someone's Protopage. Example: protopage dodgeit
28 uses - Created 2006-02-06 21:55:50 - Last used 2010-08-03 11:43:27 - Nominate - Description - http://www.protopage.com/%s

oj
Open Japan allows you to view Japanese websites in any browser. Just enter the URL of the website. Example: oj http://www.google.co.jp
64 uses - Created 2006-02-06 20:44:21 - Last used 2025-06-21 12:18:24 - Nominate - Description - http://dan.bjorkegren.org/open/view.cgi?_url=%s&_view.x=Open

!bm
Create a bookmark using YubNub aliases (http://www.jjefferydesign.com/aliases/ ) This can be used if you want to save URLs using your YubNub Aliases account. The default will save a URL with the term "bookmark" and a timestamp. If a term other than "bookmark" is preferred, use the "-tag" switch at the end. usage: !bm [url] -tag [tag (optional)] examples: !bm http://www.yubnub.org <-- adds bookmark[timestamp] http://www.yubnub.org to your alias account. !bm http://www.yahoo.org -tag search <-- a…
339 uses - Created 2006-02-06 20:27:15 - Last used 2016-08-20 23:16:58 - Nominate - Description - http://www.jakeisgod.com/yubnub/aliases/jobactions.cfm?action=set&cmd=${tag=bookmark}{date -format H.M.S-m.d.y}&ucmd=%s[no url encoding]

allm
Allmusic search using their new API.
3268 uses - Created 2006-02-06 15:21:22 - Last used 2024-07-28 01:18:20 - Nominate - Description - http://allmusic.com/search/artist/%s

veronica
hi lol
46 uses - Created 2006-02-06 14:56:23 - Last used 2020-05-10 17:41:17 - Nominate - Description - http://shonenjump.com

kyf
This command helps you find the cheapest flight.
21 uses - Created 2006-02-06 08:09:36 - Last used 2009-12-06 20:10:54 - Nominate - Description - http://www.kayak.com/

kyh
This command helps you find the cheapest hotel accomodations.
11 uses - Created 2006-02-06 07:27:13 - Last used 2014-06-10 20:18:23 - Nominate - Description - http://www.kayak.com/?tab=hotels

kyc
This command helps you locate the cheapest car rental.
12 uses - Created 2006-02-06 07:24:48 - Last used 2019-01-21 11:24:25 - Nominate - Description - http://www.kayak.com/?tab=cars

mot
I created the "mo" command to optimize all yubnub commands for mobile phone browsers. This is an update to the "mo" command by returning a text only page. Use it in suitations where you want to keep data traffic to a minimum by cutting out all graphics. For example: "mot weather 90210" instead of "mo weather 90210" or even "weather 90210"
198 uses - Created 2006-02-06 05:50:53 - Last used 2022-07-25 11:41:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/gwt/n/?%5Fgwt%5Fnoimg=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fyubnub.org%2Fparser%2Fparse%3Fcommand%3D%s

reedl
A Google Local search for businesses near Reed College. To find a business near Reed College, just type 'reedl' followed by a description of what you are looking for. Example: reedl tasty food
10 uses - Created 2006-02-06 00:37:53 - Last used 2006-10-19 04:42:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/local?sc=1&hl=en&q=%s&near=3203+SE+Woodstock+Blvd%2C+Portland%2C+OR%2C+97202&btnG=Google+Search&rl=1

,
Look up items on blingo.
1486 uses - Created 2006-02-05 22:57:04 - Last used 2025-06-15 11:25:31 - Nominate - Description - http://www.blingo.com/search?q=%s

rgarden
Search the rubygarden.org wiki.
17 uses - Created 2006-02-05 20:25:22 - Last used 2006-03-23 05:07:18 - Nominate - Description - http://rubygarden.org/ruby?search=%s&dosearch=1

gblog-en
Google Blog Search (English) Also see gtec, which combines Google, Google Blog Search, and Technorati Search
103 uses - Created 2006-02-05 19:08:45 - Last used 2011-01-21 07:59:09 - Nominate - Description - http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?q=%s

nkgm
Google maps,but in a small format for the Nokia 770 screen
11 uses - Created 2006-02-05 18:44:39 - Last used 2012-03-09 10:14:57 - Nominate - Description - http://maps.i40.com/?Address=%s

hiraw
search on www.hi-raw.com (you need to be logged in to get results)
68 uses - Created 2006-02-05 16:51:36 - Last used 2006-05-02 20:08:53 - Nominate - Description - http://www.hi-raw.com/search.php?step=2&keyword=%s

mip
Reverse IP from msn. Example: mip 211.111.11.1
55 uses - Created 2006-02-05 16:07:13 - Last used 2023-01-09 12:51:03 - Nominate - Description - http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=ip%3A%s&FORM=QBRE

rip
Reverse IP. Example: rip 192.444.555.1
401 uses - Created 2006-02-05 16:02:05 - Last used 2025-04-25 18:26:19 - Nominate - Description - http://whois.webhosting.info/%s

stx
stx is a shortcut to Yahoo! Finance for stock quotes. Simply enter "stx" and a ticker symbol to get a quote from Yahoo! Finance. Enjoy!
55 uses - Created 2006-02-05 10:53:44 - Last used 2018-07-09 23:40:00 - Nominate - Description - http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=%s

coast
Coast Capital
200 uses - Created 2006-02-05 03:57:10 - Last used 2021-01-08 21:33:33 - Nominate - Description - https://www.coastcapitalsavings.com/

yubnubaliasesmessage
Sort of a silly command, really. It calls up the Yubnub Aliases page with a custom message. usage: yubnubaliasesmessage [your message]
10 uses - Created 2006-02-05 03:07:55 - Last used 2011-07-27 23:25:02 - Nominate - Description - http://www.jakeisgod.com/yubnub/aliases/index.cfm?message=%s

qt4
Qt4 Class Search. The Parameter is the name of the class, without the leading "Q". Qt is a C++ Framework from Trolltech. Visit www.trolltech.com for further information.
102 uses - Created 2006-02-04 22:00:26 - Last used 2017-10-12 02:43:31 - Nominate - Description - http://doc.trolltech.com/4.0/q%s.html

nku

41 uses - Created 2006-02-04 19:53:21 - Last used 2006-04-15 06:45:55 - Nominate - Description - http://nkudos.ning.com

wsg
Whois for Singapore domains from www.nic.net.sg
281 uses - Created 2006-02-04 16:48:08 - Last used 2023-09-11 16:43:32 - Nominate - Description - http://www.nic.net.sg/cgi-bin/whois/whois.pl?dname=%s

gmsat
To find a place in google local and have the result in "satellite" mode.
18 uses - Created 2006-02-04 16:37:40 - Last used 2015-05-18 14:35:36 - Nominate - Description - http://local.google.com/local?f=q&hl=en&q=%s&t=k

ysgs
Yahoo Singapore. Searches yahoo.com.sg for pages in Singapore only.
574 uses - Created 2006-02-04 15:13:48 - Last used 2012-07-21 14:19:44 - Nominate - Description - http://sg.search.yahoo.com/search?p=%s&y=Singapore&fr=FP-tab-web-t&toggle=1

aw
Searches the ActiveWords forums Example: aw marjolein
232 uses - Created 2006-02-04 11:06:40 - Last used 2024-10-23 12:56:16 - Nominate - Description - http://www.activewords.com/forum/search.php?search_keywords=%s

gcd
The largest and coolest collection of comics ever!
43 uses - Created 2006-02-04 05:42:37 - Last used 2018-05-10 15:41:30 - Nominate - Description - http://www.comics.org/

!logout
Logs you out of YubNub (aliases). Use the !login command in order to create a new account or log in as an existing account. SYNTAX !logout (no parameters) RELATED COMMANDS !, !set, !seta, !unset, !login, !ls, !mls. CREATED BY Jacob Ensor, jjefferydesign.com/ Thanks to Brian for idea of "!logout".
149 uses - Created 2006-02-04 05:34:59 - Last used 2020-08-22 18:46:30 - Nominate - Description - http://www.jakeisgod.com/yubnub/aliases/jobactions.cfm?action=logout

!login
Logs you in your existing YubNub (aliases) account. If you use incorrect login name you will have the opportunity to create a new account. SYNTAX !login [username]![password] RELATED COMMANDS !, !set, !seta, !unset, !logout, !ls, !mls. CREATED BY Jacob Ensor, jjefferydesign.com/ Thanks to Brian for idea of "!logout", which gave me the idea of this command.
549 uses - Created 2006-02-04 05:34:24 - Last used 2018-06-20 03:07:41 - Nominate - Description - http://www.jakeisgod.com/yubnub/aliases/setcookie.cfm?username=%s

wks
Searches the wiktionary (open content dictionary) english database for matches for your word(s). For example: wks elephant This will take you to the english wiktionary definition of an elephant: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/elephant
694 uses - Created 2006-02-04 03:08:00 - Last used 2019-10-25 08:47:15 - Nominate - Description - http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s&go=Go

cafe
CafePress design search -- search for design keywords (i.e. monkey).
921 uses - Created 2006-02-04 01:02:39 - Last used 2025-06-11 15:07:13 - Nominate - Description - http://www.cafepress.com/cp/search/search.aspx?cfpt2=&copt=&source=searchBox&cfpt=&q=%s&x=0&y=0&pid=320138

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