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".

time\phil

18 uses - Created 2005-12-01 01:20:51 - Last used 2006-01-06 04:17:24 - Nominate - Description - http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_PH.aspx

time\sd

10 uses - Created 2005-12-01 01:20:17 - Last used 2006-01-10 20:19:37 - Nominate - Description - http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_US-CA.aspx

dpopf
del.icio.us popular by filetype. valid arguments: mpg, mpeg, avi, wmv, mov, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, pdf, doc
16 uses - Created 2005-12-01 01:14:07 - Last used 2010-11-29 12:13:16 - Nominate - Description - http://del.icio.us/popular/system:filetype:%s

dpopm
del.icio.us popular media valid arguments: video (includes mpg, mpeg, avi, wmv, mov) image (includes jpg, jpeg, gif, png) document (includes pdf, doc)
49 uses - Created 2005-12-01 01:09:03 - Last used 2007-11-06 03:02:33 - Nominate - Description - http://del.icio.us/popular/system:media:%s

8ball
Ask a question, press enter and the answer will be yours.Sounds simple huh...
42 uses - Created 2005-11-30 23:35:47 - Last used 2012-04-19 06:58:38 - Nominate - Description - http://hell.com/

fuskamicasa

14 uses - Created 2005-11-30 17:15:22 - Last used 2006-05-20 18:20:00 - Nominate - Description - http://fuska.backpackit.com/page/345680

feedtier
Feedtier (http://feedtier.somee.com/ ) is a site that creates RSS feeds from sites that don't have them. The feedtier command takes a URL as an argument, and creates an RSS feed from that page using the Feedtire site. The resulting RSS feed can be added to your feed reader (try using the blub or grss commands). usage: feedtier [url you want a feed of] b.a.
138 uses - Created 2005-11-30 15:34:53 - Last used 2012-10-19 07:51:07 - Nominate - Description - http://feedtier.somee.com/?%s[no url encoding]

hittavem
Look up a person/organization using the location/person/organization finder hitta.se
557 uses - Created 2005-11-30 15:06:04 - Last used 2012-02-09 08:05:40 - Nominate - Description - http://www.hitta.se/SearchMixed.aspx?UCSB%3aTextBoxWho=%s

hittavar
Look up a location using the location/person/organization finder hitta.se
628 uses - Created 2005-11-30 15:03:31 - Last used 2012-07-17 13:43:18 - Nominate - Description - http://www.hitta.se/SearchPlace.aspx?UCSB%3aTextBoxWhere=%s

setty
opens up karthik setty's blog http://karthiksetty.blogspot.com
85 uses - Created 2005-11-30 12:24:36 - Last used 2007-09-04 06:17:07 - Nominate - Description - http://karthiksetty.blogspot.com

bbw
black boardn for wcpss
166 uses - Created 2005-11-30 12:24:15 - Last used 2025-06-03 02:20:05 - Nominate - Description - http://blackboard.wcpss.net

pandora
Music Genome Project link. The Music Genome Project On January 6, 2000 a group of musicians and music-loving technologists came together with the idea of creating the most comprehensive analysis of music ever. Together we set out to capture the essence of music at the most fundamental level. We ended up assembling literally hundreds of musical attributes or "genes" into a very large Music Genome. Taken together these genes capture the unique and magical musical identity of a song - everything f…
5026 uses - Created 2005-11-30 04:49:15 - Last used 2025-01-08 09:47:12 - Nominate - Description - http://www.pandora.com/

scro
Scroogle Search. Scroogle does a Google search, scrapes the results and provides an ad-free result page. Works just like g. Example: scro porsche 911
3800 uses - Created 2005-11-30 04:39:27 - Last used 2025-10-14 13:02:05 - Nominate - Description - http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi[post]?q=%s

panic

53 uses - Created 2005-11-30 00:26:26 - Last used 2020-11-25 11:47:42 - Nominate - Description - http://atworkandbored.com/panic.html

lists
Takes you to McSweeney's lists.
362 uses - Created 2005-11-29 17:00:53 - Last used 2024-04-13 15:35:18 - Nominate - Description - http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/

geocache
Returns Geocaches from Origin lat / lon Usage: geocache -lat DECIMAL-LATITUDE -lon DECIMAL-LONGITUDE
47 uses - Created 2005-11-29 13:43:25 - Last used 2016-05-20 12:45:20 - Nominate - Description - http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?origin_lat=${lat}&origin_long=${lon}

spl
Search the Seattle Public Library. For instance, to find books about cats, do: spl cats ---------- Old implementation: http://catalog.spl.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?index=.GW&term=%s
2945 uses - Created 2005-11-29 03:35:48 - Last used 2025-10-09 17:02:11 - Nominate - Description - http://seattle.bibliocommons.com/search?commit=Search&page=1&q=%s&t=keyword

wgov
weather Gov site by ZipCode
137 uses - Created 2005-11-29 01:24:16 - Last used 2010-12-15 21:32:35 - Nominate - Description - http://www.srh.noaa.gov/zipcity.php?inputstring=%s

asc

45 uses - Created 2005-11-28 23:06:23 - Last used 2022-10-12 12:44:58 - Nominate - Description - http://airsoftcore.com

riya
Search the Riya photo site. usage: riya [search term] b.a.
26 uses - Created 2005-11-28 22:44:15 - Last used 2010-03-15 11:50:56 - Nominate - Description - http://www.riya.com/search?btnSearch=btnSearch&p=0&searchText=%s

oceansidebouy
Takes you to a near realtime data link for the ocean swell bouy off the coast of Oceanside, CA
84 uses - Created 2005-11-28 22:12:01 - Last used 2007-02-17 21:36:56 - Nominate - Description - http://facs.scripps.edu/surf/oceanside.html

uml
Opens a page describing how to type characters with umlauts on both Windows and Mac computers.
77 uses - Created 2005-11-28 21:22:59 - Last used 2022-04-10 14:44:21 - Nominate - Description - http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/la/lote/german/materials/umlauts.htm

statc

15 uses - Created 2005-11-28 18:11:42 - Last used 2010-11-15 07:52:13 - Nominate - Description - http://statcounter.com/

ggcache
Google Cache Lookup
2611 uses - Created 2005-11-28 16:49:26 - Last used 2025-09-08 10:16:49 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:%s

View
Get movie description from IMBD
575 uses - Created 2005-11-28 08:21:43 - Last used 2025-05-04 07:57:45 - Nominate - Description - http://www.imdb.com/find?q= %s

m-news
MSN News Search with Default Sort Settings >||;)
15 uses - Created 2005-11-28 05:03:27 - Last used 2006-09-18 14:11:21 - Nominate - Description - http://search.msn.com/news/results.aspx?q=%s&FORM=RUBNUB

y-news
Yahoo News Search with Default Sort Settings >||;)
47 uses - Created 2005-11-28 05:00:16 - Last used 2008-11-05 02:11:42 - Nominate - Description - http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=%s

g-news
Google News Search with Default Sort Settings >||;)
261 uses - Created 2005-11-28 04:58:09 - Last used 2013-07-31 23:18:33 - Nominate - Description - http://news.google.com/news?q=%s

feet

897 uses - Created 2005-11-28 02:22:55 - Last used 2025-10-30 04:31:59 - Nominate - Description - http://www.feetweek.com

leggy

423 uses - Created 2005-11-28 02:22:18 - Last used 2017-04-26 01:47:07 - Nominate - Description - http://www.leggypauline.com

wnet
it searches for words in wordnet dictionary an online lexical reference system whose design is inspired by current psycholinguistic theories of human lexical memory. English nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are organized into synonym sets, each representing one underlying lexical concept. Different relations link the synonym sets.
352256 uses - Created 2005-11-28 02:12:40 - Last used 2024-10-08 18:56:41 - Nominate - Description - http://dict.die.net/%s

ibdb
Search the Internet Broadway Database Usage: ibdb [search term] Example: ibdb into the woods b.a.
64 uses - Created 2005-11-28 00:05:02 - Last used 2018-11-18 09:25:16 - Nominate - Description - http://www.ibdb.com/search.asp?SearchFor=%s&SearchBy=All&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

luding
Searches for board games using luding. Just enter the name of the game as parameter.
176 uses - Created 2005-11-27 23:40:04 - Last used 2016-08-25 08:48:04 - Nominate - Description - http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/cgi-bin/luding/GameName.py?f=00Q^E4W&gamename=%s

gml
Returns the GuideML of the code (just the number) of a given h2g2 Entry.
178 uses - Created 2005-11-27 15:54:38 - Last used 2022-10-30 15:50:27 - Nominate - Description - scrape -tokens <ARTICLE> </ARTICLE> -dirs 0 0 -url http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/test%s -textonly 1

bark (Golden Egg)
MP3 of a dog barking. Handy when leaving the house unattended, as a barking dog is a major deterrent to burglars. ---------- Old implementation: http://cm.aces.utexas.edu/fa03/leverett/barking_dogs.mps.mp3
1988 uses - Created 2005-11-27 08:54:49 - Last used 2025-10-01 10:24:50 - Description - http://web.archive.org/web/20060223213222if_/http://cm.aces.utexas.edu:80/fa03/leverett/barking_dogs.mps.mp3

marchives
Metal Archives Search Perform various kinds of searches on metal archives. Just put in text for a band search: marchives arch enemy Or use -t and a search type: marchives -t album -- reality marchives -t genre -- death metal Note the double dash seperating the search type from the search text! This is important! The available search types are: band - Band name genre - Music genre lyrics - Lyrical themes album - Album title song - Song title label - Label lineup - Lineup user - User profile trad…
7888 uses - Created 2005-11-26 21:16:10 - Last used 2025-06-11 13:14:56 - Nominate - Description - http://www.metal-archives.com/search.php?type=${t=band}&string=${-}%s

mdl
Melissa Data Labor Statistics Lookup - Unemployment To look up labor statistics type in zip code. Example: mdl 63701
16 uses - Created 2005-11-26 19:11:13 - Last used 2020-08-17 03:12:25 - Nominate - Description - http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/bls.asp?zip=%s

mdr
Melissa Data AM, FM and TV Stations Lookup. Type in ZIP Code or Call Sign. Example: mdr KXLY Example: mdr 63701
36 uses - Created 2005-11-26 19:04:25 - Last used 2025-06-05 17:54:00 - Nominate - Description - http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/Fcc.asp?InData=%s

mdd
Melissa Data Distance Between Zip Codes. Enter first zip code and second zip code to calculate distance between them. Example: mdd -zip1 98856 -zip2 98862
17 uses - Created 2005-11-26 08:38:28 - Last used 2023-08-27 18:08:07 - Nominate - Description - http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/zipdistance.asp?zipcode1=${zip1}&zipcode2=${zip2}&submit1=Calculate

mdw
Melissa Data Climate Averages Lookup Get the high, low and average temperature, amount of rain, cooling and heating degree days for every ZIP Code in the U.S. by day and month. Enter zip code. Example: mdw 63701
17 uses - Created 2005-11-26 08:32:53 - Last used 2014-03-16 11:04:35 - Nominate - Description - http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/ZipWeather.asp?ZipCode=%s&submit1=Submit

mdi
Melissa Data Income Tax Statistics Lookup Interesting income tax demographics type zip code to search. Example: mdi 98856
16 uses - Created 2005-11-26 08:23:43 - Last used 2015-10-16 07:33:32 - Nominate - Description - http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/TaxZip.asp?Zip=%s&Submit=Submit

msp
Melissa Data Phone Number Lookup Enter a 10 digit phone number and the location will be displayed. Example: msp 9495895200 Enter a 7 digit phone number for a list of possible area codes, cities and states. Example: msp 5895200 Enter a 6 digit area code and prefix and the location will be displayed. Example: msp 949589 Enter a 3 digit area code for a list of the primary cities served by the area code. Example: msp 949 Enter a city name for a list of possible area codes + prefix combinations. Exa…
81 uses - Created 2005-11-26 08:19:14 - Last used 2025-09-19 14:58:00 - Nominate - Description - http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/phonelocation.asp?number=%s&submit1=Process

mdsn
Melissa Data Street Number Lookup To find all addresses with same number in a town type in number and zip code. Example mdsn -number 1 -zip 98856 To find a list of unique street numbers type in zip code. Example mdsn -zip 98856
24 uses - Created 2005-11-26 08:04:29 - Last used 2014-12-22 11:17:14 - Nominate - Description - http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/zipnumber.asp?Number=${number}&Zip=${zip}&submit1=Submit

mdst
Melissa Data Street Name Lookup To find all street names in a zip code type in zip code. Example: mdst 98856
1174 uses - Created 2005-11-26 07:51:06 - Last used 2010-10-11 01:27:44 - Nominate - Description - http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/zipstreet.asp?InData=%s&submit1=Submit

mdip
Melissa Data IP Address Location Lookup. Displays the location of an Internet Protocol Address. The city, state, country and ISP are shown. If you know the IP address just type it. Example: mdip 12.145.224.195 To look up information on your own IP and you don't know the address enter nothing. Example: mdip
480 uses - Created 2005-11-26 07:46:14 - Last used 2024-07-08 15:50:53 - Nominate - Description - http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/iplocation.asp?ipaddress=%s&submit=submit

mdc
Melissa Data Congressional Districts Map shows District Number, Representative Name, and Political Party. To find Congressional Districts Map type two-letter state abbreviation. Example: mdc wa
140 uses - Created 2005-11-26 07:36:36 - Last used 2019-05-23 12:17:19 - Nominate - Description - http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/MapCD.asp?CD=%s

mdm
Melissa Data Zip Code Maps shows city, map and basic demographic information. Example: mdm Jackson
33 uses - Created 2005-11-26 07:31:13 - Last used 2022-05-31 09:01:32 - Nominate - Description - http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/MapPlace.asp?place=%s

mda
Melissa Data Address Lookup and Verify Example: mda -address 22382 avenida empresa -city rancho santamargarita -state ca -zip 92688 Number of free lookups limited, but you can get more with free membership.
56 uses - Created 2005-11-26 07:26:06 - Last used 2016-11-18 12:12:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/AddressVerify.asp?Address=${address}&city=${city}&state=${state}&zip=${zip}&Query=Submit

qk
QuickKnife site search. Search for knives, swords, camping, outdoors, clothing, etc. Example: qk balaclava
20 uses - Created 2005-11-26 05:40:22 - Last used 2021-02-12 20:32:02 - Nominate - Description - http://search.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/nsearch?follow-pro=2&vwcatalog=herbence2teststore1&catalog=herbence2teststore1&query=%s

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