The Most-Used Commands
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tyger
1799 uses
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Created 2005-09-18 18:17:57
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2010-11-23 09:25:06
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http://www.xanga.com/barnettballa32
eb
Search Encyclopædia Britannica. Example: eb marmots For 237 years, Britannica has sought out the world's very best minds to bring you the most compelling, trustworthy, up-to-date content possible. An important charge when Einstein, Freud and Curie were writing for our pages -- and one that continues today. Britannica's editorial board, comprised of Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and other experts at the top of their fields, convenes regularly to debate and share ideas. Learn more abo…
1796 uses
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Created 2005-06-10 20:18:15
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2025-03-31 02:50:19
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http://www.britannica.com/search?query=%s
azde
Amazon Deutschland
1794 uses
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Created 2007-11-24 00:17:00
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2024-06-19 04:06:09
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http://www.amazon.de/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=%s&index=blended&link%5Fcode=qs&tag-id=djkernelshomepag
suub
searches the web-opac (catalogue) of staats- und universitätsbibliothek bremen (a german university library). example: suub oscar wilde
1787 uses
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Created 2006-03-28 10:21:53
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2015-04-02 07:18:46
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http://katalog.suub.uni-bremen.de/LNG=DU/DB=1/CMD?ACT=SRCHA&IKT=1016&SRT=YOP&TRM=%s&suchen.x=0&suchen.y=0
epguide
SYNOPSIS epguide [keywords] EXAMPLE epguide lost Performs a Google search of www.epguides.com using the given keywords, and goes directly to the first result.
1787 uses
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Created 2007-02-24 04:09:44
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2018-02-15 23:41:28
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http://www.google.com/search?btnI&q=site%3Aepguides.com+%s
gnde
Google News Germany
1784 uses
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Created 2005-10-21 12:51:07
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2018-01-23 05:52:00
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http://news.google.de/news?hl=de&edition=de&q=%s
es.wikipedia
(Golden Egg)
Spanish wikipedia.
1782 uses
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Created 2005-06-15 21:26:50
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2019-02-27 16:55:58
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http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s&go=Go
skwr
Skweezer is a free service that optimizes Web pages, searches, and e-mail for use on PDAs and cell phones. Mobile Internet users access Skweezer by visiting www.skweezer.net, then use the portal as a "wireless gateway" to browse and search the Web. Skweezer compresses and reformats content being downloaded, so that it loads faster, looks better, and is easier to navigate. Skweezer includes an RSS reader, site directory, and other useful features designed specifically for the mobile environment.…
1782 uses
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Created 2007-08-16 17:20:42
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2017-07-20 14:29:47
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http://www.skweezer.net/s.aspx?q=%s
gram
Quickly view an Instagram profile @nph
1779 uses
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Created 2014-08-04 06:16:46
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2025-05-22 19:22:21
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http://instagram.com/%s
moby
Mobygames quicksearch. example: moby space quest 1
1777 uses
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Created 2005-06-22 03:20:18
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2025-07-04 07:16:11
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http://www.mobygames.com/search/quick?q=%s
storr
1775 uses
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Created 2007-04-23 01:25:47
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2017-08-23 09:02:45
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http://www.scrapetorrent.com/Search/index.php?search=%s&sort=seed&fz=&zs=&pf=
tu
converts a long url into a tiny url. eg: > tu http://www.longanduglyurl.com/blahbnakjhdkljhdjhskfjhfkhdkh becomes: http://tinyurl.com/87d
1774 uses
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Created 2005-06-21 00:00:34
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2025-06-23 22:12:11
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http://tinyurl.com/create.php?url=%s[no url encoding]
paypal
1774 uses
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Created 2006-08-30 23:02:29
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2025-07-01 01:37:49
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http://www.paypal.com/
ytor
YouTorrent - meta torrent search
1774 uses
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Created 2008-01-05 02:40:16
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2020-12-01 08:45:17
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http://www.youtorrent.com/tag/?q=%s
gsv
Searches google.se Gives swedish results instead of English
1774 uses
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Created 2009-04-21 00:29:48
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2025-06-30 12:27:23
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http://www.google.se/search?hl=sv&q=%s
target
Searches the Target (like Walmart) website for products. Ex: target bath towel
1773 uses
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Created 2006-07-12 18:02:06
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2025-01-04 09:33:53
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http://www.target.com/gp/search.html/ref=sr_bx_1/601-6765773-1068155?field-keywords=%s&index=target&x=0&y=0
binsearch
binsearch.info binary search
1772 uses
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Created 2006-01-16 23:42:08
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2019-06-21 02:41:28
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http://www.binsearch.info/?q=%s&max=50&adv_age=21&m=
django
Search Django docs
1771 uses
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Created 2007-06-07 19:37:28
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2025-07-01 07:11:33
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http://www.google.com/search?as_q=%s&as_sitesearch=www.djangoproject.com
i
Jozef's Site. שלום
1765 uses
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Created 2006-08-15 16:10:44
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2025-03-11 14:59:26
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http://jozefmazeltov.multiply.com/
gmchi
Google Maps for Chicago lets you pull a GoogleMap in Chicago without having to type "Chicago, IL" usage: gmchi [street address] example: gmchi 100 s. michigan ave b.a.
1763 uses
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Created 2005-09-28 19:01:51
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2023-03-14 08:12:59
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http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%s+Chicago,+IL
amk
Searches the new Web-based Android Market for apps.
1762 uses
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Created 2011-03-09 03:07:10
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2025-01-24 07:57:22
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https://market.android.com/search?q=%s&c=apps
яс
Lookup a Russian word in Yandex.Slovari (Яндекс.Словари) service.
1762 uses
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Created 2008-11-10 05:48:11
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2012-12-27 02:24:27
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http://slovari.yandex.ru/search.xml?text=%s
yubgrub
(Golden Egg)
SYNOPSIS yubgrub SEARCHKEYWORDS(optional) -new SUBJECT(optional) EXAMPLE yubgrub Golden Eggs : searches through YubNub's Google Group for Golden Eggs. yubgrub -new YubNub is Rewiring My Thought Paths. : takes you to the Start New Topic page and puts "YubNub is Rewiring My Thought Paths." in the subject field. yubgrub : takes you to YubNub's Google Group homepage. I found YubNub's Google Group had no command so here's a simple stab at it. AUTHOR elzr.com
1761 uses
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Created 2006-03-12 02:22:33
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2015-01-04 19:03:10
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http://groups.google.com/group/YubNub/{ifEmpty -value ${new} -then {ifEmpty -value %s -then -else search?group=YubNub&q=%s&qt_g=1&searchnow=Search+this+group} -else post?&subject=${new}}
hitinggoogle
1761 uses
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Created 2014-12-16 21:38:56
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2015-05-29 05:27:04
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https://creator.zohopublic.com/malhomsi/gtd/form-perma/hiting_google/6EyN4UhghKMGDAKtJMRPxtepTf7kGX7D7JGJFuRE2rQApXdNR8JRjb8RHwJ7xuPGBxyYOWmGkv5aqzRmwQ9fvsDPa3KTxV8A95nf
CommandExists
Checks if a YubNub command exists or not. Returns 1 if the command exists, and 0 if it does not. EXAMPLES CommandExists man -returns 1 because the command 'man' exists. CommandExists NonExistantCommand -returns 0 AUTHOR Allen Ormond - aormond (at) gmail (dot) com This command is similar to '4ifnotacommand' which I was having a few problems with. I've used a slightly different method for this command which hopefully will work better.
1760 uses
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Created 2006-03-26 02:45:51
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2016-09-02 22:52:13
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ifthen -value1 %s -value2 {scrape -tokens <h1> </h1> -dirs 0 0 -url http://www.yubnub.org/kernel/man?args=%s} -test EQUAL -then 1 -else 0
rightmove
Search rightmove for UK property. Enter a postcode or location name.
1759 uses
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Created 2006-07-06 19:27:41
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2025-06-18 11:47:40
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http://www.rightmove.co.uk/edit_search.rsp/svr/2001;jsessionid=9CC4E809BC861986355937CF83AFA2D6?s_lo=%s&b=buy&psa=new&search=Start+Search
tvtropes
TV Tropes search. A wiki that documents tropes commonly found in television and other media. This command searches using the site's own searching feature for whatever you've typed in. Example: tvtropes battlestar galactica
1758 uses
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Created 2007-10-06 20:32:58
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2025-04-06 20:22:25
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http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SearchWiki?text=%s&pagename=Main%2FSearchWiki
g-1w
Google Search last week sort by date
1754 uses
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Created 2011-10-03 00:04:50
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2025-06-28 07:44:02
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http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&tbs=qdr:w
fron
search girl on freeones
1754 uses
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Created 2006-03-09 19:53:15
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2016-05-05 18:28:02
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http://www.freeones.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?b=%s
to
Go to the specifified place. Example: to http://google.com
1750 uses
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Created 2005-06-21 02:25:40
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2025-06-12 09:20:03
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%s
db
Search for the next available train connection of the "Deutsche Bahn" (Germany) and other train/bus connections which are listed in their system (quite a lot of local train/bus servies are there). USAGE db -from <start> -to <destination> EXAMPLE db -from Köln Hbf -to Berlin Hbf
1749 uses
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Created 2005-06-30 14:19:58
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2025-05-25 05:14:24
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http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/d?S=${from}&Z=${to}&start=1
data
data -dbhost db4free.org -login shantanuo -password xyz -dbname oksoft The command will show all the tables stored in oksoft database on db4free.org server.
1748 uses
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Created 2005-11-01 10:52:20
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2025-06-09 14:05:29
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http://saraswaticlasses.net/show.php?dbhost=${dbhost}&login=${login}&password=${password}&dbname=${dbname}
hi
medals
1740 uses
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Created 2005-06-10 00:59:06
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2025-06-28 00:44:54
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http://www.usmedals.com
cmdData
(Golden Egg)
NAME cmdData - Returns data from a command's man page. EXAMPLES cmdData gim.url Returns the url of the gim command, "http://images.google.com/images?q=%s" cmdData eop.created.date Returns the date the eop command was created, "2006-04-02" cmdData match.parameters[4].name Returns "capture", which is the 5th parameter of the match command. Keep in mind that the 'parameters' array is zero-based. Parameters are in the order that they are first found in the command url. However, if the command has a…
1739 uses
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Created 2006-05-02 03:40:05
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2023-04-24 07:24:16
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http://jonathanaquino.com/yubscripts/yn-mandata.php?xn_auth=no&input={lcase %s}
yx
1737 uses
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Created 2006-03-20 08:00:53
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2025-07-04 06:35:25
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http://www.yandex.ru/yandsearch?rpt=rad&text=%s
catala
Search words on Offical Catalan Language Dictionary
1737 uses
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Created 2009-09-08 23:36:16
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2023-01-29 09:54:39
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http://ec.grec.net/cgi-bin/AppDLC3.exe?APP=CERCADLC&GECART=%s
w3c
(Golden Egg)
w3c validation for the given URL
1736 uses
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Created 2005-06-07 20:14:00
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2025-02-11 06:47:10
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http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=%s
wja
Wikipedia Japan search (done right)
1736 uses
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Created 2006-09-02 14:26:40
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2019-06-28 16:09:50
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http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s
ikea
IKEA.com
1733 uses
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Created 2005-09-09 06:14:44
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2025-06-01 09:34:28
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http://www.ikea.com/
wen
English Wikipedia search. Alias to 'wp'.
1728 uses
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Created 2006-01-30 21:23:12
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2025-06-26 01:42:21
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http://en.wikipedia.org?search=%s
cuentario
1727 uses
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Created 2008-11-01 09:46:08
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2020-03-16 09:36:51
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https://www.personas.santanderrio.com.ar/hb/html/login/principal.jsp?rndPrm697=1225532748283
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
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Created 2006-02-07 21:31:50
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2014-01-17 10:36:27
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script location=('{scrape -tokens Search href=%22 %22> -dirs 0 0 0 -url {url[no url encoding] scr %s}}')
ajax
Searches ajaxpatterns.org, a wiki about Ajax style of web development.
1721 uses
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Created 2005-06-19 11:16:24
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2025-06-20 06:34:37
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http://www.ajaxpatterns.org/Special:Search?search=%s
myfonts
Search Bitstream's myfonts.com, home of over 48,000 fonts. Example: myfonts electra Returns the type family "Electra" By Auricfuzz
1720 uses
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Created 2006-05-28 18:06:30
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2023-02-10 07:40:30
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http://www.myfonts.com/search?search%5Btext%5D=%s
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Wolfram Alpha query ---------- Old implementation: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%s
1719 uses
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Created 2005-06-20 23:35:51
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2025-07-03 09:16:46
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http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%s
time
Displays GMT and the user's current time.
1718 uses
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Created 2005-06-10 21:59:21
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2025-04-28 20:53:27
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http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/
mathscinet
Mathscinet search. mathscinet [title] [-author name [-author2 name2] ] [-any text] By default, searches in title. -author name search for name in the author field -author2 name search for name in a second author field -any text search for text in the anywhere field. EXAMPLES mathscinet physical applications mathscinet physical applications -author guo -author2 xu -any square well mathscinet -author xu -any square well BUGS This doesn't do anything sensible if you don't feed it arguments.
1718 uses
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Created 2007-04-18 11:29:09
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2024-11-16 06:57:42
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http://ams.math.uni-bielefeld.de/mathscinet/search/publications.html?pg4=AUCN&s4=${author}&co4=AND&pg5=AUCN&s5=${author2}&co5=AND&pg6=TI&s6=%s&co6=AND&pg7=ALLF&s7=${any}&co7=AND&Submit=Search
badjojo
1717 uses
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Created 2009-06-06 02:55:03
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2017-11-16 21:37:55
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http://badjojo.com/?q=%s
sfc
1712 uses
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Created 2014-09-24 01:38:08
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2019-01-28 05:20:41
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https://neptune.sunshine.at/webmail/
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