The Most-Used Commands
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wmc
This command searches Wikimedia Commons for files. Wikimedia Commons is a resporitory of open-source media such as audio and images.
958 uses
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Created 2006-07-04 17:56:37
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2019-10-22 00:21:47
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s&fulltext=Search
javadoc
(Golden Egg)
Google Search Sun's Javadocs
956 uses
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Created 2005-06-07 17:30:35
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2023-02-20 03:22:44
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http://javadocs.org/%s
gmch
Search Google Maps using maps.google.ch (in English), searching within (more or less) Switzerland ---------- Old implementation: http://maps.google.ch/maps?q=%s&hl=en&sll=46.362093,9.036255&sspn=6.323409,12.205811&hq=%s&t=m&z=7
954 uses
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Created 2012-02-16 20:33:41
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2025-09-15 07:50:48
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http://maps.google.ch/maps?q=%s&t=m
k
Kagi search ---------- Old implementation: http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
953 uses
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Created 2006-08-16 01:13:48
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2025-09-18 01:22:40
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https://kagi.com/search?q=%s
kayak
Best travel site on the web
953 uses
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Created 2007-08-03 10:06:34
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2025-01-24 10:13:56
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http://www.kayak.com
gguc
Search the Ursinus.edu domain for the supplied search terms. Made by (e)nb(a)r 2-V-2018
953 uses
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Created 2018-05-03 08:49:14
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2025-09-16 13:47:07
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ggss ursinus.edu %s
gydvil
Meta searcher using google yahoo and devil finder .... see gysmash for detailed structur... casosac
951 uses
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Created 2006-12-31 14:01:27
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2022-04-12 05:35:34
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mash2 %s -cmd g y dvil
boir
Search the Binding of Isaac: Rebirth wiki.
951 uses
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Created 2014-11-08 13:10:41
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2025-09-01 19:47:49
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http://bindingofisaacrebirth.gamepedia.com/index.php?search=%s&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go
prg
Puerto Rico online game
950 uses
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Created 2010-07-07 19:08:43
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2012-07-09 22:48:52
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http://pr-game.com
recurse
Recursively recurses recursively. [jarrin.net]
949 uses
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Created 2007-08-12 17:49:09
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2021-08-24 11:25:33
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http://yubnub.org/parser/parse?command=recurse+%s
bash
Random bash.org quote. Instant funny.
948 uses
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Created 2005-06-12 08:47:16
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2025-09-12 13:28:49
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http://bash.org/?random
xxx
Leadership
948 uses
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Created 2005-06-13 04:58:29
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2025-07-26 17:07:45
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http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=leadership&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
usniff
Searches usniff.com Usniff.com searches popular torrent sites in an attractive interface
948 uses
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Created 2008-08-17 21:58:03
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2023-08-06 13:36:37
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http://usniff.com/q/%s
wg
Jump to the charter for an IETF Working Group, which is typically a good place to find its goals, milestones, chairs, mailing list address and links to its documents. To jump to the "Calendaring and Scheduling Standards Simplification" WG charter, just use its official one-word name. Example: wg calsify
945 uses
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Created 2005-12-07 20:46:46
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2025-05-27 22:15:12
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http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/%s-charter.html
hd
open hard drive
943 uses
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Created 2005-06-20 20:35:32
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2025-09-12 15:29:43
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file:///%s:/
dch
Recherche téléphonique dans l'annuaire suisse Directories.ch
942 uses
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Created 2011-11-18 07:35:52
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2025-09-16 04:44:07
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http://tel.local.ch/fr/q/?what=%s
queue
See your Netflix queue.
942 uses
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Created 2005-11-14 19:19:07
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2019-04-12 13:50:32
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http://www.netflix.com/Queue?lnkctr=mhbque
pof
Shortcut to plentyoffish.com
942 uses
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Created 2008-06-08 22:25:59
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2025-07-08 20:18:08
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http://www.plentyoffish.com/
dgi
Search images with DuckDuckGo
941 uses
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Created 2017-04-02 21:56:13
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2025-05-29 08:52:58
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https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%3D%s&iax=1&ia=images
il
Searches The Illustrated Life (cartoons, comics, and assorted ramblings)
939 uses
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Created 2006-01-16 01:54:50
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2025-06-08 09:14:10
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http://www.theillustratedlife.com/index.php?s=%s
l>
(Golden Egg)
NAME l> - An extension to Google's "I'm feeling lucky" search. SYNOPSIS l> [KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE SITE];[KEYWORDS TO SEARCH WITHIN SITE] EXAMPLES l> victoria tourism;gardens [returns information about gardens at www.tourismvictoria.com] l> chicago reader;improv [returns the improv listings at www.chicagoreader.com] l> chicago tribune [returns www.chicagotribune.com/ -- without a second parameter this command behaves like "I'm Feeling Lucky".] This command is a shorter version of the "lucky>" com…
939 uses
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Created 2006-07-31 14:02:30
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2025-08-05 00:29:01
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lucky> {param s;k %s}
g!
Google "I'm Feeling Lucky" result
939 uses
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Created 2008-06-17 12:25:56
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2025-08-10 20:18:32
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http://www.google.com/search?btnI=745&q=%s
TAR!
Buscador Taringa! por relevancia Inteligencia Colectiva
939 uses
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Created 2009-03-10 03:08:53
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2012-11-29 14:13:21
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http://www.taringa.net/buscador.php?q=%s&categoria=-1&sort_by=0&autor=
goanal
Quick jump to Google Analytics
938 uses
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Created 2006-04-25 04:01:14
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2017-04-04 17:37:16
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http://www.google.com/analytics/
okccas
938 uses
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Created 2007-12-08 21:14:06
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2012-03-16 03:05:01
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http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cas/
gissl
Google Images on SSL (Encrypted).
937 uses
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Created 2011-07-08 20:04:41
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2017-05-20 09:51:13
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https://encrypted.google.com/search?tbm=isch&sa=1&q=%s
lucky>>
(Golden Egg)
NAME lucky>> - Google site-specific search on a site for which you do not know the URL. SYNOPSIS lucky>> [KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE SITE] -k [KEYWORD TO SEARCH WITHIN SITE] EXAMPLES lucky>> chicago tribune -k green roofs [returns Google results for articles at chicagotribune.com that mention 'green roofs'] lucky>> new york times -k pommes frites [returns Google results for articles at nytimes.com that mention 'pomme frites'] This command is allows you to do a search within a given site. The first pa…
936 uses
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Created 2006-07-31 22:11:45
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2025-08-19 07:39:11
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g site:{ extractDomainName { luckyecho %s } } ${k} [no url encoding]
bxx
bxx
935 uses
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Created 2009-05-21 12:59:02
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2015-02-03 00:42:16
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https://www.1c-bitrix.ru/bitrix/admin/bx_ticket_list.php?ticket_id=%s
gcons
Takes you to Google contacts - unfortunately there is no direct-to-search extension possible yet.
935 uses
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Created 2009-06-21 12:01:59
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2021-05-07 13:24:50
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http://www.google.com/contacts
fmb
935 uses
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Created 2014-01-28 01:15:43
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2024-05-31 10:18:17
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https://beta.fastmail.fm
lol
funny as hell site
932 uses
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Created 2005-06-10 15:50:11
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2025-06-26 08:59:28
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http://ebaumsworld.com
engadget
932 uses
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Created 2005-07-28 14:37:31
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2024-08-26 10:29:42
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http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=%s
gsch
GSCH searches Google Scholar for academic (non-commerical), scholarly topics Example: gsch black holes
932 uses
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Created 2005-10-08 20:16:54
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2021-12-16 01:12:38
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http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%s
cafe
CafePress design search -- search for design keywords (i.e. monkey).
932 uses
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Created 2006-02-04 01:02:39
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2025-09-01 04:26:20
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http://www.cafepress.com/cp/search/search.aspx?cfpt2=&copt=&source=searchBox&cfpt=&q=%s&x=0&y=0&pid=320138
iciba
searches the English-Chinese dictionary iciba. Stian.
931 uses
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Created 2006-04-15 23:09:13
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2019-01-22 18:19:40
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http://www.iciba.com/search?s=%s
vcdq
Quick way to search for releases and their quality on vcdquality.com
930 uses
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Created 2006-01-13 21:15:10
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2016-11-11 17:28:33
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http://www.vcdquality.com/index.php?genre=1&searchstring=%s
reddtop
Enables the user to access the top posts in a given subreddit. Syntax is of the form reddtop [-what %subreddit] [-time %time], where subreddit is the name of the subreddit and time is one of the following value {hour, day, week, month, year, all}. The default subreddit is economics and the default time length is one week. Usage Example: reddtop -what pandemic -time month
930 uses
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Created 2009-11-30 09:03:40
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2023-08-13 03:58:50
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http://www.reddit.com/r/${what=economics}/top/?t=${time=week}
ontd
celeb gossip
929 uses
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Created 2007-04-19 01:16:33
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2019-10-31 04:06:38
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http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com
ded
An English dictionary service from daum.net Just type in words -- English or Korean to look them up in the dictionary Example: ded love
929 uses
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Created 2009-04-12 07:04:32
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2025-04-03 08:35:11
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http://engdic.daum.net/dicen/search.do?endic_kind=all&m=all&q=%s
laut
search laut.de for music bands info
928 uses
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Created 2005-10-27 10:00:58
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2018-02-23 10:33:57
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http://www.laut.de/suche/wortlaut/suche_interpret.php?suchbegriff=%s
sznm
seznam.cz fulltext search
928 uses
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Created 2007-07-10 20:54:38
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2012-08-13 18:26:40
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http://search.seznam.cz/searchScreen?q=%s
leoit
Check dict.leo.org for German–Italian translation
927 uses
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Created 2008-09-30 19:20:10
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2025-06-20 08:04:39
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http://dict.leo.org/itde?search=%s
skrmr
An mp3 search engine. Boolean logic applies.
925 uses
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Created 2007-08-31 17:17:26
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2015-10-03 18:45:12
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http://skreemr.com/results.jsp?q=%s
azj
amazon japan search
925 uses
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Created 2010-01-01 07:37:10
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2022-10-12 23:47:58
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http://amazon.co.jp/gp/search/field-keywords=%s
dwarf
search the dwarf fortress wiki!
925 uses
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Created 2010-02-22 07:54:44
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2022-11-20 03:09:01
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http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=%s&go=Go
instagram
instagram, not much to explain
925 uses
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Created 2019-02-20 19:59:26
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2025-09-15 07:22:42
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http://instagram.com/%s
ppai
Search using perplexity.ai
925 uses
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Created 2024-12-22 12:31:52
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2025-09-18 06:11:39
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http://www.perplexity.ai/search/?q=%s
dj
SYNOPSIS dj [keywords] EXAMPLE dj Tiesto Performs a DJ search on The DJ List using the given DJ name or dance music term.
924 uses
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Created 2005-06-10 04:48:07
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2025-07-17 13:14:41
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http://www.thedjlist.com/search.php?f=yub&Search=%s
ofdb
(Golden Egg)
Query the german IMDB-Pendant OFDB ("Online Filmdatenbank").
924 uses
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Created 2005-06-23 11:16:14
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2016-02-22 10:42:49
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http://www.ofdb.de/view.php?page=suchergebnis&SText=%s
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