The Most-Used Commands

Tip: For a list of particularly interesting Yubnub commands, check out Yubnub Golden Eggs. Also see the Most-Used Commands.

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cpann
A mere extention to the cpan command. Now allows a -n parameter (number of return values per page, default is 100), and a -m parameter (search mode, default is all). Example: cpann HTML::Parser -n 25 -m dist Parameter values: n => an integer from 10 to 100 (less than 10 acts as 10, greater than 100 acts as 100) m => either all,dist,module,author (others seem to be ignored) Since the parameters have defaults, it can be used just like the cpan command (ie cpann HTML::Parser). Many thanks to the a…
473 uses - Created 2006-05-18 23:28:03 - Last used 2007-10-11 00:50:51 - Nominate - Description - http://search.cpan.org/search?m=${m=all}&q=%s&n=${n=100}

got
Search for your query on Gathering of Tweakers!
473 uses - Created 2006-08-24 09:24:24 - Last used 2025-01-15 04:57:23 - Nominate - Description - http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/find/keyword?data%5Bq%5D=%s&data%5Bboolean%5D=OR&data%5Bposter%5D=&data%5Btopicstarter%5D=&data%5Border%5D=relevance&data%5Bage_start%5D=&data%5Bage_end%5D=&data%5Btopicstatus%5D=&data%5Bxq%5D=&data%5BxDB%5D=&data%5BxFILTERS%5D=&data%5Bsearchtimeout%5D=30&select_forum=#hitstart

clsby
Craigslist San Francisco Bay Area search !
473 uses - Created 2008-05-06 02:07:15 - Last used 2016-12-06 10:07:27 - Nominate - Description - http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=%s

newark
Newark Product Search. This search allows you to search Newark by keyword or Part Number.
473 uses - Created 2009-06-30 03:05:05 - Last used 2023-07-17 17:25:00 - Nominate - Description - http://www.newark.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp;?N=0&Ntk=gensearch_001&Ntt=%s&Ntx=&suggestions=false

apod
Astronomy Picture of the Day
472 uses - Created 2005-06-24 11:15:03 - Last used 2024-10-14 14:09:02 - Nominate - Description - http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

smarty
Smarty documentation search. Is actually an alias for smd. Example: smarty cycle
472 uses - Created 2006-09-10 20:04:18 - Last used 2023-02-03 02:23:55 - Nominate - Description - http://yubnub.org/parser/parse?command=smd %s

ct
Crooked Timber blog search. Crooked Timber is a group blog with fifteen authors writing about a myriad of topics.
471 uses - Created 2005-06-16 20:48:39 - Last used 2024-09-05 18:52:25 - Nominate - Description - http://www.crookedtimber.org/index.php?s=%s

cake
CakePHP 1.1.x.x API Search
471 uses - Created 2007-03-27 11:17:02 - Last used 2024-04-17 14:14:21 - Nominate - Description - http://api.cakephp.org/search.php?query=%s

4sh
To perform searches on the site 4shared.com Very good for quickly download soft and stuff! Thank a lost for this amazing site!
471 uses - Created 2008-05-23 16:01:47 - Last used 2017-10-26 03:55:23 - Nominate - Description - http://www.4shared.com/network/search.jsp?searchmode=2&searchName=%s

kvzhmensa_7
KV Zürich Mensa mit Offset 7 Tage
471 uses - Created 2024-01-08 09:15:43 - Last used 2025-01-17 06:48:44 - Nominate - Description - https://kv-zurich.sv-restaurant.ch/uploads/tx_netvsvgmenu_mbs5/27980100/{date -format Y}W{date -format U -offset 7}-de_27980100.pdf

mart
Transliteral Foundation Marathi dictionary search. Enter English or Marathi words to get Marathi definitions. इंग्रजीत किंवा मराठीत शब्द घाला, मराठीत परिभाषा वा अर्थ मिळेल. Example: mart कोपर, mart testament
471 uses - Created 2020-12-07 00:20:18 - Last used 2024-12-30 03:17:17 - Nominate - Description - https://www.transliteral.org/dictionary/%s/word

wpjp
wikipedia japan
470 uses - Created 2006-02-15 07:16:11 - Last used 2020-04-16 15:54:55 - Nominate - Description - http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%s[no url encoding]

tlfi
Dictionnaire de la langue française périodiquement actualisé
470 uses - Created 2006-07-17 17:35:14 - Last used 2023-05-16 06:56:49 - Nominate - Description - http://atilf.atilf.fr/dendien/scripts/fast.exe?%s

mlb
Search the MLB site for any team, player, anything really. (e.g. mlb Johnny Damon)
469 uses - Created 2005-06-16 18:58:11 - Last used 2024-05-31 10:38:29 - Nominate - Description - http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/searchGlobalSearchServlet?club=mlb&search_mode=1&searchtypeid=-1&page_number=1&query_text1=%s

key-old
Search serials. Usage: key <query>
469 uses - Created 2005-09-16 17:55:13 - Last used 2012-09-26 15:56:09 - Nominate - Description - http://www.thekeys.ws/?look=%s&type=serials

date2
NAME date2 - Same as PHP date function SYNOPSIS date2 [UNIX TIMESTAMP] -format=c [DATE FORMAT] EXAMPLES date2 date2 1155217258 date2 1155217258 -format Y-M-d AUTHOR Stephen Paul Weber http://singpolyma-tech.blogspot.com/
469 uses - Created 2007-01-15 18:21:43 - Last used 2024-10-28 07:40:19 - Nominate - Description - http://jonathanaquino.com/singpolymaplay/yubnub-date2.php?xn_auth=no&format=${format=c}&timestamp=%s

wel
wel = wikipedia episode listing (using google ifl) used to list episodes of tv shows etc .. most of them follow a similar format on wikipedia so it works it doesn't work for some because the episode lists are not placed in a seperate page however still useful
469 uses - Created 2007-04-21 15:43:11 - Last used 2024-11-17 21:40:48 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=wikipedia+list+episodes+%s&btnI=I%27m+feeling+lucky

embed
Embed YubNub in your browser window. Yet another exercise in "appstraction", the embed command lets you open a minimalistic YubNub web interface in the current window. Add a command and any parameters if you like and they will be returned in the form field. Also mobile users might want to set this command URL as their homepage: http://yubnub.org/parser/parse?command=embed gomelet AT gmail DOT com
469 uses - Created 2009-01-17 17:20:12 - Last used 2025-01-06 06:41:26 - Nominate - Description - echo <a href="http://yubnub.org"><img border="0" src="http://yubnub.org/images/yubnub_small.png" alt="Yubnub" /></a><form action="http://yubnub.org/parser/parse" method="get" name="input_box"><input type="text" name="command" size="30" {ifEmpty -value %s -then value="" -else value="%s"} /><input type="submit" value="Enter" /></form>[no url encoding]

murga
Search Murga-Linux.com (a Puppy linux site) for the text after the command. EG murga opera flash OR flashplayer searches Google with site:www.murga-linux.com opera flash OR flashplayer
469 uses - Created 2009-06-29 13:11:11 - Last used 2013-04-16 14:02:25 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=site:www.murga-linux.com%20%s

wordreference

469 uses - Created 2010-04-27 11:27:47 - Last used 2023-04-26 14:05:05 - Nominate - Description - http://www.wordreference.com

Megasearch
Search files on megaupload to download files !
468 uses - Created 2008-09-27 19:51:52 - Last used 2011-12-01 20:30:50 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=fr&client=safari&rls=en&q=site%3Awww.megaupload.com+%s

gtsg
GoThere.sg ========== Singapore-based maps and directory with public transport/taxi/drive fee calculators (Accepts postal code and shortened names (ie. "cck st 51") To map out a single address/place of interest, just type the address. Example : gtsg 100 Orchard Rd To get directions, type in the starting address "to" the final address. Example : gtsg Orchard Rd to Vivocity To find businesses or other specific things near a place, enter the business type "near" the location. Example : gtsg bookst…
468 uses - Created 2009-02-10 03:59:06 - Last used 2013-01-18 09:57:02 - Nominate - Description - http://gothere.sg/maps#q:%s[use %20 for spaces]

cnbc
Lookup a stock at CNBC. Great for checking futures and pre-market data.
468 uses - Created 2009-05-05 04:39:43 - Last used 2024-10-10 08:17:58 - Nominate - Description - http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/%s

rvw
rigveda wiki
468 uses - Created 2013-08-21 00:01:41 - Last used 2015-03-28 03:45:06 - Nominate - Description - http://rigvedawiki.net/r1/wiki.php/%s[use %20 for spaces]

gdocsearch
An updated implementation of the "gdoc" command, which used to allow you to search for Google Docs quickly.
468 uses - Created 2017-12-11 10:08:35 - Last used 2025-01-13 21:13:50 - Nominate - Description - https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/?tgif=c&q=%s

wbw

467 uses - Created 2007-12-31 03:38:36 - Last used 2012-04-09 05:30:59 - Nominate - Description - http://www.whatboyswant.com

rpm
Query for RPM on RPMFIND.
466 uses - Created 2005-06-21 11:54:58 - Last used 2024-08-22 20:20:16 - Nominate - Description - http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=%s

en2it
Translate from english to italian using wordreference.com
465 uses - Created 2005-06-22 13:27:48 - Last used 2014-03-21 03:33:34 - Nominate - Description - http://it.wordreference.com/it/en/translation.asp?iten=%s

rands (Golden Egg)
NAME rands - Search on a random search engine. SYNOPSIS rands [KEYWORDS] EXAMPLES rands yubnub Searches for 'yubnub' on a random one of Google, Yahoo, or another search engine supported. NOTES Search engine data is stored as an array in the variable rands-data. To view the list type: var rands-data To add an item to the list type: ava rands-data -a COMMAND NAME AUTHOR Stephen Paul Weber http://singpolyma-tech.blogspot.com/
465 uses - Created 2006-08-10 23:20:14 - Last used 2013-04-15 19:38:08 - Description - yubnub {idx {var rands-data} -idx {random -min 0 -max {clc {count {var rands-data}}-1}}} %s

urldecode
Runs PHP rawurldecode() on the argument. Example: urldecode http%3A%2F%2Ffoo.com Outputs: http://foo.com
465 uses - Created 2006-08-17 18:41:29 - Last used 2024-12-03 19:25:31 - Nominate - Description - http://jonathanaquino.com/urldecode.php?q=%s

episodes
List of episodes from wikipedia English.
465 uses - Created 2009-02-01 20:29:40 - Last used 2024-10-13 15:15:37 - Nominate - Description - wpen List of %s episodes

!
Executes Yahoo! Open Shortcuts. SYNTAX ! shortcut_name OFFICIAL SHORTCUTS !create, !help, !list, !set, !unset gomelet AT gmail DOT com
465 uses - Created 2009-05-21 02:49:54 - Last used 2024-10-21 04:43:10 - Nominate - Description - http://search.yahoo.com/search?&p=!%s

craigfs
Search Craigslist.org forsale items
464 uses - Created 2005-06-23 17:38:49 - Last used 2014-05-09 09:23:10 - Nominate - Description - http://www.craigslist.org/cgi-bin/search?areaID=1&subAreaID=&query=%s&catAbbreviation=sss

ayalon
ayalon freeway
464 uses - Created 2005-11-09 14:24:47 - Last used 2012-08-08 14:10:19 - Nominate - Description - http://www.ayalonhw.co.il/

ipscan
Angry IP scanner is a very fast IP scanner and port scanner. It can scan IP addresses in any range as well as any their ports. Its binary file size is very small compared to other IP or port scanners. Angry IP scanner simply pings each IP address to check if it's alive, then optionally it is resolving its hostname, determines the MAC address, scans ports, etc. The amount of gathered data about each host can be extended with the available plugins.
464 uses - Created 2006-10-15 10:01:53 - Last used 2015-10-08 13:29:05 - Nominate - Description - http://ipscan.sourceforge.net/ipscan.exe

cbase
CrunchBase - homepage and search shortcut. web2.0 startups database and profiling from the TechCrunch Network NAME cbase SYNOPSIS cbase [TEXT TO SEARCH] Optional arguments: -<TEXT TO SEARCH> Search the text you enter on http://www.crunchbase.com EXAMPLES To perform a search: cbase hulu To go to the main page: cbase ... AUTHOR Alexrah(thx to Fuska) ---------- Old implementation: http://www.crunchbase.com{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then /index.php?o=search&phrase=%s&x=0&y=0} http:/…
464 uses - Created 2007-11-18 17:09:59 - Last used 2022-02-09 11:41:53 - Nominate - Description - https://www.crunchbase.com/app/search?q=%s

gith
GitHub Search.
464 uses - Created 2008-04-21 21:47:20 - Last used 2018-04-26 16:58:23 - Nominate - Description - http://github.com/search?q=%s

tel
Also. Dieses commando ist für die website tel.search.ch ihr könnt einfach "tel name" eingeben, und es wird nach dem namen gesucht. ihr könnt aber auch zb. "tel pascal -in St.gallen" eingeben, und es wird nach pascal in st.gallen gesucht. viel spass!
464 uses - Created 2009-02-20 08:39:20 - Last used 2024-08-23 04:43:14 - Nominate - Description - http://tel.search.ch/?was=%s&wo=${in}

depo
Search the Book Depository. Find cheap books online. Free shipping.
464 uses - Created 2011-12-30 18:12:27 - Last used 2024-03-13 08:15:37 - Nominate - Description - http://www.bookdepository.com/search?searchTerm=%s&a_aid=cwebb1977

wired
Search Wired News using the given keywords
463 uses - Created 2006-07-03 11:19:18 - Last used 2023-10-31 12:31:40 - Nominate - Description - http://www.wired.com/support/search.html?query=%s

intranet
page accueil lycee lumiere
463 uses - Created 2006-11-13 08:20:06 - Last used 2023-07-04 02:44:14 - Nominate - Description - http://10.100.234.7/

fx3
Searches Adobe LiveDocs Flex 3 Language Reference.
463 uses - Created 2008-03-23 02:33:36 - Last used 2014-02-25 15:01:14 - Nominate - Description - http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm?loc=en&termPrefix=site%3Alivedocs.adobe.com%2Fflex%2F3+++&term=site%3Alivedocs.adobe.com%2Fflex%2F3+++%22%s%22&area=&search_text=%s

ph
Search Paperhat Blog
462 uses - Created 2005-06-20 15:53:44 - Last used 2024-11-04 17:58:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.wimpkiller.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=3&search=%s

tar

462 uses - Created 2008-03-24 10:24:08 - Last used 2024-11-07 16:59:00 - Nominate - Description - http://www.tarot.de/kartenlegen/index.php

optmail
This command takes you to the optimum online webmail login page.
461 uses - Created 2005-10-14 15:09:39 - Last used 2011-07-21 07:58:00 - Nominate - Description - http://webmail.optonline.net

vcdg
VeryCD Google Stian
461 uses - Created 2006-04-15 21:24:22 - Last used 2009-12-26 02:56:27 - Nominate - Description - g site:lib.verycd.com %s

meaning
Command "meaning <word>" This command searches for the dictionary meaning of a word (<word>)
460 uses - Created 2006-01-17 14:37:11 - Last used 2023-06-04 06:33:28 - Nominate - Description - http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=%s

wikidnl
Goes to the Dutch Wikitionary page for the given word
460 uses - Created 2006-03-09 13:35:23 - Last used 2024-12-16 19:05:13 - Nominate - Description - http://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/%s

wikides
SYNOPSIS wikides [keywords] EXAMPLE wikides YubNub Performs a search in de.wikipedia.org using the given keyword as an input for web.de wikipedia search (German) AUTHOR Stefan Schwingeler
460 uses - Created 2006-03-17 09:17:47 - Last used 2018-01-12 00:56:42 - Nominate - Description - http://wiki.suche.web.de/wiki/?su=%s&mc=suche@home.suche@wiki

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