Command List (ls)

gui (Golden Egg)
NAME gui - A graphical user interface (GUI) for YubNub commands. SYNOPSIS gui [YUNUB_COMMAND] EXAMPLES gui scrape gui change gui ifthen This command is the anti-YubNub. It takes any yubnub command name as a parameter and displays a graphical user interface (GUI) for it. Who needs command lines anyway?! AUTHOR Allen Ormond - aormond (at) gmail (dot) com Thanks to Sean O'Hagan, whose 'scrape' command is doing some behind the scenes work.
3329 uses - Created 2006-04-01 05:16:02 - Last used 2026-04-27 10:49:24 - Description - ifthen -value1 %s -value2 {scrape -tokens <h1> </h1> -dirs 0 0 -url http://www.yubnub.org/kernel/man?args=%s} -test NOTEQUAL -then http://www.yubnub.org/kernel/man?args=gui -else http://fromrocks.com/yubnub/abbreviate/gui.php?input=%s -redirect true

g2
SYNOPSIS g [keywords] EXAMPLE g cars g porsche Google's "Browse By Name" search. If the first search result is the one that almost all users click on, g takes you directly to that page. Otherwise (and most of the time) it displays the usual list of Google search results. For example, "g cars" will display a list of Google search results for cars. But "g porsche" will take you directly to the Porsche website, because that's what almost all users click on. For more information, see Jesse Ruderman…
3256 uses - Created 2005-07-11 19:52:02 - Last used 2026-06-14 11:23:09 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=%s

tru (Golden Egg)
NAME tru - Translate words into/from RUssian language. Thesaurus in RUssian. SYNOPSIS tru [WORDS [-lang [LANGUAGE]]] EXAMPLES tru Without input words the command just open the main page http://lingvo.yandex.ru/ Translate INTO Russian: tru mother tru mother -lang en - the English word `mother' (en -> ru) tru Mutti tru Mutti -lang de - the German word `Mutti' (de -> ru) tru maman tru maman -lang fr - the French words `maman' (fr -> ru) (Both a short form of the command (without -lang option) and …
3244 uses - Created 2006-07-26 12:45:58 - Last used 2025-01-06 10:50:16 - Description - http://lingvo.yandex.ru/{eop search.xml?text=@%s@&st_translate={ifThen (${lang}==ru) 0,1{eop &lang=@${lang}@}}}

gshark
Searches grooveshark (currently grooveshark lite) created by themorgantown@gmail.com ---------- Old implementation: http://listen.grooveshark.com/index.php?searchQuery=%s
3209 uses - Created 2008-08-25 21:39:38 - Last used 2015-02-15 16:22:45 - Nominate - Description - http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search/songs/?query=%s

gmobile (Golden Egg)
Mobile device version of the page, (different that the command gproxy that is used to bypass proxy) View any site without images, CSS or JavaScript. Useful on mobile devices, as a proxy or printable page.
3151 uses - Created 2005-12-28 06:35:06 - Last used 2025-09-27 23:48:33 - Description - http://www.google.com/gwt/n?q=%s&site=search&hl=en&lr=&mrestrict=xhtml&ct=res&cd=1&rd=1&u=%s&_gwt_noimg=1

kindle
This searches Amazon for books available in Kindle (their ebook reader) versions.
3108 uses - Created 2008-07-11 03:31:06 - Last used 2026-03-18 09:24:18 - Nominate - Description - http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/103-7294392-3329431?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=%s&x=0&y=0

ifMatch (Golden Egg)
NAME ifMatch - Searches a string for a match to a regular expression pattern and returns a value based on the result. SYNOPSIS ifMatch -pattern [REGEX PATTERN] -string [STRING] -then [RESULT IF MATCH] -else [RESULT IF NOT MATCH] -redirect [REDIRECT] EXAMPLES ifMatch -pattern /wor/ -string Hello world! -then yub -else nub (Returns "yub") ifMatch -pattern /Wor/i -string Hello world! -then yub -else nub (Returns "yub". The "i" indicates that the pattern is case insensitive) ifMatch -pattern /^wor/…
3074 uses - Created 2006-04-03 18:18:56 - Last used 2013-03-27 16:37:55 - Description - http://jonathanaquino.com/yubscripts/ifthen/regexp.php?pattern=${pattern}&string=${string}&then=${then}&els=${else}&redirect=${redirect=false}&xn_auth=no

ebayuk1
eBay UK search with the location preference set to UK ONLY, rather than the current default which includes overseas sellers (mainly from the US). This is mainly because some overseas items often have a high P&P or a long wait time until arrival. Plus anything that costs over £15 might attract extra customs duty if from outside the EU. So I'd rather see UK only results first, AND THEN expand my search further afield if I want. has &_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&LH_PrefLoc=1 appended to the search string…
3061 uses - Created 2014-11-14 10:45:29 - Last used 2025-08-13 14:21:50 - Nominate - Description - http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=%s&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&LH_PrefLoc=1

amzj
Amazon.co.jp (Amazon Japan) Search
3041 uses - Created 2006-10-14 09:53:27 - Last used 2026-04-02 22:04:22 - Nominate - Description - http://amazon.co.jp/gp/search/field-keywords=%s

lynx (Golden Egg)
View the source of the given URL. Handy for browsers that do not have a "View Source" menu item (like mobile browsers). Example: lynx http://google.com Uses Rex Swain's HTTP Viewer. "See exactly what an HTTP request returns to your browser."
3040 uses - Created 2005-07-11 00:57:41 - Last used 2026-06-04 14:44:45 - Description - http://www.rexswain.com/cgi-bin/httpview.cgi?url=%s&req=Get&ver=1.1&fmt=Auto&uag=&aen=&fwd=on

delicious (Golden Egg)
Search for these tags on del.icio.us (seperate with +)
2997 uses - Created 2005-06-05 22:48:17 - Last used 2025-05-27 00:23:04 - Description - http://del.icio.us/tag/%s

wiktionary
searches wiktionary (default language is english) for given word OPTIONS -lang <language> - the language to search in (en, de, es, ...) EXAMPLES wiktionary test - searches wiktionary for the english word test wiktionary test -lang de - searches wiktionary for the german word test
2983 uses - Created 2006-01-19 01:23:09 - Last used 2026-06-13 12:40:05 - Nominate - Description - http://${lang=en}.wiktionary.org?search=%s

tvcom
Searches TV.Com (would prefer "tv" keyword but it's taken).
2973 uses - Created 2005-07-01 05:10:41 - Last used 2015-12-06 11:25:51 - Nominate - Description - http://www.tv.com/search.php?type=11&stype=all&qs=%s&x=0&y=0

warm
Full search of the World of Warcraft (US) Armory ---------- Old implementation: http://armory.worldofwarcraft.com/search.xml?searchQuery=%s&searchType=all
2892 uses - Created 2007-05-06 12:43:55 - Last used 2025-05-21 23:27:25 - Nominate - Description - http://www.wowarmory.com/search.xml?searchQuery=%s&searchType=all

lucky2
Google web Search with Site Search. The site is specified with the aid of keywords. `lucky2' command is the Javascript implementation of the `lucky>>' command. See http://yubnub.org/kernel/man?args=lucky%3E%3E . SYNOPSYS lucky2 [KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE SITE] -k [KEYWORD TO SEARCH WITHIN FOUND SITE] EXAMPLES lucky2 chicago tribune -k green roofs [returns Google results for articles at chicagotribune.com that mention 'green roofs'] lucky2 new york times -k pommes frites [returns Google results for a…
2883 uses - Created 2006-08-04 14:41:35 - Last used 2014-04-08 11:06:42 - Nominate - Description - echo <head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" ></head><body onload="site='{extractDomainName {luckyecho %s}}'; keywords=encodeURIComponent('${k}'); document.location='http://www.google.com/search?hl=${hl=en}&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q='+keywords+'&safe=${safe=off}&btnG=Google+Search&domains='+site+'&sitesearch='+site" />

ping
Online ping (uses fifi.org). To ping google.com. Example: ping google.com ( Made by XmasBug )
2851 uses - Created 2005-06-20 20:42:54 - Last used 2026-05-13 01:39:30 - Nominate - Description - http://www.fifi.org/services/ping?submit=Ping&packetcount=4&packetwait=1&formatted=no&hostname=%s

wpdel
Search German Wikipedia with Google's Feeling Lucky Usage: wpdel [query]. (Author: Stefan Schwingeler)
2822 uses - Created 2009-08-21 08:47:16 - Last used 2025-08-28 03:21:11 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ade.wikipedia.org+%s&btnG=Suche&meta=&btnI=I'm+Feeling+Lucky

safe
SiteAdvisor Site Safety Ratings Provide the domain of a site you wish to test. SiteAdvisor will tell you how that site rates for presence of adware, viruses, spam, etc. This is very useful before downloading from an unfamiliar site. The following forms of usage work the same: safe yubnub.org safe www.yubnub.org safe http://www.yubnub.org If you give it part of a domain name, or a full URL to a particular page, e.g., safe yubnub safe yubnub.org/command then you will still get the results (albeit…
2786 uses - Created 2006-03-30 18:40:50 - Last used 2026-05-15 12:18:30 - Nominate - Description - http://www.siteadvisor.com/lookup/?q=%s

timer (Golden Egg)
An online break reminder. Basically it will bug you to take a break every 30 minutes (you can configure the time interval). If you're not ready to take a break yet, you can snooze for 5 minutes (again, you can configure this time interval), after which it will bug you again. Go away, rest your eyes, and when you come back, hit the big Restart button -- this will reset the clock back to 30 minutes. Example: timer 45
2753 uses - Created 2005-07-24 03:51:18 - Last used 2025-10-19 12:29:07 - Description - http://jonathanaquino.com/timer/?minutesBetweenNotifications=%s

perl
shortcut to perl documentation sections; "For ease of access, the Perl manual has been split up into a number of sections" (list of contents here: http://www.perl.com/doc/manual/html/pod/perl.html) examples: 'perl func' takes you to the Perl builtin functions sections 'perl op' goes to the Perl operators and precendence section on your unix machines, the above documents can be found on your own system with 'man perlfunc' and 'man perlop', but i like the pretty html =)
2752 uses - Created 2005-10-20 14:34:12 - Last used 2026-01-16 03:49:54 - Nominate - Description - http://www.perl.com/doc/manual/html/pod/perl%s.html[no url encoding]

gnote
NAME gnote - Search Google Notebook SYNOPSIS gnote [SEARCH TERM] EXAMPLES gnote flickr (this returns a search of your personal Google Notebook for the term flickr. Must be logged in for it to work) gnote -p flickr (searches all public Google Notebooks for the term flickr) gnote (takes you to the main Notebook page) This commands lets your search the Google Notebook tool. http://www.google.com/notebook/ If you use the flag "-p" before your search term it will search public pages. Without the "-p…
2667 uses - Created 2006-05-16 16:56:31 - Last used 2019-09-12 09:30:25 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/notebook/{ifempty -value ${p} -then fullpage?q=%s -else search?q=${p}}

paview3
Jumps to last week's Penny Arcade comic. Like paview2, but more flexible because you can optionally specify the age of the comic that you want (in days). Demonstrates how you can type command combinations directly into the URL box to create a new command from existing ones. Example: paview3 Example: paview3 -age 14
2660 uses - Created 2005-07-17 08:44:43 - Last used 2026-06-15 17:41:30 - Nominate - Description - paview {date -format Y-m-d -offset -${age=7}}

e-f (Golden Egg)
Tanslate form En to Fr (Fr to En via f-e command)
2650 uses - Created 2010-05-12 19:42:28 - Last used 2026-06-10 09:16:32 - Description - http://translate.google.fr/#en|fr|%s

fliccr (Golden Egg)
Search Flickr for photos licensed under a Creative Commons (cc) licence.
2579 uses - Created 2007-11-12 09:10:58 - Last used 2023-04-24 01:27:47 - Description - http://flickr.com/search/?q=%s&l=cc&ss=1&ct=6

lipsum (Golden Egg)
SYNOPSIS lipsum [options] EXAMPLES lipsum -f html -a 6 lipsum -f html -a 100 -t words Generates "lorem ipsum" text. OPTIONS -f FORMAT Generate output in the given FORMAT. FORMAT is html or xml. -a NUM Generate NUM paragraphs (or words, bytes, or lists, depending on the type of unit specified) -t TYPE (Optional) TYPE is paragraphs, words, bytes, or lists. Defaults to paragraphs. -s START (Optional) START is yes or no, indicating whether to start with "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..." Defaults to n…
2577 uses - Created 2005-07-06 06:20:40 - Last used 2023-09-06 14:19:34 - Description - http://www.lipsum.com/feed/${f}/?amount=${a}&what=${t}&start=${s}

dpts
Debian Package Tracking System. Query the Debian QA for the complete (quality) status of a package. To find a source/binary package, just type the package name. Example: dpts ruby1.8
2576 uses - Created 2005-07-01 13:57:52 - Last used 2023-11-08 14:24:46 - Nominate - Description - http://packages.qa.debian.org/common/index.html?src=%s

ssc
Scroogle SSL Search (copy of sscr) no cookies | no search-term records | access log deleted after 7 days
2574 uses - Created 2010-07-28 10:47:15 - Last used 2024-03-24 10:29:15 - Nominate - Description - https://ssl.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbwssl.cgi?Gw=%s

ggss
Based on, and similar to >, but runs a simple Google site search (not I'm Feeling Lucky). Intended to be used with YubNub as the default search client in the address bar. Simply prepend ggss to the address and append your search terms to the end. A domain name will be extracted from the site address, the command will run a Google search for your terms on that domain, and you will be taken to a results page. Examples: ggss http://www.hab.de/wir/leitbild/index.htm publication Searches hab.de for …
2573 uses - Created 2006-10-26 16:11:17 - Last used 2026-05-28 13:13:02 - Nominate - Description - gg site:{ extractDomainName { % 1 %s} } {% 2- %s}

2html
converts text into html characters (might work best when called within {})
2564 uses - Created 2006-09-14 03:04:25 - Last used 2021-10-16 04:37:29 - Nominate - Description - http://efridge.net/yubnub/2html.php?t=%s

gimcc
Search Google Images for Creative Commons licensed and public domain imagery. Simply type your search parameter: Example: gimcc porsche 911
2532 uses - Created 2009-07-20 01:22:54 - Last used 2026-04-10 16:23:18 - Nominate - Description - http://images.google.com/images?q=%s&as_rights=(cc_publicdomain|cc_attribute|cc_sharealike|cc_noncommercial|cc_nonderived)

>>
SYNOPSIS >> [Yubnub command|URL] [query] EXAMPLES >> wp list of paradoxes Makes a search in Google for "list of paradoxes" restricted to the domain of the English Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org) >> cnn priests Makes a search in Google for "priests" restricted to CNN's domain (cnn.com) >> kottke job Makes a search in Google for "job" restricted to Kottke's domain (kottke.org) >> http://www.alistapart.com/articles/bathingape zeldman Makes a search in Google for "zeldman" restricted to A List Apart's…
2499 uses - Created 2006-01-25 02:24:32 - Last used 2022-06-21 12:08:14 - Nominate - Description - g site:{ extractDomainName { url {% 1 %s} } } {% 2- %s} [no url encoding]

ihp
Search High Energy Physics inSPIRE data base with SPRIRES syntax (find "%s")
2498 uses - Created 2019-05-16 02:10:29 - Last used 2026-06-15 10:24:34 - Nominate - Description - http://inspirehep.net/search?&f=&action_search&p=find+%s

param (Golden Egg)
NAME param - Builds a YubNub parameter string. SYNOPSIS param [PARAMETER1;PARAMETER2;...] [VALUE1;VALUE2;...] EXAMPLES param find;replace;string pizza;hot dogs;I like pizza. (returns: -find pizza -replace hot dogs -string I like pizza.) param s;method hello;rot-13 (returns: hello world -method rot-13) This command accepts a string of parameter names and parameter values (seperated by semicolons) and returns a parameter string as it would need to be typed into YubNub. For instance, this command:…
2480 uses - Created 2006-03-31 01:25:44 - Last used 2016-01-12 07:58:00 - Description - http://jonathanaquino.com/yubscripts/abbreviate/param.php?input=%s&xn_auth=no

str (Golden Egg)
NAME str - super/simple/synchronous tr, a better Google translation command SYNOPSIS str A-LANGUAGE ANOTHER-LANGUAGE TEXT EXAMPLES str en fr hello str en es yugo str de en was machst du? A simple way to avoid having to decide what direction to translate between two languages: do both at once, each one presented in an individual vertical frame. This is not only much faster in practice, it's more unconscious and habit-friendly. Remember, thought is irksome! Not all language combinations are avail…
2419 uses - Created 2007-10-06 08:51:31 - Last used 2024-03-10 14:31:28 - Description - pstr -from {% 1 %s} -to {% 2 %s} -text {% 3- %s}

rfc (Golden Egg)
Find an RFC (request for comment) by number. Example: rfc 2822 Or search on a keyword (thanks to Daniel Gurney for this improvement) Example: rfc icalendar
2369 uses - Created 2005-06-19 14:53:24 - Last used 2025-02-19 08:10:29 - Description - http://rfc.net/{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 9999 -test GREATER -then search.php3?phrase=%s -else rfc%s.html}

gbooks
Query google books. An alias of the gbo command. Usage: gbooks foo returns digitized books from google containing the search string "foo" (in author, title, contents etc.).
2330 uses - Created 2010-07-29 08:41:28 - Last used 2026-06-03 05:52:33 - Nominate - Description - http://books.google.com/books?q=%s

apr
Search ArchLinux APR (Arch Package Repository). Usage: apr <package>
2324 uses - Created 2008-10-10 20:56:24 - Last used 2026-06-05 10:17:57 - Nominate - Description - http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=%s

picasa
Opens personal Picasa Web Album (Google)
2308 uses - Created 2006-08-11 14:31:56 - Last used 2021-08-28 17:29:47 - Nominate - Description - http://picasaweb.google.com/{eop lh/searchbrowse?q=@%s@}

4chan
Takes you to 4chan.org. If you don't know what 4chan is, I would advise against using this command (NSFW)
2302 uses - Created 2005-06-21 16:01:20 - Last used 2025-12-03 14:15:49 - Nominate - Description - http://4chan.org

gblogs
Searches Google Blog Search (in English) for the requested keyword(s). Example: gblogs tom tancredo
2296 uses - Created 2005-09-17 04:18:14 - Last used 2014-05-25 11:22:22 - Nominate - Description - http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en&q=%s

old!ls
Works just as "ls" in YubNub, but shows all YubNub (aliases) commands. SYNTAX !ls [search parameters] (searches all of your YubNub (aliases) command.) !ls (views all of your YubNub (aliases) commands.) WHAT IS YUBNUB (ALIASES)? YubNub (aliases) is an extension for YubNub allowing you to create your own commands, shortcuts, memos, etc. using a YubNub-based cookies system. HOW DO I USE YUBNUB (ALIASES)? YubNub (aliases) uses several YubNub commands to operate properly.In order to set a personal …
2280 uses - Created 2006-02-01 14:05:34 - Last used 2017-05-18 13:47:52 - Nominate - Description - http://www.jakeisgod.com/yubnub/aliases/jobactions.cfm?action=ls&s=%s

bbn
BBC News (the existing command 'bbcnews' was far too much typing :P)
2265 uses - Created 2005-11-05 15:59:51 - Last used 2017-02-08 15:03:28 - Nominate - Description - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

selfhtml
Search of de.selfhtml.org A German tutorial für easy programming (X/D)HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Perl, PHP. Search allows searching for syntax or keywords. Added by Robin Roth (search@robinro.de)
2222 uses - Created 2005-06-19 06:04:14 - Last used 2021-04-08 00:32:45 - Nominate - Description - http://de.selfhtml.org/navigation/suche/index.htm?Suchanfrage=%s

ninj
Ninjawords Dictionary Search, a fast dictionary... fast like a ninja. To get the definition of a single word, just type the word Example: ninj adroit To find the definitions of multiple words at once (a feature of ninjawords) type the words separated by a space Example: ninj adroit deft cunning Note: Ninjawords uses commas to separate words, not spaces - so if you stick around on the site, put commas in your searches!
2219 uses - Created 2006-11-16 01:50:58 - Last used 2022-09-19 20:31:59 - Nominate - Description - http://www.ninjawords.com/%s[use , for spaces]

FPU
Searches the Featuresexec database for publications (must be logged in) ---------- Old implementation: http://www.featuresexec.com/search/mainsearch.php?is_reload=2&msrch=%s&search_mode=pn&countries%5B%5D=UK
2195 uses - Created 2007-05-04 14:44:12 - Last used 2023-02-20 14:29:44 - Nominate - Description - http://www.featuresexec.com/search/results.php?search_mode=mo&for=%s&hilite=%s

linktag
USAGE linktag <url>!!<link caption> -t <target> Returns a hyperlink html code with the given text and destination EXAMPLES linktag {url g chocolate} : Link to a Google search for "chocolate" linktag www.google.com : Link to Google linktag www.google.com!!Search : Link to Google, with the text "Search" linktag www.google.com!!Search -t _blank : The link will open in a new window AUTHOR VkLJ
2188 uses - Created 2008-05-16 13:54:17 - Last used 2024-05-26 11:29:19 - Nominate - Description - runphp <? $a=split("!!","%s",2); if($a[1]=="") $a[1]=$a[0]; echo '<a href="'.$a[0].'" target="${t=_self}">'.$a[1].'</a>'; ?>

pdb
Searches the PDB (Protein Databank at http://www.pdb.org) by accession code. Brings you to the protein structure summary page. For example, to find the structure of Arabidopsis Tom20 by it's PDB accession code, use: pdb 1ZU2
2173 uses - Created 2008-01-10 04:04:23 - Last used 2024-04-16 02:37:25 - Nominate - Description - http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/cgi/explore.cgi?pdbId=%s

babelfish
Babelfish Translation Service. Translates text from one language into another. To translate a string, type it after the babelfish command: babelfish apple To specify a language, type it in a -lang switch. (the language codes are babelfish-dependent, and much be checked there. defaults to en_es): babelfish apple -lang en_es babelfish manzana -lang es_en
2108 uses - Created 2005-09-21 02:42:18 - Last used 2020-07-30 06:46:41 - Nominate - Description - http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr?lp=${lang=en_es}&trtext=%s

je
WWWJDIC: Japanese to English Dictionary To translate a word from Japanese into English, type in the word in romaji (Romanized Japanese) Example: je meirei ("meirei" is Japanese for "command")
2097 uses - Created 2005-06-27 04:23:02 - Last used 2025-12-31 07:54:19 - Nominate - Description - http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwjdic?1E&dsrchkey=%s&dsrchtype=J[post]

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