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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".

dfs
Search Daring Fireball permalinks by date, proving the year, month and day as parameters.
62 uses - Created 2008-06-22 02:24:12 - Last used 2023-12-05 17:38:38 - Nominate - Description - http://daringfireball.net/linked/${year}/${month}/${day}

ppk
A bookmark for Piperka, the webcomic tracking service.
17 uses - Created 2008-06-21 20:53:00 - Last used 2012-10-04 22:56:00 - Nominate - Description - http://piperka.net/updates.html

nix
Searches www.cyberciti.biz, a GNU/Linux website for admins using the given keyword(s).
137 uses - Created 2008-06-21 16:12:52 - Last used 2025-06-06 01:52:28 - Nominate - Description - http://www.cyberciti.biz/linux-search.php?cx=002165917076592449621%3Ad37x4vctltg&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&q=%s

gtrendsw

46 uses - Created 2008-06-21 11:56:34 - Last used 2009-07-13 14:59:03 - Nominate - Description - http://trends.google.com/websites?q=%s

en2fa
Translate English to Farsi.
32 uses - Created 2008-06-21 11:44:17 - Last used 2011-01-21 18:20:44 - Nominate - Description - http://www.parset.com/Dic/?SourceLang=EN&DestLang=FA&SearchType=2&Keyword=%s&BtnType=&PageNo=1

gmw
New gmwiki command, since Garry went and rearranged the site and gmwiki now just redirects you to the wiki homepage.
185 uses - Created 2008-06-21 11:20:56 - Last used 2016-08-19 15:47:55 - Nominate - Description - http://wiki.garrysmod.com/wiki/?search=%s&fulltext=Search

balatarin
To search in Balatarin.com (Something like Digg but for Persian users).
14 uses - Created 2008-06-21 10:46:19 - Last used 2013-02-07 08:01:39 - Nominate - Description - https://balatarin.com/search?q=%s

34
Rule 34 site search.
613 uses - Created 2008-06-21 02:08:54 - Last used 2025-08-12 18:15:45 - Nominate - Description - http://rule34.paheal.net/post/list/%s/1

e621
Search tags on e621.
84 uses - Created 2008-06-21 02:03:48 - Last used 2024-10-23 16:21:08 - Nominate - Description - http://e621.net/post/list/tags/%s

skr
Search Skreemr.com
440 uses - Created 2008-06-20 23:39:11 - Last used 2018-02-23 19:16:58 - Nominate - Description - http://skreemr.com/results.jsp?q=%s&search=SkreemR+Search

mymo
MyMovies.it search. Search for movies, actors, directors. Examples: mymo kevin bacon mymo guida galattica mymo cuckoo's
272 uses - Created 2008-06-20 12:30:59 - Last used 2012-02-05 22:23:16 - Nominate - Description - http://www.mymovies.it/database/ricerca/?q=%s

wikirandt
This command fetches a random article title from Wikipedia. USAGE wikirandt : Random title from English Wikipedia wikirandt fr : Random title from Spanish Wikipedia AUTHOR VkLJ Detailed instructions at "man wikirand" (without the quotes)
37 uses - Created 2008-06-20 08:46:04 - Last used 2008-07-17 14:18:19 - Nominate - Description - scrape -url {url wikirand %s} -tokens <h1 > </h1> -dirs 0 0 0 -debug 0

wikirand
This article fetches a random article from any language Wikipedia. USAGE - wikirand : Random article from the English Wikipedia - wikirand <language code> : Random article from a Wikipedia in <language> EXAMPLE wikirand es : Random article from Spanish Wikipedia wikirand de : Random article from german Wikipedia wikirand xx : Random article from the Wikipedia which begins by http://xx.wikipedia.org * The language code is the same as the two characters that appear in the position http://xx.wikip…
53 uses - Created 2008-06-20 08:34:27 - Last used 2017-10-12 23:54:25 - Nominate - Description - ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test EQUAL -then {url wpen Special:Random} -else {url wp%s Special:Random} -redirect true

actor
IMDB names search. Search the Internet Movie Database for an actor. Example: actor jennifer aniston actor annasophia robb
80 uses - Created 2008-06-20 03:55:54 - Last used 2024-08-27 13:14:48 - Nominate - Description - http://www.imdb.com/find?s=nm&q=%s

gmov
Google Movie search. Simply type in the city and state, or if you prefer you can type the zip code.
109 uses - Created 2008-06-19 18:53:02 - Last used 2016-01-07 05:33:07 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/movies?hl=en&near=%s&sort=1&date=0

splitcsl
A split command of CNN, Slashdot, and Lifehacker.
18 uses - Created 2008-06-19 15:25:54 - Last used 2009-02-19 19:17:33 - Nominate - Description - http://yubnub.org/example/split?type=t&urls=http%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com+http%3A%2F%2Fslashdot.com+http%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com

nau
News.com.au - the primary news website for australia
138 uses - Created 2008-06-19 11:17:03 - Last used 2021-03-03 05:15:49 - Nominate - Description - http://news.com.au

nyfo
Mets forum @ NYFansOnly.com
110 uses - Created 2008-06-19 10:43:55 - Last used 2011-10-10 15:37:46 - Nominate - Description - http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=228&f=1380&sto=pagestart

$mw
Marketwatch Mobile Finance Summary Page- includes the price of oil
20 uses - Created 2008-06-19 10:35:16 - Last used 2008-11-13 18:11:24 - Nominate - Description - http://www2.marketwatch.com/m/Markets

wikibacon
Play the Six degrees of Kevin Bacon game on Wikipedia. USAGE: wikibacon -from <origin> -to <destination> This command will give you the shortest path between two given wikipedia articles: EXAMPLE wikibacon -from Cavemen -to Yubnub Will give you the following result: Caveman Archaeology Linguistics Computer-assisted translation MIT License List of software that uses the MIT License YubNub 6 clicks needed Author VkLJ
41 uses - Created 2008-06-19 09:11:07 - Last used 2009-07-22 16:19:58 - Nominate - Description - http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/~mu/cgi-bin/shortpath.cgi?from=${from}&to=${to}

mnrr
Meto North Railroad Schedules
10 uses - Created 2008-06-19 00:41:57 - Last used 2009-09-17 13:15:38 - Nominate - Description - http://as0.mta.info/mnr/schedules/sched_form.cfm

lirr
LIRR Train Schedules
168 uses - Created 2008-06-18 22:58:07 - Last used 2019-08-21 08:20:08 - Nominate - Description - http://lirr42.mta.info/index.asp

ebuy
Search Ebay's US Express Site for "Buy It Now" Items
18 uses - Created 2008-06-18 21:09:01 - Last used 2020-02-14 01:19:47 - Nominate - Description - http://search.express.ebay.com/__?_from=R40&_trksid=m51&_nkw=%s&_nd1=0

gp$
Google Product Search
628 uses - Created 2008-06-18 19:34:36 - Last used 2012-05-11 15:38:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/products?q=%s

feet30

23 uses - Created 2008-06-18 19:16:56 - Last used 2010-12-13 22:15:05 - Nominate - Description - http://www.youtube.com/user/pntyhose69

wowp
Performs a generic search on wowprogress.com
29 uses - Created 2008-06-18 16:49:08 - Last used 2020-05-17 03:03:55 - Nominate - Description - http://www.wowprogress.com/search?q=%s&type=

hl
Hulu.com Search. Hulu.com features many episodes of popular (and not-so-popular) new and classic television shows. To search for a particular show, actress, keyword, etc. Example: hl nip/tuck
1044 uses - Created 2008-06-18 16:48:51 - Last used 2025-02-11 08:28:02 - Nominate - Description - http://www.hulu.com/videos/search?query=%s

twes
comparador de precios twenga.es (españa) mereces el mejor precio!
356 uses - Created 2008-06-18 11:55:07 - Last used 2015-12-01 03:54:52 - Nominate - Description - http://www.twenga.es/search.php?q=%s

cem

24 uses - Created 2008-06-18 09:20:39 - Last used 2015-03-16 22:41:29 - Nominate - Description - http://webcam.anw.at/

loadtest
Test the load time of a webpage, with elements and all, at pingdom USAGE loadtest www.telepiscinas.com/catalog
11 uses - Created 2008-06-18 07:24:35 - Last used 2008-08-02 02:23:30 - Nominate - Description - http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/?url=%s&treeview=0&column=objectID&order=1&type=0&save=true

cdu
Searches for music artists name at CD Universe. Example: cdu Sonic Youth
376 uses - Created 2008-06-18 00:36:06 - Last used 2023-12-08 08:03:12 - Nominate - Description - http://www.cduniverse.com/sresult.asp?style=music&HT_Search_Info=%s&HT_Search=ARTIST

lhacker
search lifehacker.com
202 uses - Created 2008-06-17 22:33:04 - Last used 2017-06-02 05:29:36 - Nominate - Description - http://lifehacker.com/search/%s/

adw

160 uses - Created 2008-06-17 15:11:51 - Last used 2021-02-07 15:54:10 - Nominate - Description - http://adwords.google.com

esponjoso

14 uses - Created 2008-06-17 14:35:30 - Last used 2008-07-07 10:17:58 - Nominate - Description - http://my.opera.com/el_esponjoso/blog

njt
NJ Transit Station to Station Train Schedule
130 uses - Created 2008-06-17 14:02:59 - Last used 2018-05-24 13:53:43 - Nominate - Description - http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainSchedulesTo

g!
Google "I'm Feeling Lucky" result
941 uses - Created 2008-06-17 12:25:56 - Last used 2025-10-16 17:51:31 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?btnI=745&q=%s

ukg
Search the web on Google UK
2693 uses - Created 2008-06-17 12:03:49 - Last used 2023-05-16 09:58:05 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%s

espnmst
ESPN Mobile Standings- works for pro sports (NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA) Does not work for college sports
51 uses - Created 2008-06-17 10:53:01 - Last used 2011-03-28 01:32:42 - Nominate - Description - http://mobileapp.espn.go.com/%s/mp/html/standings?dvc=1

espnmsc
ESPN Scores for mobile devices inputs can be things like NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA. College sports and Golf/Tennis may also work.
265 uses - Created 2008-06-17 10:40:38 - Last used 2010-04-05 14:26:45 - Nominate - Description - http://mobileapp.espn.go.com/%s/mp/html/scoreboard?dvc=1

rapidlibrary

279 uses - Created 2008-06-17 05:03:23 - Last used 2012-12-18 14:10:36 - Nominate - Description - http://rapidlibrary.com/index.php?q=%s&filetype=0

kitchensink

14 uses - Created 2008-06-16 11:08:05 - Last used 2012-02-13 11:31:09 - Nominate - Description - http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-developer/samples/kitchensink.xml

room
Show the map of a room at EPFL
209 uses - Created 2008-06-16 07:11:16 - Last used 2025-08-23 12:46:43 - Nominate - Description - http://map.epfl.ch/?room=%s

epfl
Search people at EPFL.ch
976 uses - Created 2008-06-16 07:09:23 - Last used 2024-09-25 13:16:28 - Nominate - Description - http://search.epfl.ch/process?lang=en&searchdomain=directory&query=%s

gcse
Find Google custom search engines Example: gcse science
62 uses - Created 2008-06-16 04:27:07 - Last used 2023-09-13 14:50:36 - Nominate - Description - http://base.google.com/base/s2?q=%s&a_n0=Google+Custom+Search+Engines&a_y0=9&view=list

kwoutt
Submit a URL to the screenshot-clipping service, Kwout.com. Supply the full URL of the page you wish to "quote" as a parameter. Example: kwoutt http://yubnub.org kwoutt http://amazon.com/o/ASIN/156861053X
69 uses - Created 2008-06-15 23:56:35 - Last used 2024-09-09 14:51:53 - Nominate - Description - http://kwout.com/grab?address=%s

bggs
Searches BoardGameGeek.com.
1204 uses - Created 2008-06-15 21:09:48 - Last used 2025-11-25 09:49:07 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&num=100&hl=en&safe=off&q=site%3Aboardgamegeek.com+%s&btnG=Search

feet28

10 uses - Created 2008-06-15 20:32:46 - Last used 2008-07-16 14:48:24 - Nominate - Description - http://www.youtube.com/user/TsMsLis2

visu
Looks up a word in the Visuwords online graphical dictionary. Eg visu sausage
16 uses - Created 2008-06-15 20:26:00 - Last used 2012-04-04 02:01:04 - Nominate - Description - http://www.visuwords.com/?word=%s

prude
Search family-friendly movie reviews, e.g.: prude kung fu panda generates a movie review that informs you of questionable content: "When Po clamps two noodle bowls to his chest, it gives the impression that he's wearing a bikini top."
18 uses - Created 2008-06-15 17:16:36 - Last used 2013-01-12 20:31:00 - Nominate - Description - http://search.pluggedinonline.com/search?q=%s&Search=Search&site=pluggedinonline_com&output=xml_no_dtd&client=pluggedinonline_com&site=pluggedinonline_com&ud=1&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&filter=0&proxystylesheet=pluggedinonline_com

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