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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".

so
Search stack overflow for your text
4019 uses - Created 2006-03-04 22:17:06 - Last used 2026-04-10 21:40:18 - Nominate - Description - http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%s

wrf
Translates the text given into French using the extensive resource WordReference.com. This will give all different meanings of the word and common phrases used with the word. Only works with single words.
173 uses - Created 2006-03-04 18:38:03 - Last used 2017-01-24 08:53:12 - Nominate - Description - http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/%s

wrs
Translates the text given into Spanish using the extensive resource WordReference.com. This will give all different meanings of the word and common phrases used with the word. Only works with single words.
1964 uses - Created 2006-03-04 18:32:36 - Last used 2026-02-28 04:44:14 - Nominate - Description - http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=%s&dict=enes&B10=Search

mub
Search books at MU library
179 uses - Created 2006-03-04 16:25:22 - Last used 2013-09-11 13:19:24 - Nominate - Description - http://aleph.muni.cz/F?func=find-b&request=%s&find_code=WRD&adjacent=Y

tit
Search czech subtitles for given movie
167 uses - Created 2006-03-04 15:12:32 - Last used 2025-08-03 04:56:16 - Nominate - Description - http://www.subbiee.com/index.php?title=%s&lang=2&sourceid=Mozilla-search

bfs
bfs *** will translate the *** text from English to Spanish via AltaVista's Babelfish translation website
61 uses - Created 2006-03-04 14:05:16 - Last used 2023-12-21 04:57:41 - Nominate - Description - http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr?lp=en_es&trtext=%s

mnn
Search mininova for torrents
18522 uses - Created 2006-03-04 13:37:14 - Last used 2017-03-22 14:30:36 - Nominate - Description - http://mininova.org/search/?search=%s

discard
Takes you to Discardmail.com's free mail-account of your specified name.
22 uses - Created 2006-03-04 10:20:10 - Last used 2023-12-14 08:52:22 - Nominate - Description - http://discardmail.com/index.php?content=list&login_account=%s&login_domain=discardmail.com

gunix
Performs a Google BSD search using the given keywords.
113 uses - Created 2006-03-04 09:36:21 - Last used 2014-10-09 06:57:08 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/bsd?q=%s

gil
to open the gmail uu simply type gil
51 uses - Created 2006-03-04 04:52:21 - Last used 2021-07-02 20:59:08 - Nominate - Description - http://gmail.com

vv
Searches http://www.newsvine.com example "vv iraq" shows all wire news, user submitted news, and user written content for the term iraq Note: at the time of this article, newsvine is still in beta, so for now, you must be logged in.
1578 uses - Created 2006-03-04 02:48:10 - Last used 2025-11-02 15:11:20 - Nominate - Description - http://www.newsvine.com/%s

gmv
Search Google Movies (which includes such things as showtimes), without "movies" in the search term (like the "movies" command. To find out about the movie The Life of Brian: Example: gmv life of brian
136 uses - Created 2006-03-04 00:54:25 - Last used 2025-06-30 04:35:45 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&oi=showtimes&near=%s&q=movie:+%s

bff
English to French Babelfish translation! Not Best Friends Forever!
50 uses - Created 2006-03-04 00:02:51 - Last used 2022-11-15 02:40:26 - Nominate - Description - http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr?lp=${lang=en_fr}&trtext=%s

ebayat
Search www.ebay.at.
554 uses - Created 2006-03-03 22:39:07 - Last used 2018-10-05 04:02:31 - Nominate - Description - http://search.ebay.at/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.at%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=%s&category0=

similar (Golden Egg)
NAME similar -- find YubNub commands similar to a given command or a given URL. SYNOPSIS similar [URL or yubnub command] This command uses Eliazar's extractDomainName command to get the domain name for the input YubNub command or URL. It then does a YubNub "ls" command on that domain name to see if there are commands already created for that domain. This is useful for checking if there is a command already created for a website you want to search, or checking to see other commands similar to a …
1009 uses - Created 2006-03-03 21:40:09 - Last used 2024-01-14 19:07:51 - Description - ls {extractDomainName {url[no url encoding] %s}}[no url encoding]

flickrscout
flickrscout -- use flagrantdisregard's Scout to find the most interesting photos of a Flickr user, as ranked by http://flickr.com/explore . USAGE flickrscout [optional Flickr username] If a username is entered, it will search for photos for that user. If no username is entered, it will take you to the main Scout page. b.a.
31 uses - Created 2006-03-03 19:12:08 - Last used 2016-08-04 00:58:11 - Nominate - Description - http://flagrantdisregard.com/flickr/scout.php{ifnotempty %s -then ?username=%s&sort=date&year=0}

tquote
Random quote by a famous person
45 uses - Created 2006-03-03 04:20:24 - Last used 2020-09-17 07:22:49 - Nominate - Description - http://www.timelessquotes.com/add.php

writely
NAME writely -- search your documents at writely.com SYNOPSIS writely [optional search term] EXAMPLES writely (this will take you to the main page) writely yubnub (this will search all your writely.com documents for the term yubnub. must be logged in to use) AUTHOR chicagosage b.a.
144 uses - Created 2006-03-03 02:08:44 - Last used 2013-12-04 07:01:00 - Nominate - Description - http://www.writely.com/{ifnotempty %s -then BasePage.aspx?searchString=%s&x=0&y=0&action=search}[no url encoding]

gpb
Searches with Google's Phonebook search. More information can be found here: http://www.google.com/features.html
206 uses - Created 2006-03-03 01:31:49 - Last used 2025-12-12 08:25:12 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&hl=en&lr=&pb=f&pb=f

msdom
Microsoft Document Object Model for HTML. Usage: msdom type:[objects, properties, methods, collections, events] name:[alert, button, input, etc...] Example: msdom objects button
19 uses - Created 2006-03-02 22:03:01 - Last used 2007-06-06 13:56:29 - Nominate - Description - http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/{% 1 %s}/{% 2 %s}.asp[no url encoding]

an2fr
Use Google Translation tools to translate English to French
15 uses - Created 2006-03-02 21:35:29 - Last used 2008-04-30 09:50:25 - Nominate - Description - https://translate.google.com/translate_t?langpair=en|fr&text=%s

fr2an
Use google translation to translate french in english.
10 uses - Created 2006-03-02 21:34:13 - Last used 2008-04-15 06:56:48 - Nominate - Description - https://translate.google.com/translate_t?langpair=fr|en&text=%s

nys
Look up an address in Google Maps, also showing NYC subway/Path lines. Pretty useful. Courtesy of onnyturf.com
328 uses - Created 2006-03-02 19:31:37 - Last used 2024-09-04 21:32:41 - Nominate - Description - http://www.onnyturf.com/subwaymap.php?Address=%s

lastminute

146 uses - Created 2006-03-02 17:18:02 - Last used 2022-03-31 02:06:47 - Nominate - Description - http://www.lastminutetravel.co.il/hebrew/PageDefault.aspx

inter
site lycée lumière
188 uses - Created 2006-03-02 15:56:02 - Last used 2026-03-17 09:35:38 - Nominate - Description - http://catice.ac-besancon.fr/lycee_lumiere/index.htm

moose
Displays the main http://www.jedimoose.org website (with no parameters) or searches the site when paramaters are given.
93 uses - Created 2006-03-02 15:53:46 - Last used 2024-04-05 13:32:46 - Nominate - Description - http://www.jedimoose.org{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then /index.php?s=%s}

intra
intranet lycée lumière
89 uses - Created 2006-03-02 15:43:04 - Last used 2026-02-11 00:37:51 - Nominate - Description - http://www.lumiere.edu/

aca
site académique sciences physiques BESANCON
32 uses - Created 2006-03-02 15:41:09 - Last used 2021-02-07 15:29:43 - Nominate - Description - http://artic.ac-besancon.fr/Sciences_Physiques/

ixt
Search iXtractor, a Fuskar which extracts images from webpages. To search for links from photobucket, type ix photobucket. Use caution, since a large search might yield tons of links and slow down your browser. To view pictures from banned sights, use the Firefox webbrowser and: 1) Open the URL about:config. 2) Scroll down to network.http.sendRefererHeader. 3) Set value to 0.
224 uses - Created 2006-03-02 10:14:38 - Last used 2020-06-25 07:51:43 - Nominate - Description - http://www.ixtractor.com/keyword/%s

lupb
(L)aunchpad (U)buntu (P)ackage (B)ugs: search launchpad.net for bugs in a given package of the ubuntu distribution lupb gdm -> ubuntu's gdm package bug list
63 uses - Created 2006-03-02 09:35:27 - Last used 2010-01-04 23:49:40 - Nominate - Description - https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/%s/+bugs

bwt
Bollywood Torrents
105 uses - Created 2006-03-02 07:31:39 - Last used 2011-04-07 01:26:50 - Nominate - Description - http://bwtorrents.com/torrents.php?sourceid=Mozilla-search&search=%s

gatherer
NAME gatherer - searches the Magic: The Gathering online card database SYNOPSIS gatherer -term [STRING] { -set [STRING] -color [STRING] -type [STRING] -display [STRING] -sort [STRING] } Searches the Magic: The Gathering online card database. This command allows for more advanced search options, including filtering based on set, color, and card type. It also provides options for changing the output, both by selecting the verbosity as well as sort order. -term is the only required parameter. -set…
794 uses - Created 2006-03-02 06:02:49 - Last used 2018-05-06 03:25:28 - Nominate - Description - http://gatherer.wizards.com/?first=1&last=100&term=${term}%s&Field_Name=${searchname=on}&Field_Rules=${searchtext=on}&Field_Type=${searchtype=on}&Field_Flavor=${searchflavor=off}&Field_Artist=${searchartist=off}&Field_Cost=${searchcost=off}&Field_PT=${searchpt=off}&setfilter=${set=Allsets}&colorfilter=${color=All}&typefilter=${type=All}&output=${display=summary}&sort=${sort=name}

febayde
In ebay.de nach Artikeln des angegebenen Verkäufers suchen. // Search ebay.de for items of specified seller
26 uses - Created 2006-03-01 18:33:41 - Last used 2006-05-16 18:03:37 - Nominate - Description - http://search.ebay.de//ws/search/MemberSearchResult?MfcISAPICommand=MemberSearchResult&frompage=itemsbyseller&sofindtype=26&userid=%s&since=30&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&frpp=50&sadis=200&nojspr=y&sacqyop=ge&fscl=1&saslop=1&saslt=2&catref=C5&fpos=35619&sacur=0&ftrv=1&saslc=0&ftrt=1&sacat=-1&fcl=3&ga10244=10425&from=R7&nojspr=y&pfid=0 HTTP/1.1

iro
takes you to iRows spreadsheets
17 uses - Created 2006-03-01 15:40:00 - Last used 2018-05-09 08:47:34 - Nominate - Description - http://www.irows.com/xo/Welcome.do

30p
Make an entry to your calendar at 30boxes.com. Same as 30b, but makes the entry private without the need for you to write the word "private".
77 uses - Created 2006-03-01 05:11:28 - Last used 2008-05-02 00:27:11 - Nominate - Description - http://30boxes.com/index.php?action=newEvent&input=private %s

bme
This command lets you search the bmezine.com search engine (searches all photos and experiences at bmezine.com). i.e. entering "bme septum" will bring back a bunch of photos and stories of septum piercings, and other things related to the keyword "septum".
67 uses - Created 2006-02-28 23:56:21 - Last used 2024-08-21 04:36:14 - Nominate - Description - http://www.molokosynthemesc.com/search/srch2004.exe?search=%s&lim=0&ioff=0&eoff=0&inurl=

iam
This command takes you to the specific user page of anyone on the IAM series of community pages (the community side of BMEzine.com). It's not really a search engine, as it only works if you enter an accurate user name. However, if you get it wrong, it will take you to an IAM search page, so you can find the right page. i.e. typing in "iam glider" will take you to Shannon Larratt, the founder of BME's page.
56 uses - Created 2006-02-28 23:46:15 - Last used 2023-02-23 11:32:54 - Nominate - Description - http://iam.bmezine.com/?%s

ngsub
suscribe a feed with Newsgator
45 uses - Created 2006-02-28 23:12:24 - Last used 2009-06-28 15:34:41 - Nominate - Description - http://www.newsgator.com/ngs/subscriber/subext.aspx?url=%s

mls
Performs an MLS (Real Estate Multiple Listing Service) number search on realtor.com
513 uses - Created 2006-02-28 22:19:40 - Last used 2025-07-26 21:43:10 - Nominate - Description - http://realtor.com/FindHome/HomeListings.asp?frm=bymlsid&pgnum=1&mls=xmls&lnksrc=&js=off&fid=so&vtsort=&ss_aywr=&optInCheckbox=&locallnk=&poe=realtor&ct=&st=&zp=&primaryZp=&nearbyZp=&mnprice=0&mxprice=99999999&mnbed=0&mnbath=0&typ=1&typ=2&typ=4&mnsqft=0&exft=0&exft=0&exft=0&exft=0&lid=%s

30b (Golden Egg)
Allows you to enter new events to your 30 Boxes calendar. Just enter 30b followed by your event and hit enter. Example: 30b lunch thursday 1pm
1314 uses - Created 2006-02-28 20:50:08 - Last used 2012-03-19 00:09:56 - Description - http://30boxes.com/index.php?action=newEvent&input=%s

kodpy
Looks for Python code snippets, examples etc. at Koders.com for all licenses (cloned from command 'kodjava') Cloned from command 'kodjava' which also searches Koders To find Python code, just pass as arguments the words to search on. Example: kodpy fibonacci recursive
25 uses - Created 2006-02-28 20:41:36 - Last used 2013-04-13 17:38:51 - Nominate - Description - http://www.koders.com/?s=%s&_%3Abtn=Search&_%3Ala=Python&_%3Ali=*

lst
NAME lst - Searches Listible <http://listible.com> SYNOPSIS lst [SEARCH QUERY] lst just go on Listible homepage EXAMPLE lst cms lst searches Listible for given keyword(s) and tags. SEE ALSO lible, <http://listible.com>
134 uses - Created 2006-02-28 17:26:02 - Last used 2026-02-03 00:32:47 - Nominate - Description - http://www.listible.com/{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then search?search=%s&submit=Search}

sheet
Access public zoho sheets provided you know the file id. For e.g. sheet 177
107 uses - Created 2006-02-28 14:36:51 - Last used 2026-05-07 09:59:47 - Nominate - Description - http://zohosheet.com/public.do?fid=%s

mskb
Searches the Microsoft Knowledge Base
311 uses - Created 2006-02-28 14:17:36 - Last used 2016-07-21 08:28:40 - Nominate - Description - http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?&query=%s

dbus
Returns the dublin bus time table for the given route number Example: dbus 3 Gives the timetable for the number 3 bus ---------- Old implementation: http://www.dublinbus.ie/your_journey/viewer.asp?route=%s
269 uses - Created 2006-02-28 14:14:38 - Last used 2024-10-03 05:20:19 - Nominate - Description - http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/All-Timetables/%s/

fib
Find book at MU library
58 uses - Created 2006-02-28 10:44:47 - Last used 2013-07-16 10:20:26 - Nominate - Description - http://aleph.muni.cz/F/C1KX8UJRL11DTHC35JYJVSXAVGH3TQ9DQB48VBPL8LBGRXLMXV-00166?func=find-b&request=%s&find_code=WRD&local_base=MUB01&x=0&y=0&filter_code_2=WYR&filter_request_2=&filter_code_3=WYR&filter_request_3=&filter_code_1=WLN&filter_request_1=&filter_code_4=SGN&filter_request_4=

glot
translate with http://interglot.com -src : language to translate from -dst : language to translate too both src and dst use language number. 1 : Dutch 2 : English 3 : German 4 : French 5 : Spanish 6 : Swedish -q : text to be translated
46 uses - Created 2006-02-28 03:00:56 - Last used 2010-10-12 14:32:08 - Nominate - Description - http://interglot.com/interglotresult.php?SrcLang=${src}&DstLang=${dst}&word=${q}

myss
myspace search -t searchtype : web, myspace -q searchquery
45 uses - Created 2006-02-28 02:31:09 - Last used 2008-10-15 01:10:56 - Nominate - Description - http://searchresults.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=advancedFind.results&websearch=1&spotId=2&searchtype=${t}&searchrequest=${q}

b4u
Searches the electoral roll for people (-who) in a certain place (-where) this searches the UK electoral roll and both parameters must be used.
20 uses - Created 2006-02-27 23:44:13 - Last used 2007-05-26 19:42:08 - Nominate - Description - http://www.b4usearch.com/index.cfm?event=search_findPerson:Display&who=${who=john smith}&where=${where=london}

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