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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".

gs2
simultaneous search on google and google scholar e.g. gs2 lehalle azencott author: GaRZoL
208 uses - Created 2006-02-14 12:46:41 - Last used 2025-09-24 13:12:14 - Nominate - Description - split {url[no url encoding] g %s} {url[no url encoding] gs %s}

tin
Search the Tinderbox wiki. Example: tin macro
145 uses - Created 2006-02-14 11:59:37 - Last used 2025-03-24 12:09:46 - Nominate - Description - http://www.eastgate.com/wiki2/wiki.cgi?search=%s

par
Search the UK Parliament website. A nasty hack! Example: par BSE
81 uses - Created 2006-02-14 11:53:59 - Last used 2025-10-16 01:31:33 - Nominate - Description - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/cgi-bin/semaphoreserver?DB=semsimple&QUERY00=%s

lyn
A shorter version of the 'lynx' command! It assumes http://. View the source of the given URL. Handy for browsers that do not have a "View Source" menu item (like mobile browsers). Example: lyn google.com Uses Rex Swain's HTTP Viewer. "See exactly what an HTTP request returns to your browser."
79 uses - Created 2006-02-14 11:47:51 - Last used 2025-11-21 00:21:07 - Nominate - Description - http://www.rexswain.com/cgi-bin/httpview.cgi?url=http://%s&req=Get&ver=1.1&fmt=Auto&uag=&aen=&fwd=on

rh
RailsHelp: Ruby and Rails searchable references - default search.
165 uses - Created 2006-02-14 11:03:00 - Last used 2024-12-12 08:03:51 - Nominate - Description - http://www.railshelp.com/s?q=%s

sbm
Social Bookmark Search via Rollyo!
73 uses - Created 2006-02-14 06:18:54 - Last used 2022-03-28 07:47:11 - Nominate - Description - http://rollyo.com/search.html?q=%s&x=0&y=0&sid=16639

pep
Use it to locate Python PEP (Python Enhancement Proposal) by number. Enter the PEP number (zero extended to 4 digits) so enter "pep 0000" to see PEP 0, "pep 0342" to see PEP 342 etc.
185 uses - Created 2006-02-14 01:57:31 - Last used 2026-01-27 15:01:55 - Nominate - Description - http://www.python.org/peps/pep-%s.html

Scotland
History of Scotland and Scottish clans
36 uses - Created 2006-02-13 23:01:54 - Last used 2020-11-28 06:58:48 - Nominate - Description - http://www.scottish-heirloom.com

webcams
View live webcam
25 uses - Created 2006-02-13 23:00:51 - Last used 2018-01-26 02:48:47 - Nominate - Description - http://www.webcam-newzealand.info

tshirt
lookin for tshirts
20 uses - Created 2006-02-13 21:00:53 - Last used 2020-12-15 08:54:36 - Nominate - Description - http://www.smartteez.com

ak
abkurzungen.de Wenn Sie von einer Abkürzung wissen möchten, wofür sie eigentlich steht.
406 uses - Created 2006-02-13 17:10:38 - Last used 2025-10-16 08:01:12 - Nominate - Description - http://www.abkuerzungen.de/pc/html/result.php?abbreviation=%s&language=DE&x=0&y=0

amlt
NAME amlt -- searches Amazon books using Alan Taylor's Amazon Light front-end. amlt [book name/author, etc] USAGE amlt flickr hacks results: searches Amazon Light for "Flickr Hacks" amlt results: loads the Amazon Light front page. AUTHOR: chicagosage b.a.
21 uses - Created 2006-02-13 16:26:48 - Last used 2009-06-25 14:32:00 - Nominate - Description - http://kokogiak.com/amazon/{ifnotempty %s -then results.asp?field-keywords=%s&AZSch.x=0&AZSch.y=0&AZSch=Amazon+Search&schMod=Books&typ=&sb=s}

ifNotEmpty
NAME ifNotEmpty -- tests if a string is not empty ifNotEmpty [string] [-then action if not empty] [-else action if emtpy] Usage: ifNotEmpty test -then yes -else no Returns: yes ifNotEmpty -then yes -else no Returns: no NOTE: This was created as a shortcut for creating other YubNub commands using this method: http://yubnub.blogspot.com/2005/08/first-command-to-use-ifthen-command.html AUTHOR chicagosage -- using Allen Ormond's ifThen command and inspired by the "ifEmpty" command b.a.
12586 uses - Created 2006-02-13 16:06:16 - Last used 2016-03-31 08:17:27 - Nominate - Description - ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then ${then} -else ${else} -redirect ${redirect=false}

pra
Takes you to the home page of Physical Review A
21 uses - Created 2006-02-13 12:41:02 - Last used 2022-04-22 10:37:09 - Nominate - Description - http://pra.aps.org/

prb
Takes you to the home page of Physical Review B.
28 uses - Created 2006-02-13 12:38:36 - Last used 2017-07-15 09:51:58 - Nominate - Description - http://prb.aps.org/

amfr
SYNOPSIS amfr [keywords] EXAMPLE am linux in a nutshell Searches Amazon.fr using the given keyword (e.g. book title, author, etc.) ---------- Old implementation: http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/external-search?mode=blended&keyword=%s[use %20 for spaces]
7729 uses - Created 2006-02-13 10:58:00 - Last used 2026-02-06 08:36:40 - Nominate - Description - https://www.amazon.fr/s?k=%s

imdb_title
imdb.com movie title search. Takes you directly to the movie page, rather than the search results page. For the search results page use the "imdb" command. bakert+yubnub@gmail.com
67 uses - Created 2006-02-13 10:05:11 - Last used 2011-08-13 09:35:33 - Nominate - Description - imdb_by_tn {imdb_tn %s}

harakiri
Just a fun command that closes the window. It's particularly cool if you have YubNub installed in your Firefox addressbar (see http://groups.google.com/group/YubNub/browse_thread/thread/b1b2b1cd4afffc3c for more reasons to do this). AUTHOR: Eliazar elzr.com Inspired by both a comment by bakert and Essam Eliwa's back and forward commands.
28 uses - Created 2006-02-13 07:23:47 - Last used 2018-03-26 15:08:46 - Nominate - Description - echo <script>window.close()</script>

wither
SYNOPSIS wither [whatever] EXAMPLE wither !logout Logs you out of the system and closes the window. wither !bm http://www.yahoo.com -tag search Bookmarks Yahoo! in your aliases with 'search' as its tag, and closes the window. wither rand 9999 Calls up a random number that you'll never get to see. Isn't this somehow deep? Does whatever is given as its param and closes the window afterwards. INSPIRATION Inspired by an interesting suggestion by bakert in this thread: http://groups.google.com/group…
23 uses - Created 2006-02-13 06:54:04 - Last used 2021-12-16 01:49:03 - Nominate - Description - echo <script>window.close()</script>{%s}[no url encoding]

imdb_by_tn
The IMDB by Title Number.
79 uses - Created 2006-02-13 03:41:34 - Last used 2023-11-10 23:50:44 - Nominate - Description - http://imdb.com/title/%s

imdb_tn
NAME imdb_tn - scrapes the (first) title number from an IMDB title search SYNOPSIS imdb_tn MOVIE_TITLE Mandatory arguments: MOVIE_TITLE The title of a movie EXAMPLE 1. imdb_tn the ring 2. imdb_tn star wars AUTHOR Sean O'Hagan NOTE This is only an alias of imdb_tn that uses scrape instead of scrape2, because the latter has been known to cause piping problems.
91 uses - Created 2006-02-13 03:39:28 - Last used 2023-11-10 23:48:47 - Nominate - Description - scrape -tokens /title/ / -dirs 0 0 -url {url[no url encoding] imdb %s}

snipa
Snips a long URL using http://www.snipurl.com, adding an alias to the URL. Switches: -u is the long URL of the link you want to snip; -a is the alias you want to give it. Example: snipa -a cityin -u http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/offer-listing/0918526825/ref=dp_olp_2/103-3457254-0634222?%5Fencoding=UTF8 ... will give you a snipped URL... http://snipurl.com/cityin ... which points to the long URL http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/offer-listing/0918526825/ref=dp_olp_2/103-3457254-0634222?%5Fenco…
112 uses - Created 2006-02-13 03:30:25 - Last used 2023-01-26 19:25:20 - Nominate - Description - http://snipurl.com/q.do?alias=${a}&link=${u}

prl
Takes you to the home page of Physical Review Letters.
22 uses - Created 2006-02-12 23:20:26 - Last used 2024-07-03 03:45:43 - Nominate - Description - http://prl.aps.org/

jacs
Takes you to Current Issue page of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
32 uses - Created 2006-02-12 23:16:07 - Last used 2015-10-18 01:31:14 - Nominate - Description - http://pubs3.acs.org/acs/journals/toc.page?incoden=jacsat

dub
BBC Radio 6 Music brings you the Dub Bashment, where Aswad front-man Brindsley Ford creates an hour of Dub Reggae sounds mixed for you. Turn the bass up!
27 uses - Created 2006-02-12 22:51:20 - Last used 2020-02-26 11:07:43 - Nominate - Description - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/6music_aod.shtml?6music/6m_dub#

JackFm
A link to 97.9 Jack FM, a vancouver radio station.
11 uses - Created 2006-02-12 21:43:26 - Last used 2006-04-06 23:55:40 - Nominate - Description - http://www.jackfm.com/mediaplayer/mediaPlayer2.jsp

myebay
Check your eBay feedback and watch list directly on the My eBay page.
308 uses - Created 2006-02-12 19:38:15 - Last used 2014-11-19 06:53:54 - Nominate - Description - http://my.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MyeBay&ssPageName=H:H:MYEBAY:US

ccls-t
Searches Chester County, PA public libraries for a title. Enter the title's first words. Case insensitive. Example: ccls-t quality is per
141 uses - Created 2006-02-12 19:37:06 - Last used 2024-12-11 13:46:51 - Nominate - Description - http://scully.ccls.org/search/t?SEARCH=%s

lax
So you don't have to lookup the URL. Goes directly to Los Angeles International Airport's website.
39 uses - Created 2006-02-12 19:35:44 - Last used 2019-05-08 19:48:22 - Nominate - Description - http://www.lawa.org/lax/welcomeLAX.cfm

ccls-a
Searches Chester County, PA public libraries for a particular author. Enter the author's last name first. Case insensitive. Example: ccls-a sergesketter
112 uses - Created 2006-02-12 19:35:17 - Last used 2025-01-09 09:12:59 - Nominate - Description - http://scully.ccls.org/search/a?SEARCH=%s

4players
link2www.4players.de
14 uses - Created 2006-02-12 00:06:12 - Last used 2018-09-30 05:35:22 - Nominate - Description - http://www.4players.de/

er
Ed's Room BBS[sic]
198 uses - Created 2006-02-11 17:16:11 - Last used 2025-10-26 17:02:55 - Nominate - Description - http://www.edsroom.com

newsforge
nfor takes you to newsforge.com nfor foo searches newsforge for "foo"
17 uses - Created 2006-02-11 16:09:39 - Last used 2015-03-03 00:04:39 - Nominate - Description - http://www.newsforge.com{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then /search.pl?query=%s}

podomatic
Search on Podomatic.com or go to the front page
12 uses - Created 2006-02-11 15:52:32 - Last used 2010-11-02 13:00:09 - Nominate - Description - http://www.podomatic.com/{ifEmpty -value %s -else search?v=&query=%s}

bay
search on the german ebay site
1827 uses - Created 2006-02-11 13:38:55 - Last used 2024-12-05 11:12:17 - Nominate - Description - http://search.ebay.de/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&shortcut=0&from=R41&query=%s&category0=&Submit=Finden

kh
Searches www.koxmix.com for health-related issues. For example, to find information on heart disease type kh heart disease
56 uses - Created 2006-02-11 07:17:33 - Last used 2024-01-14 14:08:55 - Nominate - Description - http://www.kosmix.com/search?q=%s&t=vhealth.all&out=health&lid=index

kt
Searches www.kosmix.com's Travel section. To find information on travel in Oregon, type kt Oregon
95 uses - Created 2006-02-11 07:15:33 - Last used 2024-10-18 01:27:05 - Nominate - Description - http://www.kosmix.com/search?q=%s&t=vtravel.any&out=travel&lid=index

rad
Weather Radar Enter zip code for regional radar. Example: rad 11010
625 uses - Created 2006-02-11 02:54:06 - Last used 2025-09-29 18:02:29 - Nominate - Description - http://www.weather.com/weather/map/%s?from=36hour_map_large

talkd
Talkdigger search (www.talkdigger.com). Use full URL as parameter. Searches blogs on Technorati, Bloglines, Digg, Google Blogs and Blogdigger as well as Google, MSN and Yahoo. Example: talkd http://nytimes.com/2006/02/10/politics/10katrina.html
39 uses - Created 2006-02-10 18:02:41 - Last used 2010-10-06 14:19:46 - Nominate - Description - http://www.talkdigger.com/index.php?surl=%s

pand
NAME Pand - goes to specified user favorite page SYNOPSIS Pand [USER] Optional arguments: -<USER> goes to specified user favorite page EXAMPLES To go to USER Favorite page: Pand keudjone To go to the main page: Pand ... AUTHOR Superjuju
206 uses - Created 2006-02-10 06:18:36 - Last used 2020-03-06 11:22:15 - Nominate - Description - http://www.pandora.com{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then /people/%s}

sendit
Send really big files (up to 1GB) with yousendit.com
27 uses - Created 2006-02-10 05:59:12 - Last used 2015-02-19 15:09:17 - Nominate - Description - http://www.yousendit.com/

winamp
NAME Winamp - search for a plugin on Winamp.com SYNOPSIS Winamp [TEXT TO SEARCH] Optional arguments: -<TEXT TO SEARCH> Search the text you enter on http://www.winamp.com EXAMPLES To perform a search: Winamp Cover To go to the main page: Winamp ... AUTHOR Superjuju
741 uses - Created 2006-02-10 05:45:35 - Last used 2025-07-28 10:09:53 - Nominate - Description - http://www.winamp.com{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then /plugins/browse.php?sourceid=Mozilla-search%26query=%s%26type=P%26search=yes%26filter=C}

gvv
Searchs for unprotected indexless directories using google.
57 uses - Created 2006-02-10 01:24:59 - Last used 2012-12-23 12:52:36 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=-inurl%28html%7Chtm%7Cphp%29+intitle%3A%E2%80%9Dindex+of%E2%80%9D+%2B%E2%80%9Dlast+modified%E2%80%9D+%2B%E2%80%9Dparent+directory%E2%80%9D+%2Bdescription+%2Bsize+%s&btnG=Google+Search

friends
LiveJournal friends list
651 uses - Created 2006-02-09 22:30:01 - Last used 2024-11-04 06:02:00 - Nominate - Description - http://%s.livejournal.com/friends

playmp3
Search and play an OGG file. Search Google for an OGG file and plays the first result. Example: oggplay demilich
26 uses - Created 2006-02-09 21:12:24 - Last used 2006-12-09 03:45:39 - Nominate - Description - goto filetype:ogg %s

bsn

91 uses - Created 2006-02-09 19:51:53 - Last used 2025-04-11 06:41:12 - Nominate - Description - http://bsnude.com

dex
Go to the buy, sell, check price page for a given site. You can play this very addictive stock market like game too, sign up here http://alexadex.com/ad/index.fcgi?ref=1190
226 uses - Created 2006-02-09 18:45:21 - Last used 2025-06-08 22:34:20 - Nominate - Description - http://alexadex.com/ad/index.py?page=url&url=%s

wait!
Wait! Multiply homepage of JozefMazelTov.
13 uses - Created 2006-02-09 18:31:58 - Last used 2013-04-14 04:08:19 - Nominate - Description - http://jozefmazeltov.multiply.com/

empasd
empas dic
22 uses - Created 2006-02-09 10:13:26 - Last used 2007-04-27 09:01:06 - Nominate - Description - http://alldic.empas.com/dicsearch/dic.html?z=A&q=%s&x=29&y=8

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