Command List (ls)

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

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delw
A quick remix of strReplace to make it easier to delete some words in a string.
8128 uses - Created 2006-01-31 00:42:50 - Last used 2019-04-13 18:48:57 - Nominate - Description - strReplace -find ${w} -replace -string ${s}

*>>
SYNOPSIS *>> [engine] [Yubnub command|URL] [query] EXAMPLES *>> viv wp list of paradoxes Makes a search in Vivisimo for "list of paradoxes" restricted to the domain of the English Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org) *>> ask cnn priests Makes a search in Ask Jeeves! for "priests" restricted to CNN's domain (cnn.com) *>> alta kottke job Makes a search in Altavista for "job" restricted to Kottke's domain (kottke.org) *>> clusty http://www.alistapart.com/articles/bathingape zeldman Makes a search in Clust…
36 uses - Created 2006-01-30 23:36:50 - Last used 2010-11-20 15:21:14 - Nominate - Description - yubnub {% 1 %s} site:{ extractDomainName { url {% 2 %s} } } {% 3- %s} [no url encoding]

filterstring (Golden Egg)
SYNTAX filterstring (number) [phrase] Performs opposite %. Removes a word from a string based on the number given. A "-" before or after the number will remove all words before, or after the corresponding word as well. EXAMPLE filterstring 2 How is the world today? (returns "How the world today?" filterstring 1 Hello world! (returns "world!") filterstring 2- gim cars like the porsche (returns "gim") filterstring -3 How is the world today? (returns "world today?") Created for piping purposes. ht…
46791 uses - Created 2006-01-30 22:24:17 - Last used 2023-03-03 12:32:25 - Description - http://www.jakeisgod.com/yubnub/filterstring.php?input=%s

wen
English Wikipedia search. Alias to 'wp'.
1731 uses - Created 2006-01-30 21:23:12 - Last used 2025-10-24 01:46:02 - Nominate - Description - http://en.wikipedia.org?search=%s

wcs
Czech Wikipedia search Alias to 'wpcs'.
896 uses - Created 2006-01-30 21:22:05 - Last used 2016-12-22 12:34:04 - Nominate - Description - http://cs.wikipedia.org?search=%s

change (Golden Egg)
NAME change - encode and decode text using a number of different methods Note: The code isn't mine, I've only changed the Post method to Get and added the simple mode for use it inside other commands You can find the original code here: SNEAK: Snarkles.Net Encryption Assortment Kit v 1.27 http://snarkles.net/ SYNOPSIS change TEXT -method METHOD [-simple YES] Mandatory arguments: TEXT the string you want to convert -method METHOD the conversion method. Can be one of these: asc2bin - for ASCII to…
7702 uses - Created 2006-01-30 21:17:25 - Last used 2025-12-11 02:39:27 - Description - http://www.saraswaticlasses.net/yubnub/convert.php?text=%s&cryptmethod=${method}&submit=OK&simple=${simple=no}

my_
MYSPACE
10 uses - Created 2006-01-30 20:59:40 - Last used 2007-04-05 19:26:48 - Nominate - Description - http://www.myspace.com

?> (Golden Egg)
SYNOPSIS ?> [word(s) to check spelling] -engine [yubnub command for localized Google version to use in spell checking, optional, defaults to Google English] EXAMPLE ?> cmbodia results: cambodia ?> paecekeeper results: peacekeeper ?> sucche -engine gde results: suche (Because spelling "suche" --search in German-- as "sucche" is a common mistake of German speakers. Note that Google English wouldn't see this is a misspelling) ?> soni -engine ges results: sony(Because spelling Sony as Soni is a com…
279 uses - Created 2006-01-30 19:49:15 - Last used 2021-07-02 21:12:19 - Description - ifthen -value1 {scrape -tokens spell -dirs 0 0 0 -url {url[no url encoding] ${engine=g} %s}} -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then {scrape -tokens spell -dirs 0 0 0 -url {url[no url encoding] ${engine=g} %s}} -else %s

karaoke
Opens up the Internet Karaoke player.
50 uses - Created 2006-01-30 18:17:20 - Last used 2021-11-21 17:40:28 - Nominate - Description - http://www.internetkaraoke.net

sp1
SYNOPSIS sp1 [word(s) to check spelling] -engine [localized Google version to use in spell checking, optional, defaults to Google English] EXAMPLE sp1 cmbodia results: cambodia sp1 paecekeeper results: peacekeeper sp1 monica belluci results: monica+bellucci sp1 sucche -engine gde results: suche (Because spelling "suche" --search in German-- as "sucche" is a common mistake of German speakers. Note that Google English wouldn't see this is a misspell…
5062 uses - Created 2006-01-30 17:52:49 - Last used 2014-12-25 07:50:44 - Nominate - Description - scrape -tokens spell=1 class=p> </a>   -dirs 0 0 0 -url {url[no url encoding] ${engine=g} %s}

sp0
SYNOPSIS sp0 [word(s) to check spelling] -engine [localized Google version to use in spell checking, optional, defaults to Google English] EXAMPLE sp0 cmbodia results: cambodia sp0 paecekeeper results: peacekeeper sp0 monica belluci results: monica bellucci sp0 sucche -engine gde results: suche (Because spelling "suche" --search in German-- as "sucche" is a common mistake of German speakers. Note that Google English wouldn't see this is a misspell…
45 uses - Created 2006-01-30 17:41:19 - Last used 2023-10-18 07:53:25 - Nominate - Description - scrape2 -tokens spell=1 class=p> </a>   -dirs 0 0 0 -url {url[no url encoding] ${engine=g} %s}

firext
link2firefox extensions-site
61 uses - Created 2006-01-30 15:45:54 - Last used 2010-07-13 14:07:42 - Nominate - Description - https://addons.mozilla.org/?application=firefox

alexa2
I think this is a slight improvement of the Alexa command... USAGE: alexa2 [URL] -vs [URL for comparison] (optional) EXAMPLES: alexa2 yubnub.org # shows traffic stats for yubnub.org alexa2 yubnub.org -vs feverishmind.com # compares traffic for yubnub.org with feverishmind.com
23 uses - Created 2006-01-30 14:38:08 - Last used 2009-02-12 18:58:22 - Nominate - Description - http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&range=6m&size=medium&y=r&compare_sites=${vs}&url=%s#top

figure
same as gim (Google Image) but optimized for Mobile devices. For e.g. figure apple (Display apple image on your mobile phone)
131 uses - Created 2006-01-30 13:30:01 - Last used 2025-05-18 03:34:27 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.google.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3D%s&hl=en&lr=&mrestrict=xhtml&q=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.google.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3D%s&_gwt_noimg=0

wsag

23 uses - Created 2006-01-30 10:04:50 - Last used 2014-04-29 01:04:07 - Nominate - Description - http://www.web-shuttle.de

hon
It searches for link conversation using four famous services like bloglines, technorati, google blog search and blogpulse
96 uses - Created 2006-01-30 08:33:19 - Last used 2022-12-12 03:50:32 - Nominate - Description - http://yubnub.org/parser/parse?command=mash %s tec bps gbs blc

bps
Find blogs that point to a link via BlogPulse
738 uses - Created 2006-01-30 08:06:45 - Last used 2024-09-19 21:00:15 - Nominate - Description - http://www.blogpulse.com/search?boolean=link&link=%s

rubyjadoc
shortcut for Japanese reference page of Ruby
17 uses - Created 2006-01-30 07:17:26 - Last used 2009-04-30 14:46:12 - Nominate - Description - http://www.ruby-lang.org/ja/man/?cmd=view&name=search&key=%s

mcb
a ' Multiply ' Chatterbox forum.
65 uses - Created 2006-01-30 07:14:35 - Last used 2016-01-23 12:24:03 - Nominate - Description - http://chatterspot.multiply.com/notes/item/2

qq:
QQ status search: QQ is a IM software that is a hotest software in china.qq has provided a feature that allows people to display their QQ status via your blog. To query someone's status, simply type their QQ code: Example: qq: 297102223 You'll see a QQ button with their status: online, offline etc.
2444 uses - Created 2006-01-30 06:01:53 - Last used 2024-04-10 10:23:03 - Nominate - Description - http://wpa.qq.com/pa?p=1:%s:1 alt="µã»÷ÕâÀï¸øÎÒ·¢ÏûÏ¢"

trap
Trap17 Forums quick search command (http://www.trap17.com/forums) Syntax: trap search-terms Example: trap gmail
58 uses - Created 2006-01-30 05:50:11 - Last used 2025-03-09 04:42:11 - Nominate - Description - http://www.trap17.com/forums/index.php?forums=all&act=Search&CODE=01&keywords=%s

astah
Quick search command for the Astahost Technical forums (http://www.astahost.com) Syntax: astah keywords Example: astah google
44 uses - Created 2006-01-30 05:47:43 - Last used 2024-09-24 11:53:12 - Nominate - Description - http://www.astahost.com/index.php?forums=all&act=Search&CODE=01&keywords=%s

bag
A weekly podcast containing music of unsigned artists who are members of the Podsafe Music Network. A Mystery Sound Contest with prizes, Ed's Software Tip, comedy tracks and promos of other podcasts.
42 uses - Created 2006-01-30 02:42:56 - Last used 2022-09-12 13:45:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.emb.libsyn.com

compline
Today's night prayers.
377 uses - Created 2006-01-30 02:18:15 - Last used 2012-01-24 05:52:14 - Nominate - Description - http://www.universalis.com/compline.htm

vespers
Today's evening prayers.
133 uses - Created 2006-01-30 02:17:56 - Last used 2011-11-15 22:57:38 - Nominate - Description - http://www.universalis.com/vespers.htm

lauds
Today's morning prayers plus the invitatory psalm.
576 uses - Created 2006-01-30 02:17:34 - Last used 2018-10-11 22:27:13 - Nominate - Description - http://www.universalis.com/i-lauds.htm

cathen
Search the 1917 public domain Catholic Encyclopedia as hosted on NewAdvent.org.
241 uses - Created 2006-01-30 02:07:42 - Last used 2022-01-17 16:33:22 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=%s+site%3Anewadvent.org%2Fcathen%2F&btnI=I'm+Feeling+Lucky

golem
link2www.golem.de
226 uses - Created 2006-01-29 22:17:01 - Last used 2022-04-26 23:05:17 - Nominate - Description - http://www.golem.de/

anten
English antonym dictionary Diccionario de antónimos inglés
33 uses - Created 2006-01-29 21:20:38 - Last used 2020-05-10 15:36:33 - Nominate - Description - http://www.synonym.com/antonym/%s

synen
English synonym dictionary Diccionario de sinónimos inglés
20 uses - Created 2006-01-29 21:19:45 - Last used 2024-07-20 20:09:00 - Nominate - Description - http://www.synonym.com/synonym/%s

sines
Diccionario de sinónimos español Espasa-Calpe Spanish synonym dictionary
2285 uses - Created 2006-01-29 21:15:39 - Last used 2025-10-09 02:48:07 - Nominate - Description - http://www.wordreference.com/sinonimos/%s

yubedit

37 uses - Created 2006-01-29 20:45:03 - Last used 2009-11-16 22:53:18 - Nominate - Description - https://mysql.pendrell.textdrive.com/tbl_select.php?lang=en-utf-8&server=1&collation_connection=utf8_general_ci&db=yubnub&table=commands&goto=tbl_properties.php&back=tbl_select.php&param%5B%5D=id&param%5B%5D=name&param%5B%5D=url&param%5B%5D=description&param%5B%5D=uses&param%5B%5D=spam&param%5B%5D=creation_date&param%5B%5D=last_use_date&param%5B%5D=golden_egg_date&session_max_rows=30&orderField=--nil--&order=ASC&where=&submit=Go&func%5B%5D=%3D&fields%5B0%5D=&names%5B0%5D=id&types%5B0%5D=int%2811%29&collations%5B0%5D=&func%5B%5D=LIKE&fields%5B1%5D=%s&names%5B1%5D=name&types%5B1%5D=varchar%28255%29&collations%5B1%5D=latin1_swedish_ci&func%5B%5D=LIKE&fields%5B2%5D=&names%5B2%5D=url&types%5B2%5D=text&collations%5B2%5D=latin1_swedish_ci&func%5B%5D=LIKE&fields%5B3%5D=&names%5B3%5D=description&types%5B3%5D=text&collations%5B3%5D=latin1_swedish_ci&func%5B%5D=%3D&fields%5B4%5D=&names%5B4%5D=uses&types%5B4%5D=int%2811%29&collations%5B4%5D=&func%5B%5D=%3D&fields%5B5%5D=&names%5B5%5D=spam&types%5B5%5D=tinyint%284%29&collations%5B5%5D=&func%5B%5D=%3D&fields%5B6%5D=&names%5B6%5D=creation_date&types%5B6%5D=datetime&collations%5B6%5D=&func%5B%5D=%3D&fields%5B7%5D=&names%5B7%5D=last_use_date&types%5B7%5D=datetime&collations%5B7%5D=&func%5B%5D=%3D&fields%5B8%5D=&names%5B8%5D=golden_egg_date&types%5B8%5D=datetime&collations%5B8%5D=&max_number_of_fields=9

lth
lth - search http://www.lthforum.com, the Chicago-based culinary chat site. This is a good site for Chicago-area restaurant reviews. usage: lth [search term] b.a.
26 uses - Created 2006-01-29 20:35:37 - Last used 2009-10-02 04:38:42 - Nominate - Description - http://www.lthforum.com/{ifthen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then bb/search.php?search_keywords=%s%26search_terms=all%26search_author=%26search_forum=-1%26search_time=0%26search_fields=all%26search_cat=-1%26sort_by=0%26sort_dir=DESC%26show_results=topics%26return_chars=200}

nndb
Search the NNDB for an individual. Example: nndb Bill Gates
558 uses - Created 2006-01-29 18:08:47 - Last used 2021-11-10 10:20:24 - Nominate - Description - http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi?nndb=1&omenu=unspecified&query=%s

gcf
Searches the ColdFusion MX 7 online documentation using googles "I'm Feeling Lucky" feature. USAGE gcf array functions - results in a list of functions regarding arrays. gcf <cffile> - results in a page describing the <cffile> tag. gcf <cfquery> - results in a page describing the <cfquery> tag. COMMAND BY Jacob Ensor, jjefferydesign.com
112 uses - Created 2006-01-29 07:18:20 - Last used 2023-04-08 00:14:32 - Nominate - Description - gfl site:livedocs.macromedia.com +"ColdFusion MX 7" %s[no url encoding]

godaddy
Check availability of domain name on GoDaddy.com Usage: godaddy [domainName] godaddy [domainName] -tld [.com/.org/.net ...] -tld - top-level domain, default to .com
2653 uses - Created 2006-01-29 00:01:36 - Last used 2025-05-13 22:08:08 - Nominate - Description - https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/registrar/search.asp?se=%2B&ci=164&domainToCheck=%s&checkAvail=1&tld=${tld=.com}

clpdx
Craig's List for sale in Portland, Oregon. PDX
10 uses - Created 2006-01-28 21:03:40 - Last used 2006-12-19 01:24:52 - Nominate - Description - http://portland.craigslist.org/cgi-bin/search?areaID=9&subAreaID=0&query=%s&catAbbreviation=sss&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max

Fil

39 uses - Created 2006-01-28 20:02:14 - Last used 2019-03-14 08:13:31 - Nominate - Description - http://www.filelodge.com

FileL

35 uses - Created 2006-01-28 19:59:22 - Last used 2010-05-04 15:29:28 - Nominate - Description - http://www.filelodge.com/index.php?pg=p6

alias
help and products for digital artists and beginners
112 uses - Created 2006-01-28 19:41:17 - Last used 2021-12-27 19:00:50 - Nominate - Description - http://www.alias.com/eng/index.shtml

freemail
link to web.de
34 uses - Created 2006-01-28 18:55:31 - Last used 2018-12-24 09:12:19 - Nominate - Description - http://www.freemail.de/

cd4
Looking for a used CD? This command searches Half.com, Djangos.com, GoHastings.com, and Spun.com all at the same time.
14 uses - Created 2006-01-28 17:46:21 - Last used 2012-03-29 05:36:25 - Nominate - Description - split {url[no url encoding] half %s} {url[no url encoding] djangos %s} {url[no url encoding] gohastings %s} {url[no url encoding] spuncd %s}

cd2
Looking for a used CD? This command searches Djangos.com and Spun.com at the same time.
666 uses - Created 2006-01-28 17:44:17 - Last used 2025-07-19 10:08:12 - Nominate - Description - split {url[no url encoding] djangos %s} {url[no url encoding] spuncd %s}[no url encoding]

stum
Searches the StumbleUpon database for sites with the selected keyword. Search is powered by Yahoo but includes baked-in reviews, ratings, and comments from StumbleUpon members. Example: stum photography stum bumcello
60 uses - Created 2006-01-28 13:59:43 - Last used 2017-06-17 13:32:31 - Nominate - Description - http://search.stumbleupon.com/?q=%s

!!
Efeitos Visuais - Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Google... cursos, tutoriais, aulas em vídeo
19 uses - Created 2006-01-28 13:29:30 - Last used 2022-06-02 02:32:26 - Nominate - Description - http://www.efeitosvisuais.com

sharks
San Jose Sharks official website.
15 uses - Created 2006-01-28 13:27:47 - Last used 2015-06-21 12:12:56 - Nominate - Description - http://www.sjsharks.com

ezn
Easynews.com search ezn [query string] -type [MOVIE | AUDIO | EXECUTABLE ] Include type (option must be all caps), to search for movie, audio or exe files.
748 uses - Created 2006-01-28 10:49:53 - Last used 2025-12-21 10:32:37 - Nominate - Description - http://members.easynews.com/global4/search.html?gps=%s&u=1&sbj=&fil=&fex=&from=&ns=&d1=&d1t=&d2=&d2t=&b1=&b1t=&b2=&b2t=&fty%5B%5D=${type}&pby=100&pno=1&sS=3&s1=nsubject&s1d=%2B&s2=nrfile&s2d=%2B&s3=dsize&s3d=%2B

mash (Golden Egg)
Applies several commands to a single word, effectively creating an instant mashup. Examples: mash porsche gim yim flk mash antidisestablishmentarianism dic thes a encarta
22703 uses - Created 2006-01-28 07:07:33 - Last used 2013-05-25 17:00:00 - Description - split {url[no url encoding] {% 2 %s} {% 1 %s}} {url[no url encoding] {% 3 %s} {% 1 %s}} {ifthen -value1 0 -value2 {strlength {% 4 %s}} -test EQUAL -then -else {url[no url encoding] {% 4 %s} {% 1 %s}} } {ifthen -value1 0 -value2 {strlength {% 5 %s}} -test EQUAL -then -else {url[no url encoding] {% 5 %s} {% 1 %s}} } [no url encoding]

names
What does your name mean? uses behindthename.com to find out
334 uses - Created 2006-01-28 06:22:27 - Last used 2025-05-31 20:09:40 - Nominate - Description - http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=%s&nmd=n&gender=both&operator=or

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