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".

scirus
Search for science-related content in Scirus. Scirus is.. "the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet."
25 uses - Created 2005-06-17 21:48:08 - Last used 2010-12-05 11:25:22 - Nominate - Description - http://www.scirus.com/?q=%s&ds=jnl&ds=web&g=s&t=all

cooking
Recipes with step by step pictures.
39 uses - Created 2005-06-17 21:47:10 - Last used 2023-09-05 03:33:24 - Nominate - Description - http://visualrecipes.com

beta
Searching in the beta-blog
266 uses - Created 2005-06-17 21:31:44 - Last used 2025-07-30 06:20:38 - Nominate - Description - http://www.thebetatech.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?Template=escape&IncludeBlogs=1&search=%s

smallville
smallville obsessed Rachel's livejournal
68 uses - Created 2005-06-17 20:52:36 - Last used 2018-04-25 12:52:06 - Nominate - Description - http://www.livejournal.com/users/betrayed_isis

dnr
Searches the Drunk and Retired blog
17 uses - Created 2005-06-17 20:50:34 - Last used 2022-11-21 11:30:54 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%s+%2Bsite%3Adrunkandretired.com&btnG=Google+Search

ars
ArsTechnica Search. Maybe it will work! ----- old implementation: http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/ubb.x?a=search&reqWords=%s&exactPhrase=&optWords=&notWords=&f=all&subjectOnly=N&afterDate=&beforeDate=&authorName=&exactAuthor=Y&sortType=0&ptyp_poll=Y&ptyp_album=Y&ptyp_msg=Y&x_display_post_details=1&groupType=1&search=Search
531 uses - Created 2005-06-17 20:43:08 - Last used 2025-09-03 01:39:32 - Nominate - Description - http://episteme.arstechnica.com/{eop eve/ubb.x?a=search&reqWords=@%s@&exactPhrase=&optWords=&notWords=&f=all&subjectOnly=N&afterDate=&beforeDate=&authorName=&exactAuthor=Y&sortType=0&ptyp_poll=Y&ptyp_album=Y&ptyp_msg=Y&x_display_post_details=1&groupType=1&search=Search}

es
espn.com search
842 uses - Created 2005-06-17 20:37:48 - Last used 2026-03-09 05:10:36 - Nominate - Description - http://proxy.espn.go.com/keyword/searchResults?search=%s

myweb
Search My Web - Yahoo! Search
213 uses - Created 2005-06-17 20:18:24 - Last used 2012-06-05 12:50:21 - Nominate - Description - http://myweb.search.yahoo.com/myweb/search?fr=yubnub-mw&p=%s

bug
A way to search for bugs on shopping.com
132 uses - Created 2005-06-17 19:59:12 - Last used 2019-03-06 09:14:08 - Nominate - Description - http://bugs.shopping.com/show_bug.cgi?id=%

mod
Ub3r cool modding site
101 uses - Created 2005-06-17 19:41:34 - Last used 2025-05-16 10:44:17 - Nominate - Description - http://x-modsonline.com

car
Ub3r cool dealership
585 uses - Created 2005-06-17 19:39:46 - Last used 2026-03-13 08:09:43 - Nominate - Description - http://molsteadsmith.com

mobile
A search for Russell Buckley blog about mobiles.
303 uses - Created 2005-06-17 19:31:38 - Last used 2025-07-24 01:53:19 - Nominate - Description - http://www.mobhappy.com

mob

39 uses - Created 2005-06-17 19:30:02 - Last used 2023-09-07 09:53:12 - Nominate - Description - http://www.mobhappy.com

india
Keyword that takes you to the offical Indian tourism site.
209 uses - Created 2005-06-17 19:09:26 - Last used 2022-04-25 05:51:18 - Nominate - Description - http://www.incredibleindia.org

tm
Texas Molecular
157 uses - Created 2005-06-17 19:08:52 - Last used 2025-08-02 17:48:36 - Nominate - Description - http://www.txmolecular.com/

4d
4d rulers forums
170 uses - Created 2005-06-17 19:01:06 - Last used 2015-06-15 07:26:06 - Nominate - Description - http://forum.4drulers.com

sbs
Sirius Backstage. Great place for Sirius sat radio support and conversation.
199 uses - Created 2005-06-17 18:56:58 - Last used 2019-10-27 21:12:22 - Nominate - Description - http://www.siriusbackstage.com

ka
Kappa Alpha Order
94 uses - Created 2005-06-17 18:55:48 - Last used 2024-02-21 20:48:47 - Nominate - Description - http://kappaalphaorder.org/

spyware
Direct link to Microsoft AntiSpyware (Beta)
34 uses - Created 2005-06-17 18:49:31 - Last used 2015-02-12 17:29:36 - Nominate - Description - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=90&p=&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&genscs=&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f8%2f1%2f5%2f815d2d60-49b5-44dc-ae35-fca2f2c6f0cc%2fMicrosoftAntiSpywareInstall.exe

ideas
The source for new and old ideas
180 uses - Created 2005-06-17 18:49:10 - Last used 2021-11-22 15:50:07 - Nominate - Description - http://lifemuse.blogspot.com

vimeo
Vimeo tag search. Vimeo is a site for sharing your video clips. ---------- Old implementation: http://www.vimeo.com/tag=%s
3553 uses - Created 2005-06-17 18:47:39 - Last used 2026-01-14 21:40:03 - Nominate - Description - https://www.vimeo.com/search?q=%s

lexfn
Lexical Freenet (http://www.lexfn.com) search for related words. Example: lexfn good
167 uses - Created 2005-06-17 18:20:43 - Last used 2009-02-25 21:32:59 - Nominate - Description - http://www.lexfn.com/l/lexfn-cuff.cgi?sWord=%s&tWord=&query=show&maxReach=2&Atrg=on&Asyn=on&Agen=on&Aspc=on&Acom=on&Apar=on&Abox=on&Abnx=on&Abbx=on&Abdx=on&Abtr=on&Abak=on

met
This command searches google news for "metlife"
116 uses - Created 2005-06-17 18:08:35 - Last used 2025-05-06 09:53:22 - Nominate - Description - http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=metlife&btnG=Search+News

dn
demonoid.me search Example: dn "linux" ========== Old implementation: http://www.demonoid.com/torrents/?s=%s
6415 uses - Created 2005-06-17 17:37:54 - Last used 2025-09-16 15:19:15 - Nominate - Description - http://www.demonoid.me/files/?query=%s

lf
Search links on http://www.linkfilter.net .
76 uses - Created 2005-06-17 17:17:54 - Last used 2023-09-28 02:15:25 - Nominate - Description - http://www.linkfilter.net/cgi-bin/lf.fpl?search=&id=

haha

132 uses - Created 2005-06-17 17:16:50 - Last used 2025-07-15 10:29:06 - Nominate - Description - http://www.bullz-eye.com/Models/200411Alexia/default.htm

tet
Goes to the Technorati tag that is given
286 uses - Created 2005-06-17 17:07:26 - Last used 2026-01-09 21:03:37 - Nominate - Description - http://www.technorati.com/tag/%s

te
Searches blogs using Technorati.com
869 uses - Created 2005-06-17 17:06:37 - Last used 2025-12-11 06:32:49 - Nominate - Description - http://technorati.com/search/%s?sub=yubnub

canada

166 uses - Created 2005-06-17 17:02:43 - Last used 2025-02-27 12:26:51 - Nominate - Description - http://mttm.modblog.com/

fetch
Google Suggest (Beta) that is the starting place for all knowledge!
32 uses - Created 2005-06-17 16:53:45 - Last used 2019-05-02 01:22:15 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en

asterisk
Asterisk IP PBX by Digium
74 uses - Created 2005-06-17 16:42:03 - Last used 2025-03-25 15:31:37 - Nominate - Description - http://www.asterisk.org

ld
Yahoo Linkdomain command. Use to find out how many href links Yahoo believes point to a single domain. Example: ld www.google.com
262 uses - Created 2005-06-17 16:27:59 - Last used 2024-08-24 17:34:48 - Nominate - Description - http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=linkdomain%3A%s

local
Do a Blogdigger Local search for blog posts near any US Zip Code or City, State. For example, 94303 or New York, NY
892 uses - Created 2005-06-17 16:14:03 - Last used 2026-01-25 12:42:05 - Nominate - Description - http://local.blogdigger.com/near=%s

digit
Search Blogdigger for the latest blog posts on any topic.
59 uses - Created 2005-06-17 16:12:45 - Last used 2021-06-20 23:01:17 - Nominate - Description - http://www.blogdigger.com/search.jsp?q=%s

cnn
Search cnn.com
7232 uses - Created 2005-06-17 16:03:01 - Last used 2026-03-28 14:05:09 - Nominate - Description - http://search.cnn.com/pages/search.jsp?query=%s

bmr
Search the fantasy art reviews of Blue Moon Rising
16 uses - Created 2005-06-17 15:43:09 - Last used 2016-06-17 22:00:22 - Nominate - Description - http://www.bluemoonrising.com/cgi-bin/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=%s

stake
Ads a url to your StakeItOut portfolio. This is a secure bookmark sharing service. Example: stake http://yubnub.org
27 uses - Created 2005-06-17 15:12:01 - Last used 2026-01-02 00:15:45 - Nominate - Description - https://stakeitout.com/asset?asset[url]=%s

yah
Goto yahoo.com
253 uses - Created 2005-06-17 15:08:51 - Last used 2026-03-24 20:18:19 - Nominate - Description - http://www.yahoo.com

genius
Quick lyrics searches using the most popular lyrics website
1432 uses - Created 2005-06-17 14:48:40 - Last used 2026-03-05 14:43:33 - Nominate - Description - https://genius.com/search?q=%s

houseprices
UK house prices search. Land registry database of actual sales, including sale price, transaction date and address. Examples: houseprices WA14 2AT houseprices "Wycombe Square" London houseprices SW3 houseprices Caterham
36 uses - Created 2005-06-17 14:43:39 - Last used 2024-12-11 03:16:27 - Nominate - Description - http://www.houseprices.co.uk/e.php?q=%s

nom
Official Nominet (.uk registry) To see th whois for a .uk domain name simply type: Example: nom www.bigtickets.co.uk
78 uses - Created 2005-06-17 14:35:45 - Last used 2023-07-23 23:56:46 - Nominate - Description - http://195.66.240.211/cgi-bin/whois.cgi?query=%s

skill
Searches a database of quality checked consultants & freelancers for those with specialist skills
44 uses - Created 2005-06-17 14:27:40 - Last used 2026-01-31 00:19:33 - Nominate - Description - http://www.skillfair.co.uk/guest/listconsultants.asp?Keywords=%s

b3ta
Search the b3ta messageboard for text and links. Example: b3ta kitten
73 uses - Created 2005-06-17 14:17:27 - Last used 2014-03-12 14:54:50 - Nominate - Description - http://glassco.cx/search?q=%s&board=&order=

sfartist
Display Songfight artist page for specified artist. Example: "sfartist octothorpe"
35 uses - Created 2005-06-17 13:38:11 - Last used 2008-05-03 19:25:42 - Nominate - Description - http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php?key=%s&sortkey=date

linkstoall
Extension of linksto command which displays link results across most major search engines.
10 uses - Created 2005-06-17 13:06:24 - Last used 2010-06-20 15:12:45 - Nominate - Description - http://roxy.neutralize.com/ix2.php?returning=2&url=%s

thesaurus
Looks up a word in the Merriam-Webster online thesaurus. ---------- Old implementation: http://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Thesaurus&va=%s
5444 uses - Created 2005-06-17 13:05:03 - Last used 2026-03-04 05:43:46 - Nominate - Description - http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%s

webster
Looks up a word in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary.
2720 uses - Created 2005-06-17 13:03:55 - Last used 2025-06-29 19:18:23 - Nominate - Description - http://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=%s

suki
Searches AnimeSuki for anime torrent files ^-^
959 uses - Created 2005-06-17 12:40:44 - Last used 2024-02-10 12:49:18 - Nominate - Description - http://www.animesuki.com/search.php?query=%s

hcl
List hardware specs (hardware compatibility list). Comes in handy when you want to check goodies before (preferably :-] )or after buying. A lot of HCL's aren't updated, this one is.
36 uses - Created 2005-06-17 12:29:06 - Last used 2025-07-15 02:50:19 - Nominate - Description - http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/

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