The Most-Used Commands

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".

mot
I created the "mo" command to optimize all yubnub commands for mobile phone browsers. This is an update to the "mo" command by returning a text only page. Use it in suitations where you want to keep data traffic to a minimum by cutting out all graphics. For example: "mot weather 90210" instead of "mo weather 90210" or even "weather 90210"
198 uses - Created 2006-02-06 05:50:53 - Last used 2022-07-25 11:41:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/gwt/n/?%5Fgwt%5Fnoimg=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fyubnub.org%2Fparser%2Fparse%3Fcommand%3D%s

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

ont
Search onitube.com for videos
198 uses - Created 2018-04-08 12:18:05 - Last used 2018-10-28 14:42:46 - Nominate - Description - https://www.onitube.com/search/videos?search_query=%s

dou2
combined dou with date command. This dou2 shows today´s first page of the official diary (Diário Oficial da União)
197 uses - Created 2018-04-27 12:23:42 - Last used 2024-12-06 05:38:24 - Nominate - Description - dou -p 1 -d {date -format d/m/Y}

wstgt

197 uses - Created 2021-05-18 23:41:28 - Last used 2026-01-28 14:17:56 - Nominate - Description - https://www.wetter.com/deutschland/stuttgart/grossmarkt/DE0010287030.html

paiku
create a typical line to past in jaiku for NL try: paiku -cmt test comment -url http://freakonometrics.blog.free.fr/index.php?post%2F2011%2F08%2F13%2FPauvres-americains%2C-ou-de-la-difficulte-d-analyser-la-dette&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Freakonometrics+%28Freakonometrics%29
197 uses - Created 2011-08-17 07:45:35 - Last used 2014-02-11 18:00:19 - Nominate - Description - echo ${auth=cal}@[${tag=TAMS}] ${cmt=...}: {tinyurl! ${url}}

plot
Graphing calculator and plotter (SVG and VML based). Example: plot tan(x)
197 uses - Created 2008-07-31 07:20:49 - Last used 2025-07-22 11:40:35 - Nominate - Description - http://fooplot.com/index.php?q0=%s[no url encoding]

ctm
countdown timer that displays the remaining time in the browser title bar (or tab) Specify the number of minutes to count down Example: ctm 15 will countdown 15 minutes. Without a parameter, the default time is initially 60 minutes. Afterwards, a cookie recalls the most recent value. Example: ctm will countdown 60 minutes.
197 uses - Created 2009-03-27 06:23:49 - Last used 2025-09-11 10:31:59 - Nominate - Description - http://theinsomniacsociety.com/timer.html?minutes=%s

thb

197 uses - Created 2007-02-20 03:39:57 - Last used 2024-11-29 07:12:24 - Nominate - Description - http://thottbot.com/?s=%s

tvl
TV listing from zap2it.com
197 uses - Created 2007-02-23 02:46:32 - Last used 2025-12-23 04:50:27 - Nominate - Description - http://tvlistings5.zap2it.com/zp/

gmwiki
Garry's mod wiki!
197 uses - Created 2007-04-19 17:24:21 - Last used 2012-06-29 03:53:29 - Nominate - Description - http://garrysmod.com/wiki/?search=%s&go=GO

gwde
german guild wars wiki (www.guildwiki.de) search :)
197 uses - Created 2009-09-19 09:50:58 - Last used 2017-11-08 01:41:49 - Nominate - Description - http://guildwiki.de/wiki/?search=%s

linman
Linux man pages from http://linux.die.net
197 uses - Created 2010-03-01 05:27:23 - Last used 2023-11-20 14:42:56 - Nominate - Description - http://www.die.net/search/?q=%s&sa=Search&ie=ISO-8859-1&cx=partner-pub-5823754184406795%3A54htp1rtx5u&cof=FORID%3A9

tvp
polskie stacje tv
197 uses - Created 2010-05-03 11:08:33 - Last used 2018-07-05 01:39:50 - Nominate - Description - http://www.tv.pl/

yaourt
Searches the archlinux.org Website for the specified Package-Name. (Just like the "yaourt" commandline tool)
197 uses - Created 2008-06-02 21:50:48 - Last used 2017-04-04 04:50:15 - Nominate - Description - http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?K=%s

ba
Translations into various languages in babel fish of altavista.
197 uses - Created 2006-04-18 11:04:14 - Last used 2025-03-01 19:41:55 - Nominate - Description - http://babelfish.altavista.com/

author
Alibris Book Search: Find 50 million new & used books from 8000 rated bookstores with guarantee & cheap shipping. To find books, just type the author name. Example: author douglas adams
197 uses - Created 2005-06-17 02:56:40 - Last used 2024-06-12 14:34:52 - Nominate - Description - http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?sourceid=YubNub&wauth=%s

weather10
10-day forecast for given zip code from weather.com
197 uses - Created 2005-06-21 02:08:30 - Last used 2010-02-22 13:53:19 - Nominate - Description - http://www.weather.com/activities/other/other/weather/tenday.html?locid=%s&from=36hr_topnav_undeclared

line
Yensed yo yo yo!
197 uses - Created 2005-06-29 07:26:46 - Last used 2023-06-15 17:08:16 - Nominate - Description - http://www.geocities.com/yensed2000/halloween_movie.html

ra

197 uses - Created 2005-07-21 05:52:38 - Last used 2022-10-25 07:47:06 - Nominate - Description - http://www.ravi.com

asian
Link to BBC radio's Asian Network
197 uses - Created 2005-08-04 04:33:10 - Last used 2025-03-07 06:39:21 - Nominate - Description - http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/

mpq
Short-cut to Mapquest driving directions.
197 uses - Created 2006-04-30 08:26:21 - Last used 2013-02-04 01:47:10 - Nominate - Description - http://www.mapquest.com/

motion
BBC Motion Gallery - great artist's resource for reference footage
197 uses - Created 2006-05-21 07:38:11 - Last used 2025-07-22 08:23:26 - Nominate - Description - http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/Customer/SearchResults.aspx?searchText=%s&type=Simple

wikitionary
Search wiktionary for an entry.
196 uses - Created 2005-06-10 00:21:34 - Last used 2025-07-30 00:56:20 - Nominate - Description - http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s&go=Go

sam
Goes to sam holton dot com
196 uses - Created 2005-06-15 04:11:40 - Last used 2022-07-11 01:55:39 - Nominate - Description - http://www.samholton.com

amateur
LA MINA DE HOY ES 100% ARGENTINAAAAAAAAAA
196 uses - Created 2006-03-28 00:57:48 - Last used 2022-08-26 04:07:26 - Nominate - Description - http://www.laminadehoy.com.ar

accui
Accuweather international city search.
196 uses - Created 2006-03-29 13:40:47 - Last used 2013-03-15 10:33:26 - Nominate - Description - http://wwwa.accuweather.com/index-world-forecast.asp?zipcode=%s&submit=Go&

gzh
Search Chinese webpages with Google in Simplified Chinese
196 uses - Created 2006-04-15 19:51:07 - Last used 2024-12-04 15:01:40 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=zh-CN&inlang=zh-CN&q=%s&btnG=%E6%90%9C%E7%B4%A2&lr=lang_zh-CN%7Clang_zh-TW

ada
Artist Direct search. Search by artist name. Example: ada al dimeola
196 uses - Created 2005-10-22 20:34:42 - Last used 2025-07-06 10:36:27 - Nominate - Description - http://ubl.artistdirect.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+Search?select=MusicArtist&searchstr=%s&searchtype=NormalSearch&start=1&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

mb
Mtbr.com mountain bike product search
196 uses - Created 2005-06-24 01:59:07 - Last used 2023-03-17 11:58:33 - Nominate - Description - http://www.mtbr.com/search/productsearch.asp?search=%s&section=Products

ara
Search Debian packages using ara. Ara is a utility for doing boolean regexp queries on the the Debian package database. Display packages whose name or description contains "tetris": ara tetris Same, but only at word boundaries: ara /tetris/iw Same, but case-sensitive: ara /tetris/w Display packages whose name or description contain "php4" AND "apache": ara php4 apache Display packages in section "devel" whose name or description contains "php3" or "php4"and "apache": ara (php3 or php4) apache s…
196 uses - Created 2005-07-05 12:31:24 - Last used 2023-09-19 00:12:40 - Nominate - Description - http://ara.edos-project.org/search?p=false&x=false&q=%s&a=Search&m=10&n=true

mcms
searches mcmaster-carr
196 uses - Created 2010-06-28 16:27:06 - Last used 2018-09-06 13:42:22 - Nominate - Description - http://www.mcmaster.com/#%s/=7qai6f

vit
Vitalist online GTD to-do list
196 uses - Created 2008-05-15 20:39:24 - Last used 2024-10-22 19:50:21 - Nominate - Description - http://my.vitalist.com

techmeme
Searches tech news at Techmeme.com
196 uses - Created 2008-05-21 14:26:21 - Last used 2025-09-09 11:58:07 - Nominate - Description - http://techmeme.com/search/query?q=%s&wm=false

iconlook
Iconlook: searches iconlook.com for icons matching you term
196 uses - Created 2008-11-12 20:56:29 - Last used 2012-09-06 14:45:47 - Nominate - Description - http://www.iconlook.com/search.icon?q=%s&s12=on&s16=on&s22=on&s32=on&s48=on&s64=on&s128=on

veertype
Search for typefaces on Veer.com, which "provides visual elements for use in professional creative work" such as stock photos, motion graphics, illustrations, and typefaces. Example: veertype garamond Search for type relating to "garamond" Related commands: veer, myfonts By Auricfuzz
196 uses - Created 2007-05-28 19:18:40 - Last used 2012-09-06 14:53:24 - Nominate - Description - http://www.veer.com/search/results.aspx?keyword=%s&producttype=TYP&pricemodel=RM%2CRF

gnit
Google News Italia
196 uses - Created 2009-08-07 12:28:57 - Last used 2012-05-02 09:02:02 - Nominate - Description - http://news.google.it/news?hl=it&ned=it&ie=UTF-8&q=%s&btnG=Cerca

giz
Sends to Gizmodo the Gadget Guide
196 uses - Created 2007-11-05 04:55:49 - Last used 2019-11-01 13:48:06 - Nominate - Description - http://www.gizmodo.com

jaj
opens the login page of jajah.com
196 uses - Created 2007-11-12 01:00:42 - Last used 2016-01-14 16:51:54 - Nominate - Description - http://www.jajah.com/login.aspx

g-c
Shortcut to the internal area of Galilei Consult. Some student consulting clowns you never heard of.
196 uses - Created 2007-11-18 18:18:34 - Last used 2012-10-09 20:03:47 - Nominate - Description - https://internal.galileiconsult.de/

ftv
search movies www.findtvlinks.com
195 uses - Created 2007-09-22 23:51:25 - Last used 2025-03-17 05:55:53 - Nominate - Description - http://www.findtvlinks.com/search.php?q=%s

yahans
Searches Yahoo Answers.
195 uses - Created 2008-06-27 16:24:50 - Last used 2013-02-24 14:42:33 - Nominate - Description - http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result?p=%s

vu
Vuclip - Mobile Video Site
195 uses - Created 2008-10-28 12:54:41 - Last used 2026-02-19 22:00:59 - Nominate - Description - http://vuclip.com/s?k=%s

ic4
search icons at iconlook.com
195 uses - Created 2009-07-16 17:31:53 - Last used 2020-03-03 14:57:26 - Nominate - Description - http://www.iconlook.com/search.icon?q=%s&s12=on&s16=on&s22=on&s32=on&s48=on&s64=on&s128=on

gcontacts
Google Contacts.
195 uses - Created 2009-08-05 22:25:07 - Last used 2026-03-19 03:36:36 - Nominate - Description - https://www.google.com/contacts

geco
Search particular word or phrase within economist.com
195 uses - Created 2009-10-30 00:56:40 - Last used 2017-11-27 21:36:39 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=%s+site%3Aeconomist.com

ab
An "Adult Baby" web site. Adult baby's are adults who enjoy dressing like infants, for whatever reason.
195 uses - Created 2005-06-10 10:58:00 - Last used 2024-12-27 15:38:58 - Nominate - Description - http://www.dpf.com

bun
halo stuff
195 uses - Created 2005-06-10 20:17:43 - Last used 2019-05-22 16:09:44 - Nominate - Description - http://bungie.net

nu
Northwestern University Search. Using Google's search engine, restrict search to the northwestern.edu site.
195 uses - Created 2005-06-16 20:54:48 - Last used 2024-07-25 13:45:27 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=%s+site%3Anorthwestern.edu

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