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The Most-Used Commands

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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]

adp
Dancing in the bay area
112 uses - Created 2005-06-21 00:25:56 - Last used 2026-02-22 03:27:52 - Nominate - Description - http://www.arieldanceproductions.com

lin
Search in http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pascal.grouselle/
112 uses - Created 2005-06-21 17:27:58 - Last used 2025-10-08 08:21:06 - Nominate - Description - http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=

nf
The web's most detailed and inclusive website dedicated to the #1 Japanese anime, Naruto.
112 uses - Created 2005-06-22 15:07:18 - Last used 2022-12-18 10:02:35 - Nominate - Description - www.narutofan.com

h2g2
h2g2 - search the Earth edition of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the BBC's h2g2) EXAMPLES: h2g2 ohio will search for Ohio h2g2 ohio -r 0 -g 0 will search only for the Edited entry on Ohio h2g2 nighthoover -t USER searches for a user called nighthoover h2g2 jim -t forum searches for a conversation about Jim Notice that the switches '-r', '-g' and '-e' will control recommended, normal and Edited Guide Entries respectively. By default, all are searched, but putting a 0 next to the switch w…
112 uses - Created 2005-08-31 21:33:40 - Last used 2011-07-10 14:25:47 - Nominate - Description - http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/Search?searchstring=%s&dosearch=Search&searchtype=${t=article}&showapproved=${e=1}&showsubmitted=${r=1}&shownormal=${g=1}

beyonce
Checks whether Beyonce Knowles is hot or not.
112 uses - Created 2005-09-27 20:47:55 - Last used 2025-02-06 04:31:36 - Nominate - Description - http://images.google.com/images?q=beyonce

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

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}

inv
Searches the excellent Investopedia.com Web site for financial jargon. The structure of the site's search requires the command to include the first letter of the word, then the word itself (with no spaces). Example: inv -l f -w fallingknife -l stands for "letter"; -w stands for "word" created by M.Druskoff
112 uses - Created 2006-04-19 14:40:29 - Last used 2024-09-30 10:33:50 - Nominate - Description - http://www.investopedia.com/terms/${l}/${w}.asp

erlmod
Brings up the documentation page for the specified erlang module from erlang.org. Examples: erlmod lists => lists documentation erlmod string => string documentation If no module is specified, defaults to the index of modules page that all the available module pages are linked from. bakert@gmail.com
111 uses - Created 2006-02-22 14:53:43 - Last used 2009-10-10 08:25:19 - Nominate - Description - http://www.erlang.org/doc/doc-5.4.12/{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then lib/stdlib-1.13.11/doc/html/%s.html -else doc/man_index.html}

WordCount
NAME WordCount - Counts the number of words in a phrase. SYNOPSIS WordCount [PHRASE] -delimit [DELIMITER] EXAMPLES WordCount Hello World! (returns 2) WordCount a;b;c;d;e;f -delimit ; (returns 6) Returns the number of words in a phrase. The -delimit argument is optional, and defaults to a space. AUTHOR Allen Ormond - aormond (at) gmail (dot) com
111 uses - Created 2006-03-26 22:01:07 - Last used 2023-10-06 05:39:10 - Nominate - Description - http://jonathanaquino.com/yubscripts/strings/stringmanip.php?command=wordcount&delimit=${delimit=%20}&string=%s&xn_auth=no[no url encoding]

thehun
Everyone loves the hun.
111 uses - Created 2006-05-03 06:03:45 - Last used 2012-04-17 15:01:12 - Nominate - Description - http://thehun.net/

times

111 uses - Created 2006-07-02 03:21:10 - Last used 2025-08-14 07:20:33 - Nominate - Description - http://nytimes.com

school
My College
111 uses - Created 2005-06-10 19:08:03 - Last used 2024-06-14 06:57:51 - Nominate - Description - http://www.abtech.edu

cock
These guys are the definition of cock
111 uses - Created 2005-06-10 20:22:21 - Last used 2024-04-28 06:06:44 - Nominate - Description - http://dnc.org

amy
click me
111 uses - Created 2005-06-13 01:55:08 - Last used 2021-04-20 08:43:21 - Nominate - Description - http://www.vaproduction.8m.com

cdbaby
Run a keyword search on the CD Baby database (cdbaby.com). Examples: cdbaby "iron maiden" cdbaby damned cdbaby mozart
111 uses - Created 2006-10-12 18:44:14 - Last used 2021-05-04 03:55:43 - Nominate - Description - http://cdbaby.com/found?allsearch=%s&allsearchsubmit=Search

ot
Link to blog of On the walk
111 uses - Created 2005-07-30 12:25:08 - Last used 2026-02-13 06:37:45 - Nominate - Description - http://www.onthewalk.blogspot.com

eba

111 uses - Created 2005-08-23 01:02:11 - Last used 2023-01-02 03:10:35 - Nominate - Description - http://www.ebaclan.com

amluck
Amazon I'm Feeling Lucky! Combines Amazon with Google's I'm Feeling Lucky feature. In practice, goes directly to the product page of the most-likely item you want in Amazon without having to look through search results. Example: amluck Harry Potter Example: amluck Beatles
111 uses - Created 2005-11-18 23:59:41 - Last used 2009-04-28 08:57:50 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%s site:amazon.com

uscs
USC search
111 uses - Created 2006-01-16 03:58:54 - Last used 2014-11-26 02:04:13 - Nominate - Description - http://www.usc.edu:8766/uscweb/query.html?lk=2&qt=%s&searchButton.x=0&searchButton.y=0

Brooklyn
Fuhgeddaboutit!!!
111 uses - Created 2005-06-20 19:47:20 - Last used 2020-04-03 09:36:53 - Nominate - Description - http://softech-consulting.com/brooklyn/

RTS
Rag Tag Sapiens Guildwars guild site!
111 uses - Created 2005-06-21 06:24:34 - Last used 2026-01-17 15:53:31 - Nominate - Description - http://www.webbschool.com/~icady

ik
ik7 area quick command.
111 uses - Created 2005-06-29 05:51:07 - Last used 2025-12-18 05:54:14 - Nominate - Description - http://current.spookey.net/%s

coda
Coda.fm (your best resource to download albums with BitTorrent and discover new music and artists) search.
111 uses - Created 2010-08-10 12:17:59 - Last used 2025-08-14 06:54:00 - Nominate - Description - http://coda.fm/albums/search?query=%s

ftb-h
Search files tube, specifically "hotfile" files
111 uses - Created 2010-09-05 00:39:35 - Last used 2011-07-07 00:31:11 - Nominate - Description - http://www.filestube.com/search.html?q=%s&select=All&hosting=27

npm:
Search npm packages.
111 uses - Created 2016-12-22 07:43:20 - Last used 2021-06-09 16:01:12 - Nominate - Description - https://www.npmjs.com/package/%s[use - for spaces]

dpron
Søker nynorskordboka på Dokumentasjonsprosjektet (bruk ae, oe og aa).
111 uses - Created 2009-02-26 19:19:44 - Last used 2012-01-02 11:45:25 - Nominate - Description - http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/ordboksoek/ordbok.cgi?OPP=%s&nynorsk=S%F8k+i+Nynorskordboka&ordbok=nynorsk&s=n&alfabet=o&renset=j

2pennt
Directions to Penn Station NYC by transit.
111 uses - Created 2009-04-15 19:43:30 - Last used 2012-05-08 22:56:08 - Nominate - Description - http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=%s&daddr=W+34th+St,+New+York,+NY+10001&hl=en&geocode=&dirflg=r

gmanes
NAME gmanes - search gmane.org for mailing lists. SYNOPSIS gmanes [ KEYWORD(S) ] gmanes searches the mail to news and back again service hosted by gmane.org and returns any matching mailing lists. EXAMPLES Example: gmanes ubuntu Result: Displays search results for the mailing lists associated with Ubuntu Linux. Example: gmanes ratpoison Result: Displays the ratpoison-devel mailing list. SEE ALSO http://search.gmane.org/ AUTHOR Paul M. Boren pmboren AT gmail DOT com
111 uses - Created 2007-03-03 03:29:08 - Last used 2012-11-20 13:03:04 - Nominate - Description - http://dir.gmane.org/search.php?match=%s

thai

111 uses - Created 2007-03-18 06:23:50 - Last used 2023-11-16 17:46:59 - Nominate - Description - https://www.google.com/search?q=thai

skip
search films on skip.at
111 uses - Created 2007-03-21 15:06:59 - Last used 2025-12-31 18:44:57 - Nominate - Description - http://www.skip.at/AT/filme/suche/filmsuche.php?filmtitel=%s

ldb
National Rail Live Departure Boards search (United Kingdom) Syntax: abc: 3-letter station code Example: ldb LST - gives train departure times for London Liverpool Street
111 uses - Created 2008-02-03 12:52:35 - Last used 2016-05-25 02:40:04 - Nominate - Description - http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk/ldb/sumdep.aspx?T={ ucase %s }

gbatemp
Use Google to search GBAtemp.net, the "largest GBA and DS community on the web".
111 uses - Created 2009-10-10 23:08:10 - Last used 2014-09-07 13:41:22 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%s+site%3Agbatemp.net&btnG=Search

surfthechannel
search http://www.surfthechannel.com/
111 uses - Created 2009-12-29 15:42:02 - Last used 2012-08-24 18:08:05 - Nominate - Description - http://www.surfthechannel.com/search/all/3/1/%s.html

nyuh
NYU Home
111 uses - Created 2007-10-22 16:00:00 - Last used 2010-10-29 10:12:00 - Nominate - Description - https://home.nyu.edu/

hdx

111 uses - Created 2008-06-11 13:07:04 - Last used 2017-02-24 08:33:18 - Nominate - Description - http://www.hiphopdx.com

hashtags
Look up twitter hashtags on hashtags.org
111 uses - Created 2008-06-12 15:23:16 - Last used 2024-08-06 03:39:09 - Nominate - Description - http://www.hashtags.org/tag/%s/

OAC
Online Alarm Clock
111 uses - Created 2008-08-25 22:16:45 - Last used 2021-02-14 23:38:44 - Nominate - Description - http://onlineclock.net

ares
Search music like in Ares!
111 uses - Created 2008-09-05 16:09:43 - Last used 2018-12-05 11:13:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.aresmusica.org/index.php?search=%s&source=all

mind
Calling mindmeister.com, a free mindmapping app
111 uses - Created 2007-04-28 09:59:56 - Last used 2024-02-01 05:28:49 - Nominate - Description - http://www.mindmeister.com

ndex
Usage ndex "pokemon name" searches the Serebii.net pokedex by Pokemon Name If you want to search by type or number or the name of a move, then use pdex created by Arlen Phillips
111 uses - Created 2007-05-13 01:31:49 - Last used 2012-05-08 15:21:28 - Nominate - Description - pdex {scrape -tokens %s ! -dirs 0 0 -url http://pokemonlist.googlepages.com/list.txt}

16
Opens 16 Google frames!
111 uses - Created 2007-05-19 20:38:44 - Last used 2021-04-16 19:14:07 - Nominate - Description - split http://www.google.com http://www.google.com http://www.google.com http://www.google.com http://www.google.com http://www.google.com http://www.google.com http://www.google.com http://www.google.com http://www.google.com http://www.google.com http://www.google.com http://www.google.com http://www.google.com http://www.google.com http://www.google.com

wowarm
Looks up a character on the World of Warcraft Armory. Use like this: wowarm Burich -realm Garithos The -realm option can be shortened to -r: wowarm Burich -r Garithos If no realm is specified, it will default to Garithos; this is for selfish reasons.
111 uses - Created 2007-06-11 23:13:16 - Last used 2012-04-01 16:48:30 - Nominate - Description - http://armory.worldofwarcraft.com/character-sheet.xml?r=${realm=${r=Garithos}}&n=%s

ltag
Searches www.last.fm by tag by the_funk
111 uses - Created 2007-06-17 16:57:09 - Last used 2011-07-31 23:33:11 - Nominate - Description - http://www.last.fm/music/?m=tags&q=%s

mts
Search both Mininova and The Pirate Bay at once.
111 uses - Created 2007-07-16 04:52:42 - Last used 2015-03-26 08:49:00 - Nominate - Description - http://mytorrentsearch.ofacrazedgeek.com/results.php?q=%s

i-d
Finds an IETF Internet-Draft or RFC via the IETF tools page. Given a complete name without explicit version number, the most recent version in the archive will be shown. Example: i-d draft-demmer-dtnrg-tcp-clayer Given a complete name with explicit version number, that specific version will be returned if it exists in the repository. Example: i-d draft-demmer-dtnrg-tcp-clayer-00 Given a partial name, up to 100 matches with the prefix draft-something will be shown. Example: i-d dtnrg Given an RF…
110 uses - Created 2007-04-26 12:24:16 - Last used 2012-12-14 09:06:11 - Nominate - Description - http://www1.tools.ietf.org/html/%s

fps
Use Google to search Facepunch studios. (They keep disabling searching, those bastards,)
110 uses - Created 2008-02-13 08:13:25 - Last used 2024-04-08 01:16:44 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aforums.facepunchstudios.com+%s

clipins
NAME clipins - opens up the Cl1P.net text editor using a variable name. SYNOPSIS clipins [ VARIABLE_NAME ] clipins uses the buffer naming convention adopted by pablo7 to access a Cl1P.net clipboard, but unlike clipgetv it opens the text editor so that you can append to it. Also many of the other clipget commands will render pasted code as HTML in the process, making it difficult to cut and paste. If no variable given or the variable used has no value assigned, the command redirects to http://cl…
110 uses - Created 2008-06-03 22:24:58 - Last used 2018-06-20 02:53:19 - Nominate - Description - both const -name 001 -value YubNub -and cl1p {var {ifEmpty -value %s -then 001 -else %s}}

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