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".

genome
UCSC Genome Browser, Human Genome, March 2006 (hg18) assembly Can search by Gene names, symbols, chromosome number or region, keywords, database ID's (NP, NM, OMIM, etc.) Examples: chr7 Displays all of chromosome 7 20p13 Displays region for band p13 on chr 20 chr3:1-1000000 Displays first million bases of chr 3, counting from p arm telomere chr3:1000000+2000 Displays a region of chr3 that spans 2000 bases, starting with position 1000000 D16S3046 Displays region around STS marker D16S3046 from t…
74 uses - Created 2007-08-14 19:36:52 - Last used 2025-05-26 15:37:19 - Nominate - Description - http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgTracks?hgsid=96205306&clade=vertebrate&org=Human&db=hg18&position=%s&pix=620&hgsid=96205306&hgt.dummyEnterButton.x=0&hgt.dummyEnterButton.y=0

blogbabel

74 uses - Created 2007-09-06 23:13:04 - Last used 2009-12-15 16:04:56 - Nominate - Description - http://it.blogbabel.com/search/entries/%s/byrelevance/

lxwiki
Search on LinuxSwords Wiki
74 uses - Created 2007-09-10 17:38:09 - Last used 2008-06-10 10:29:28 - Nominate - Description - http://stocker-knoller.ch/wiki/index.php?search=%s

mino
Mininova.
74 uses - Created 2008-09-21 05:48:37 - Last used 2026-06-05 15:13:11 - Nominate - Description - http://www.mininova.org/search/?search=%s

fr-eng
Translate French to English
74 uses - Created 2008-10-12 15:24:48 - Last used 2024-03-18 04:34:21 - Nominate - Description - https://translate.google.com/translate_t#fr|en|%s

yutb
YouTube
74 uses - Created 2008-10-25 13:24:52 - Last used 2016-07-04 18:18:05 - Nominate - Description - http://www.youtube.com

chef

74 uses - Created 2007-12-27 11:40:00 - Last used 2021-07-07 09:01:34 - Nominate - Description - http://www.chefkoch.de

choate
Choate's CHIP Network
74 uses - Created 2008-01-18 11:08:37 - Last used 2012-05-25 17:05:32 - Nominate - Description - http://chip.choate.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp

Running
A road running page with locations for training runs, race calendars, etc.
74 uses - Created 2005-06-21 00:53:02 - Last used 2023-09-19 10:17:17 - Nominate - Description - http://www.decade.com/Miscellaneous/Running/Webrunning.html

gum
GU Mail (Georgetown University mail)
74 uses - Created 2005-06-22 17:52:00 - Last used 2026-02-21 11:44:59 - Nominate - Description - https://imap.georgetown.edu

bkm (Golden Egg)
Brings the user in someone's social bookmarking world
74 uses - Created 2005-06-23 13:31:54 - Last used 2017-05-05 02:38:35 - Description - http://del.icio.us/%s

g1

74 uses - Created 2005-07-11 02:42:20 - Last used 2025-09-18 11:58:15 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/

gsms
Search on Google SMS
74 uses - Created 2005-07-14 00:08:00 - Last used 2012-03-25 03:05:37 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/sms/demo?q=%s

josh
A blog for the musings of a young Salt Lake City citizen.
74 uses - Created 2005-06-09 23:52:56 - Last used 2020-03-02 12:23:05 - Nominate - Description - http://SaltCityBoy.blogspot.com

spot
Video game news site with tons of info for new and old games.
74 uses - Created 2005-06-10 19:40:36 - Last used 2026-03-08 03:14:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.gamespot.com

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

aspnpy
Search for recipes in ActiveStateProgrammerNetwork's Python Cookbook
74 uses - Created 2006-05-24 11:30:13 - Last used 2011-11-14 07:18:01 - Nominate - Description - http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/search?query=%s&section=PYTHONCKBK&type=Subsection

contact
yahoo people search
74 uses - Created 2006-09-26 14:50:32 - Last used 2022-11-04 14:04:29 - Nominate - Description - http://people.yahoo.com/

URLde
Decode a URL based on change (extended description here: http://yubnub.org/kernel/man?args=change) example: URLde http%3A%2F%2Fyubnub.org%2Fcommand%2Fnew%3Fname%3D returns: http://yubnub.org/command/new?name=
74 uses - Created 2006-10-08 17:29:08 - Last used 2018-11-23 03:42:50 - Nominate - Description - change %s -method urldec -simple YES

ctools
links to umich ctools
74 uses - Created 2006-10-12 06:56:40 - Last used 2011-04-29 16:27:55 - Nominate - Description - http://ctools.umich.edu

freenet
Blyk is a pan-European free mobile operator for young people, funded by advertising.
74 uses - Created 2006-11-19 16:04:06 - Last used 2024-10-02 23:23:25 - Nominate - Description - http://about.blyk.com/

portland
portland=http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/index.php?wfo=pqr&zone=orz006&county=orc051
74 uses - Created 2006-12-03 19:16:01 - Last used 2018-12-04 08:56:22 - Nominate - Description - http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/index.php?wfo=pqr&zone=orz006&county=orc051

trev
Go to trevorcreech.com, or search my page...not implemented yet.
74 uses - Created 2006-04-05 09:45:03 - Last used 2021-04-24 07:59:57 - Nominate - Description - http://trevorcreech.com/?s=%s

Suck
Biography of George W. Bush, President of the United Sates of America
74 uses - Created 2005-09-28 15:34:14 - Last used 2021-12-17 04:56:17 - Nominate - Description - http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/gwbbio.html

gende
(G)oogle (En)glish to (Ge)rman Translate an URL from English to German using Google. Author: Stefan Schwingeler
74 uses - Created 2005-11-17 10:35:54 - Last used 2014-10-31 07:27:24 - Nominate - Description - https://translate.google.com/translate?u=%s&langpair=en%7Cde&hl=en&ie=UTF8

renfr
Reverso dictionnaire anglais-francais en contexte.
74 uses - Created 2018-05-10 15:47:07 - Last used 2026-05-24 09:14:38 - Nominate - Description - http://context.reverso.net/traduction/anglais-francais/%s

sumally
Item search on Sumally. Sumally is a growing community that connects what you love with the people you love. The word "Sumally" was coined from the words "sum" + "all" .. meaning an "addition of everything". With the help of users and style leaders from all over the world, Sumally is finding and cataloging every and anything. Sumally aims to become the go-to online encyclopedia of treasured objects. Use Sumally to keep track of who owns what, who wants what, and whether they're selling the item…
74 uses - Created 2011-09-07 02:31:08 - Last used 2012-06-17 13:13:18 - Nominate - Description - http://sumally.com/search#q=%s

cashb
search evreward.com for cash back, airline miles etc cashback
74 uses - Created 2012-01-14 00:00:38 - Last used 2013-04-13 17:40:12 - Nominate - Description - http://evreward.com/store/find?store%5Bname%5D=%s&submit=Find

giffgaff
giffgaff UK mobile network, order free sim card with £5 credit, Post your reviews, read reviews, compare to other networks. ------------------------------------------------------------ Old implementation: http://www.bestmobilenetworks.com/review/10/giffgaff-review
74 uses - Created 2012-03-22 13:40:30 - Last used 2025-01-09 13:09:00 - Nominate - Description - https://www.giffgaff.com/

wbcn
NAME wbcn - hourly weather forecast for Barcelona (Spain) Just an useful bookmark from the Weather Channel AUTHOR jm
74 uses - Created 2014-07-22 11:10:44 - Last used 2026-06-04 06:04:18 - Nominate - Description - http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/graph/Barcelona+SPXX0015:1:SP

trb

74 uses - Created 2014-10-04 10:47:56 - Last used 2026-05-30 06:36:50 - Nominate - Description - https://web.archive.org/web/20100113024301/http://www.irbr.mre.gov.br/cursos/pagsprofa/turmas_formadas.htm

wlocga
Searches the Official Code of Georgia, Annotated on Westlaw (useful for a quick cite check)
74 uses - Created 2016-02-18 05:10:48 - Last used 2016-08-05 10:31:32 - Nominate - Description - https://a.next.westlaw.com/Link/Document/FullText?cite=OCGA+%s

chsr
SUMMARY: Searches Swiss Federal Law Classified Compilation for law for Swiss Regulation (SR) number or Swiss law or Regulation name, in German language. EXAMPLES: - "chsr 101" compiles to "https://www.admin.ch/opc/search/?text=101&lang=de" which redirects to Swiss Regulation SR101 (Swiss Federal Constitution) - "chsr UVG" compiles to "https://www.admin.ch/opc/search/?text=UVG&lang=de" which redirects to Swiss Regulation SR832.20 (Swiss Federal Law for Accident-Insurance, UVG)
74 uses - Created 2016-07-21 07:02:41 - Last used 2025-02-16 13:48:05 - Nominate - Description - https://www.admin.ch/opc/search/?text=%s&lang=de

too

74 uses - Created 2010-09-30 07:37:06 - Last used 2019-10-28 23:07:24 - Nominate - Description - https://www.memotoo.com/monagenda.php

udict
Look up keyword in the urban dictionary (urbandictionary.com)
74 uses - Created 2010-11-27 18:55:12 - Last used 2025-11-22 14:32:53 - Nominate - Description - http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%s

sdsd

74 uses - Created 2011-05-22 11:30:27 - Last used 2024-02-01 10:26:04 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=planetsuzy+standard+definition+%s

r4x
r4x Takes you to a fully linked A-Z list All Radio 4 Plus programs Available on BBC iPlayer (Syn: r4+ - but this saves a single keystroke!) [NB to search for a specific programme on BBC iPlayer, use the existing command bbc1 + the title ]
73 uses - Created 2011-04-14 18:20:50 - Last used 2014-12-25 06:17:23 - Nominate - Description - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4extra/programmes/a-z/player

caus

73 uses - Created 2020-06-27 01:10:59 - Last used 2021-01-06 01:07:47 - Nominate - Description - https://assets.diepresse.com/layout/diepresse/files/special/pandemic/index.barchart.stacked.bmi.html

vy001
togreise 1 januar 2024
73 uses - Created 2023-10-04 23:43:39 - Last used 2023-12-31 23:04:44 - Nominate - Description - https://www.vy.no/se-reiseforslag?from=Geilo%20stasjon&to=Oslo%20lufthavn%20(Gardermoen)&fromDateTime=2024-01-01T09%3A00%3A09.000Z&includeModes=train&fromExternalId=NSR%3ANSR%3AStopPlace%3A58832%2CSILVER_RAIL%3A2319%3A76&toExternalId=NSR%3ANSR%3AStopPlace%3A58211%2CSILVER_RAIL%3A220%3A76&passengers=W3siaWQiOjAsImFnZSI6bnVsbCwiZGlzY291bnRzIjpbXSwiY2F0ZWdvcnkiOiJBZHVsdCIsIm5hbWUiOiJWb2tzZW4ifV0%3D&addons=W3sidHlwZSI6ImJpY3ljbGUiLCJudW1iZXJUb0J1eSI6MH0seyJ0eXBlIjoibGFyZ2VfYW5pbWFsIiwibnVtYmVyVG9CdXkiOjB9LHsidHlwZSI6InNtYWxsX2FuaW1hbCIsIm51bWJlclRvQnV5IjowfSx7InR5cGUiOiJzdHJvbGxlciIsIm51bWJlclRvQnV5IjowfSx7InR5cGUiOiJ3aGVlbGNoYWlyIiwibnVtYmVyVG9CdXkiOjB9XQ%3D%3D&fromPosition=60.534504,8.206747&toPosition=60.193361,11.097887

p4k
Search for an artist or album on Pitchfork
73 uses - Created 2011-10-08 03:05:12 - Last used 2017-12-05 14:43:58 - Nominate - Description - http://pitchfork.com/search/?query=%s

fut
Display U.S. major index futures and pre-market quotes.
73 uses - Created 2011-10-12 12:36:00 - Last used 2025-07-23 14:06:39 - Nominate - Description - http://money.cnn.com/data/premarket/

gnyt
Google news search restricted to the New York Times site. Can be used to circumvent the nyt pay-wall.
73 uses - Created 2012-01-28 14:47:26 - Last used 2013-11-14 01:12:04 - Nominate - Description - http://news.google.com/news?num=100&hl=en&lr=&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&q=%s+site:nytimes.com&scoring=d

yand
Yandex search. Example: yand test
73 uses - Created 2013-06-28 17:26:38 - Last used 2022-03-12 21:40:40 - Nominate - Description - http://www.yandex.com/yandsearch?text=%s

frap
search on fettrap.com
73 uses - Created 2013-07-14 01:13:08 - Last used 2018-06-08 19:56:13 - Nominate - Description - http://fettrap.com/?q=%s

mhow
music hall of williamsburg
73 uses - Created 2007-09-26 17:05:43 - Last used 2012-03-27 17:45:57 - Nominate - Description - http://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com/

zips
ZIPskinny. Get the skinny on that ZIP! Enter your ZIP code to see U.S. Census data and comparisons with neighboring ZIPs. Example: zips 95389
73 uses - Created 2007-10-17 16:15:16 - Last used 2021-01-28 23:49:22 - Nominate - Description - http://zipskinny.com/index.php?zip=%s

maemoirc
Search the irc logs of #maemo channel on Freenode
73 uses - Created 2007-01-26 00:59:39 - Last used 2009-11-30 10:27:51 - Nominate - Description - http://mg.pov.lt/maemo-irclog/search?q=%s

gkvr
Use Google to search KvRaudio.com.
73 uses - Created 2007-03-28 21:43:41 - Last used 2012-06-21 09:37:49 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Akvraudio.com+%s&btnG=Search

kcm
Searches for a King County (Washington) Metro timetable by route number. kcm 44 : Shows route 44 (Ballard to the U District)
73 uses - Created 2008-03-16 01:51:26 - Last used 2012-01-15 19:20:57 - Nominate - Description - http://transit.metrokc.gov/cftemplates/show_schedule.cfm?BUS_ROUTE=%s

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