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".

mdic
medical dictionary
27 uses - Created 2007-05-02 13:11:18 - Last used 2015-04-16 11:57:02 - Nominate - Description - http://www.online-medical-dictionary.org/omd.asp?q=%s

metag
MetaGlossary.com -- Find meaning, not just links. Now defining over 2,000,000 terms, phrases and acronyms!
27 uses - Created 2007-05-18 05:35:42 - Last used 2012-11-20 13:31:08 - Nominate - Description - http://www.metaglossary.com/results/?query=%s

goldenegg
Golden Egg
27 uses - Created 2007-06-06 21:44:22 - Last used 2018-09-24 05:55:27 - Nominate - Description - http://yubnub.org/images/ge.jpg

ubhelp
Performs a full text search in the Ubuntu community support wiki (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/) ~ Author: guglielf <guglielf at gmail dot com> ~
27 uses - Created 2007-06-13 15:23:49 - Last used 2021-02-05 08:02:45 - Nominate - Description - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/?action=fullsearch&context=180&value=%s&fullsearch=Text

fese
Suche auf fernsehserien.de
27 uses - Created 2007-06-17 19:28:36 - Last used 2007-08-19 22:04:14 - Nominate - Description - http://www.fernsehserien.de/index.php?suche=%s

astroph
Searches for or goes directly to astro-ph articles If the first argument ends with 5 numerical chars (or . and v in it) it is recognized as arxiv identified it will direcly go the the article url. Example: astroph astro-ph/0703470 Example: astroph 0704.2444 Otherwise it will execute the 'aph' command to search for the article. (See man aph for more info) Example: astroph Cosmological contraints to radiative dark matter decay Example: astroph -year 2007 -author Zhang
27 uses - Created 2007-06-19 14:59:59 - Last used 2012-01-10 22:19:36 - Nominate - Description - ifmatch -pattern /^[^\-].*[\dv\.][\dv\.][\dv\.][\dv\.][\dv\.]$/ -string %s -redirect True -then http://arxiv.org/abs/%s -else {url aph %s -year ${year} -from ${from} -to ${to} -author ${author} -abstract ${abstract}}

cnvm
CoNVert Money - Convert Currency. Uses XE.COM. Has shorter parameter names. -a Amount -f From currency name -t To currency name Example: Convert 100 US Dollars to Indian Rupees cnvm -a 100 -f USD -t INR
27 uses - Created 2007-07-15 19:20:45 - Last used 2010-04-02 15:19:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=${a}&From=${f}&To=${t}

vims
Searches the vim.org documentation for tips, scripts, and docs.
27 uses - Created 2007-07-16 17:04:28 - Last used 2013-06-05 08:28:32 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Avim.org+%s

tickle

27 uses - Created 2007-07-21 00:50:28 - Last used 2025-04-17 10:11:24 - Nominate - Description - http://web.tickle.com

roto

27 uses - Created 2007-07-28 05:03:24 - Last used 2025-06-08 11:12:57 - Nominate - Description - http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/%s/

NabzRssReader
...will come late
27 uses - Created 2007-08-10 14:37:21 - Last used 2008-02-23 21:57:14 - Nominate - Description - http://api.nabaztag.com/vl/FR/api.jsp?sn=${sn}&token=${token}&ttslive=${ttslive=0}&posleft=${posleft=8}&posright=${posright=8}&voice=${voice}&tts={eatFeed items[${item}].${node} -url ${url}}

DickSmoking
A girl rapping a man and cutting off his penis and sucking on it for a long period of time. .
27 uses - Created 2007-08-19 00:33:19 - Last used 2012-08-30 03:25:02 - Nominate - Description - dick

pcz
Search pravidla.cz. (Pravidla èeského pravopisu) shortcut for /pravopis/
27 uses - Created 2007-08-20 21:30:58 - Last used 2011-06-03 12:50:37 - Nominate - Description - http://pravidla.cz/hledej.php?qr=%s

allcdcovers
basic search on new cover art website AllCDCovers!
27 uses - Created 2007-08-22 07:27:32 - Last used 2010-03-13 02:28:30 - Nominate - Description - http://www.allcdcovers.com/search/all/all/%s/1

gdigg
Use Google to search Digg Example: gdigg porsche 911 -wehosea
27 uses - Created 2007-08-29 21:56:15 - Last used 2008-10-21 08:55:10 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Adigg.com+%s&btnG=Google+Search

acid
world's larges drum and bass forum
27 uses - Created 2008-11-19 13:49:47 - Last used 2018-03-10 13:08:24 - Nominate - Description - http://www.dogsonacid.com

prixdunet
Searches prixdunet.com, a French price comparator site by pcinpact.com. Example: prixdunet Panasonic SDHC 4 Go
27 uses - Created 2008-11-20 23:15:39 - Last used 2009-02-10 11:21:17 - Nominate - Description - http://www.prixdunet.com/s/%s.htm[use - for spaces]

timmw
This is a shortcut for the This Is My Milwaukee wiki search and bookmark. <br /><br /> Typing just TIMMW will bring you to the front page. Searching for any term will perform a search.<br /> <br /> http://thisismymilwaukee.com
27 uses - Created 2008-12-09 07:59:48 - Last used 2008-12-14 14:31:37 - Nominate - Description - http://mymilwaukee.wikibruce.com/{eop Special:Search?search=@%s@&go=Go}

bmp
beat my price search
27 uses - Created 2008-12-10 20:09:28 - Last used 2025-05-30 09:09:00 - Nominate - Description - http://www.beatmyprice.com/product?name=%s&url=&price=

bie
Search a location for lovely beer on BeerInTheEvening.com : To get a list of lovely pubs in farringdon area of london. Example: bie farringdon
27 uses - Created 2009-02-11 10:10:14 - Last used 2012-11-20 19:52:18 - Nominate - Description - http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/results.shtml?l=%s

lyg
This is simply a Google search that prepends lyrics to what you type in. ex. "lyg talk dirty to me" will Google "lyrics talk dirty to me"
27 uses - Created 2009-02-12 17:05:23 - Last used 2009-03-25 20:58:00 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=lyrics+%s

windconil

27 uses - Created 2009-02-14 13:01:49 - Last used 2014-12-25 07:03:06 - Nominate - Description - http://www.windguru.cz/es/index.php?sc=48766

kcafe
zoeken op de het open intranet van Winkwaves, kenniscafe.com.
27 uses - Created 2009-03-09 13:58:44 - Last used 2013-09-02 08:21:30 - Nominate - Description - http://kenniscafe.com/thoughts?search%5Btag%5D%5B%5D=&search%5Bkeyword%5D=%s&search%5Bselection%5D=&search%5Border%5D=date

catalyst
Links to the feed aggregate for news regarding the Catalyst application framework.
27 uses - Created 2009-03-11 19:27:39 - Last used 2019-11-14 11:40:23 - Nominate - Description - http://planet.catalystframework.org/

e2s
LookWayUp English to Spanish Dictionary Translates from English to Spanish ex. e2s carrot will translate "carrot" into Spanish.
27 uses - Created 2009-03-22 02:47:28 - Last used 2014-10-25 14:57:01 - Nominate - Description - http://lookwayup.com/lwu.exe/lwu/d?s=f&w=%s#Esl

mcafee
McAfee SECURE including PCI Compliance Certification at Over 48% Savings! Monthly Payment Option starting at only $69/month and No Minimum Contract. The highest grade of Website Security Certification available at prices below the competition!
27 uses - Created 2009-04-03 15:07:16 - Last used 2020-07-07 11:39:08 - Nominate - Description - http://www.trustit.ca/ecommerce-solutions-mcafee-secure-c-3_6.html

nickname
NAME nickname - Check nicknames throughout the web with pipl SYNOPSIS nickname [USERNAME] EXAMPLES nickname mac123 Check nicknames, user names, ids, personal profiles throughout the deep web with pipl. Pipl's query-engine helps you find deep web pages that cannot be found on regular search engines. social networks, user pages, forums, comments, websites... NOTES Found an other command to search pipl by First name & Last name - check 'ls pipl' AUTHOR ycc
27 uses - Created 2009-04-30 07:52:23 - Last used 2019-10-20 02:07:45 - Nominate - Description - http://pipl.com/search/?Username=%s&CategoryID=5&Interface=1

impots
site des impots en france
27 uses - Created 2009-05-23 09:55:01 - Last used 2026-01-08 09:03:46 - Nominate - Description - http://www.impots.gouv.fr

ghc
ghc - Geek Hero Comic
27 uses - Created 2009-05-27 14:23:00 - Last used 2024-03-08 07:14:11 - Nominate - Description - http://www.geekherocomic.com

cpandoc
Looks up the documentation for a Perl module in CPAN, using the (poorly documented) http://search.cpan.org/perldoc interface. Unlike the 'cpan' command, this jumps directly to the module documentation, instead of the search results. Examples: cpandoc CPAN cpandoc DBD::SQLite cpandoc Acme::Bleach
27 uses - Created 2009-06-09 20:13:57 - Last used 2019-05-05 23:40:24 - Nominate - Description - http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?%s

athtoday
"athtoday" = And That Happened Today This is a link to the daily articles summarizing MLB games called "And That Happened" posted on the Shysterball blog at Hardballtimes.com. It uses the DATE function to update the url dynamically for the current date.
27 uses - Created 2009-06-22 14:21:03 - Last used 2009-08-26 15:42:41 - Nominate - Description - http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/shysterball/article/and-that-happened{date -format mdy}/

gpatent
Google Patent Search. To find patents which cites "WIMP Interface Considered Fatal", just type the title. Example: gpatent "WIMP Interface Considered Fatal" To find a patent by words in its title, use `intitle' keyword. Example: gpatent intitle:"personal computer" Related commands: gpat, patent, pat, marken, pto, pat2pdf, tradeus, tradeuk, pato
27 uses - Created 2006-12-15 11:45:34 - Last used 2013-02-07 23:08:47 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/patents?num=100&q=%s&btnG=Search+Patents

blindtext
Link to a site with a lot of german Blindtext
27 uses - Created 2006-12-21 14:49:54 - Last used 2021-01-10 07:11:06 - Nominate - Description - http://www.newmediadesigner.de/

finddvd
Compare region 2 DVD prices between UK suppliers Enter the title of the DVD you want to compare prices for Exampe: finddvd Spooks
27 uses - Created 2007-01-01 23:38:14 - Last used 2011-02-02 12:01:09 - Nominate - Description - http://www.find-dvd.co.uk/search.asp?title=%s

infgermany
infobels german phonebook
27 uses - Created 2007-01-09 11:58:17 - Last used 2008-03-19 11:38:11 - Nominate - Description - http://www.infobel.com/teldir/result.asp?country=65&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dastelefonbuch.de%2F

SAC
Slovak Antivirus Center, non-commercial project of AVIR and ESET companies. You can find here the latest shareware and freeware programs, which come from the collection of SAC FTP server maintained by Peter Hubinsky.
27 uses - Created 2007-02-09 11:03:23 - Last used 2021-10-17 19:23:02 - Nominate - Description - http://www.sac.sk/

bpb
look up word in several references of bundeszentrale für politische bildung. usage: bpb foo
27 uses - Created 2007-02-13 18:24:24 - Last used 2014-11-23 08:29:42 - Nominate - Description - http://www1.bpb.de/wissen/H75VXG,,.html?wis_search_action=search&wis_search_alltext=%s&wis_pocketpolitik=4&wis_pocketeuropa=64&wis_schubertklein=1&wis_andersenwoyke=2&wis_wirtschaft=8&wis_islam=16&wis_fischer=32&x=0&y=0&wis_search_type_buchstaben=4

cs_570
Web page for Professor Leonard's CS 570 class (SDSU)
27 uses - Created 2007-02-20 00:06:32 - Last used 2011-10-21 22:51:39 - Nominate - Description - http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/gleonard/html/570.html

eblucky
NAME eblucky - Get a link to the first result from Encyclopedia Britannica SYNOPSIS eblucky [SEARCH TERM] EXAMPLES eblucky sears tower This command pulls the first search result from Encyclopedia Britannica, then gives you a link to the free version of the article. AUTHOR b.a.
27 uses - Created 2007-02-21 22:18:57 - Last used 2008-05-28 20:20:12 - Nominate - Description - ebfree http://www.britannica.com{scrape -tokens copyboldlink%22 %22 %22 -dirs 0 0 0 -url {url eb %s}}

imgg
immagini da google
27 uses - Created 2007-02-22 14:39:53 - Last used 2024-09-05 03:35:15 - Nominate - Description - http://images.google.com/images?q=%s

bregenz
Webcam of the Austrian city Bregenz in Vorarlberg.
27 uses - Created 2007-03-13 11:37:46 - Last used 2018-06-02 04:39:35 - Nominate - Description - http://www.vol.at/engine.aspx/page/vol-features-page/cn/vol-features-live-bregenz-see

vesas
a command that given a certain word it identifies if is a url or a word, if is a url do http://www.artviper.net/tagcloud/cloud.php?&url=http://%s if is a word get the im feeling lucky from google Source code: http://www.ning.com/view-source.html?view=app&op=viewFile&appUrl=JonsTestArea&fileName=vesas.php&currentDir=%2f
27 uses - Created 2007-03-18 00:34:44 - Last used 2012-03-11 09:42:16 - Nominate - Description - http://jonstestarea.ning.com/vesas.php?q=%s&xn_auth=no

scrybe
Online calendar ========= Old implementation http://iscrybe.com
27 uses - Created 2007-03-30 16:14:37 - Last used 2010-04-25 14:57:19 - Nominate - Description - http://saraswaticlasses.net/yubnub/yubnublet.php?code=javascript%3Awindow.open%28%27http%3A%2F%2Fiscrybe.com%2Forganizer%2F27_2%2Fsign_in.php%27%2C%27email_wnd%27%2C%27left%3D0%2Ctop%3D0%2Cheight%3D890%2Cwidth%3D1260%2Cscrollbars%3Dyes%2Cresizable%3Dyes%2Cstatus%3Dno%27%29%3B

bleb3
UK TV daily listing for including ITV - courtesy of the excellent Silverlistings by Silverdisc website (Column numbers 4 to 6 list programmes on ITV1 - ITV3)
27 uses - Created 2007-04-17 15:28:28 - Last used 2009-12-22 21:32:25 - Nominate - Description - http://www.sdldev.co.uk/backstage/getdata-v4.asp?horizdate=

randyls
NAME randyls - returns a random ylist View one of a 100 ylists. NOTES Based on the fine work of Stephen Paul Weber. SEE ALSO varls, random AUTHOR Paul M. Boren pmboren AT gmail DOT com
27 uses - Created 2007-04-20 03:39:24 - Last used 2010-06-11 07:08:59 - Nominate - Description - ylist {idx {explode {varls CE55FE36-D5D1-11DA-B35B-DD81D6839540 -rm 1 -rc 1 -prefix ,}} -idx {random -max 100 -num 1}}

dakini

27 uses - Created 2007-04-22 20:55:27 - Last used 2012-09-03 09:26:44 - Nominate - Description - http://www.dakini.ch/

gkb
google search with keyboard shortcut support.
27 uses - Created 2007-09-16 08:54:55 - Last used 2021-03-31 03:15:19 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&esrch=BetaShortcuts

yoda
yoda = http://www.yodaspeak.co.uk/index.php
27 uses - Created 2007-09-20 03:04:28 - Last used 2020-04-24 14:17:50 - Nominate - Description - http://www.yodaspeak.co.uk/index.php

ohny
overheard in new york
27 uses - Created 2007-09-26 17:01:00 - Last used 2009-06-23 18:36:32 - Nominate - Description - http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/

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