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".

clclt
Searches Craigslist in Charlotte, NC.
26 uses - Created 2010-05-07 14:39:44 - Last used 2010-06-20 03:33:00 - Nominate - Description - http://charlotte.craigslist.org/search/?areaID=41&subAreaID=&query=%s&catAbb=sss

fweet
Performs a simple FWEET (Finnegans Wake Extensible Elucidation Treasury)search. Set to ignore case and accent. Highlights matches and shows related Finnegans Wake text. Set to search in: FWEET elucidations, Finnegans Wake text, and related FWEET shorthands. Example: fweet talmud will return three FWEET elucidations, along with the related lines from Finnegans Wake (30.10, 228.14, and 469.02). Maybe someone can make this command more advanced and add switches for various FWEET search options oth…
26 uses - Created 2008-11-28 17:41:25 - Last used 2019-10-27 04:32:04 - Nominate - Description - http://www.fweet.org/cgi-bin/fw_grep.cgi?srch=%s&cake=&icase=1&accent=1&beauty=1&hilight=1&showtxt=1&escope=1&tscope=1&rscope=1&dist=4&ndist=4&shorth=0

swps
Secure WikiPedia Search
26 uses - Created 2008-12-06 20:02:17 - Last used 2009-11-11 17:25:44 - Nominate - Description - https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/?search=%s

Pluck
Searches HMV, Amazon.co.uk and Google Shopping UK simultaneously. Annoyingly, Play.com seems to override the 'split' command...
26 uses - Created 2008-12-11 15:21:14 - Last used 2014-01-23 13:41:50 - Nominate - Description - split {url hmvuk %s} {url amuk %s} {url gshopuk %s}

smov

26 uses - Created 2008-12-19 11:38:23 - Last used 2010-12-30 14:21:09 - Nominate - Description - http://www.surfthechannel.com/search/61397/3/1/%s.html

wau
Weather in Australia (W AU) using WeatherChannel.com.au. Takes a suburb name or postcode as parameter. Examples: wau st kilda wau 3182 wau st kilda 3182
26 uses - Created 2009-01-06 05:46:09 - Last used 2012-12-08 08:03:45 - Nominate - Description - http://www.weatherchannel.com.au/Magic94scripts/mgrqispi94.dll?APPNAME=WC&PRGNAME=WC&LayGroups=&SearchFor=%s&Function=PCSearch

leverage
tv underground LEVERAGE series SEASON 1 episodes direct emule download (by l3utterfish)
26 uses - Created 2009-02-05 15:02:26 - Last used 2021-01-07 19:49:16 - Nominate - Description - http://tvunderground.org.ru/index.php?show=episodes&sid=24144

xspfplay
XSPF player.
26 uses - Created 2009-02-26 18:36:20 - Last used 2011-10-31 10:04:26 - Nominate - Description - http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/21998/small/player.html?playlist=%s

gandwp
Searches Google and Wikipedia in a split screen.
26 uses - Created 2009-05-20 10:32:03 - Last used 2009-09-04 09:06:43 - Nominate - Description - split {url g %s} {url wp %s}

vimeos
searches vimeo w/ full text query. WAY better than the normal tag search which camps on 'vimeo' sheesh who even made that one?
26 uses - Created 2009-06-16 14:52:19 - Last used 2022-04-27 09:58:32 - Nominate - Description - http://www.vimeo.com/videos/search:%s

sapl
Preforms a "quick search" of the San Antonio Public Library's (SAPL) catalog
26 uses - Created 2009-06-23 03:55:45 - Last used 2011-10-14 21:09:18 - Nominate - Description - http://sapl.sat.lib.tx.us/search/Y?SEARCH=%s&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Submit&searchscope=1&SORT=D

play.com
Searches Play.com
26 uses - Created 2009-07-01 11:46:44 - Last used 2013-01-07 22:55:52 - Nominate - Description - http://www.play.com/Search.aspx?searchtype=allproducts&searchstring=%s

yelle

26 uses - Created 2008-01-21 20:03:25 - Last used 2017-12-22 14:10:12 - Nominate - Description - http://www.radioblogclub.fr/open/152233/yelle/Yelle-_Ce_Jeu_

drbo
This is used to search the Catholic Douay-Rheims Bible, often not included in other biblical search engines. Includes Tobias Judith Wisdom Ecclesiasticus Baruch and Machabees I & II which were removed from the KJV.
26 uses - Created 2008-01-29 23:48:33 - Last used 2019-09-29 17:23:25 - Nominate - Description - http://www.drbo.org/cgi-bin/s?t=0&q=%s&b=drb

tweetminds
Split screen Twitter search results. Terraminds on the left, David Terry's Tweetscan on the right. Usually they're the same, but sometimes there are a few discrepancies. See man tweetscan and man terraminds for more. Supply your search terms as a parameter. created by enbar
26 uses - Created 2008-02-09 14:28:41 - Last used 2013-08-15 23:33:07 - Nominate - Description - split {url terraminds %s} {url tweetscan %s}

headphones
IShoppe offer Headphones, Earphones, Bluetooth headphones, Wireless headphones, Stereo headphones and MP3 Headphones at cheap prices.
26 uses - Created 2008-03-06 12:55:09 - Last used 2019-11-08 14:41:01 - Nominate - Description - http://www.ishoppe.co.uk/earphones-headphones-c-349.html

ubdocfr
Documentation Ubuntu-fr.org
26 uses - Created 2008-03-30 21:32:30 - Last used 2010-05-19 21:58:18 - Nominate - Description - http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/doku.php?do=search&id=%s

bux
Track your money. Effortlessly. google money management
26 uses - Created 2008-04-08 04:27:25 - Last used 2011-06-19 21:40:21 - Nominate - Description - http://www.buxfer.com/

plume
Searches in a french website about (GNU/Linux) opensource software, Projet-Plume.org. (Promouvoir les Logiciels Utiles Maîtrisés et Economiques dans l'Enseignement Supérieur et la Recherche.).
26 uses - Created 2008-04-22 09:45:24 - Last used 2021-05-24 02:17:14 - Nominate - Description - http://www.projet-plume.org/search/node/%s

ecg
Alias for the ecoogler command. Ecoogler is a search engine that uses Google technology and helps reforesting trees and safeguard water resources in the Amazon region, which constitute today one fourth of the fresh water reserves of our planet. By using Ecoogler you get same results and help the non-profit association Aquaverde. 10000 searches = 1 tree USAGE: ecg : Takes you to the ecoogler page ecg <query> : Looks for <query> on ecoogler Example: ecg buy solar panel Author VkLJ
26 uses - Created 2008-04-25 20:35:22 - Last used 2018-10-08 06:08:55 - Nominate - Description - ecoogler %s

tmpmail
Generate an easy to remember temporary e-mail address. You can use it to sign up at websites anonymously, and avoid spam this way. USAGE tmpmail : generate a random email address trashymail <inbox name> : get to the inbox of an address EXAMPLE Step 1: Type tmpmail to get a temporary email address (ie. grind21H@trashymail.com) and a link to get to the inbox. Step 2: Register somewhere with that valid e-mail Step 3: Type "trashymail grind21H" to check for the confirmation e-mail Author VkLJ
26 uses - Created 2008-05-16 17:08:36 - Last used 2011-12-04 20:23:09 - Nominate - Description - echo The temporary e-mail address is: {randwd}{randstring 4 -l off}@trashymail.com You can check for new e-mails {linktag {url trashymail {randwd}{randstring 4 -l off}}!!here} or with the YubNub command trashymail {randwd}{randstring 4 -l off} {linktag {curl tmpmail}!!Generate another one} 

priberam
Alias for the "pal" command. For more information, type "man pal".
26 uses - Created 2008-05-29 14:46:16 - Last used 2021-12-01 07:46:36 - Nominate - Description - http://yubnub.org/parser/parse?command=pal+%s

wp-shortpath
Wikipedia Shortest Path. What is the shortest path from life to death? (Hint: 1 click) Example: wp-shortpath life -- death The path from good to evil is twice as long! Example: wp-shortpath good -- evil Unexpectedly, the road from evil to good is shorter. Example: wp-shortpath evil -- good How far lie the ways of Adolf Hitler and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi? wp-shortpath adolph hitler -- mahatma gandhi To find the shortest path from the article "Meath Senior Football Championship" to the article…
26 uses - Created 2008-05-29 16:39:02 - Last used 2011-04-16 03:17:38 - Nominate - Description - http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/~mu/cgi-bin/shortpath.cgi?from=%s&to=${-}

bbp
Baseball Prospectus MLB player database. To find a player, just type the player's name. Example: bbp Alex Rodriguez
26 uses - Created 2008-06-07 21:55:05 - Last used 2024-02-03 06:32:16 - Nominate - Description - http://baseballprospectus.com/player_search.php?search_name=%s

ylist2rss
NAME ylist2rss - Generate RSS from the results of a YubNub command 'ylist2' SYNOPSIS ylist2rss <LIST> EXAMPLES ylist2rss demo get an RSS feed for the results of the command 'ylist2 demo' AUTHOR Michael Dubner http://pyhedgehog.livejournal.com/
26 uses - Created 2007-05-21 09:13:11 - Last used 2008-04-03 19:36:21 - Nominate - Description - mkrss -get {url ylist2array %s} -title %s -url {url ylist2 %s}

yhMemNJ
Search for yahoo members in NJ online with keyword example yhMemNJ Somerset
26 uses - Created 2007-06-19 00:32:45 - Last used 2007-08-03 23:53:03 - Nominate - Description - http://members.yahoo.com/interests?.oc=t&.sb=0&.id=&.fn=&.ln=&.em=&.kw=%s&.g=2&.ar=0&.st=0&.lo=NJ&.p=y&.ol=y

oneview
oneview.de Search.
26 uses - Created 2007-07-06 11:23:00 - Last used 2009-09-07 20:29:58 - Nominate - Description - http://www.oneview.de/tags/index.jsf?search=%s

coic
Coin Open Inventor class search. Searches the Coin Open Inventor documentation for the given class, and uses the Google "I'm feeling lucky" option to go directly to the class reference if it's found. To go to the class reference, simply type in the class name: Example: coic soseparator
26 uses - Created 2007-07-24 09:54:21 - Last used 2014-06-28 22:01:59 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=no&q=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fdoc.coin3d.org%2F+%22%s+class+reference%22&btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky

bloggure
Seek your info on http://www.bloggure.info
26 uses - Created 2007-07-25 08:31:52 - Last used 2009-06-26 12:01:43 - Nominate - Description - http://www.bloggure.info/index.php?q=%s

ikeano
Norsk Ikea søk. (Searches the Norwegian Ikea) For å søke på et Ikea produkt eller en type møbler, skriv inn produktet på denne måten: Eksempel: ikeano hyller
26 uses - Created 2007-07-26 12:49:25 - Last used 2008-07-08 09:47:57 - Nominate - Description - http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/IkeamsSearch?storeId=16&langId=-14&catalogId=11001&searchType=product&pageNumber=-1&orderBy=score&category=%23%7EProducts&query=%s

gllbl
Runs a Google search on all of the llblgen.com website (including the forms). (LLBLGen is an awesome O/R Mapper and Code Generator for .Net)
26 uses - Created 2007-08-27 17:33:34 - Last used 2009-03-26 01:35:59 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Allblgen.com+%s

geonames
Geonames.org search. Usage: geonames <placename> [-country <country code>] Example: geonames San Jacinto Peak Example: geonames Los Angeles -country US Author: Kurt Thams
26 uses - Created 2007-09-07 00:49:41 - Last used 2015-06-11 18:17:27 - Nominate - Description - http://www.geonames.org/search.html?q=%s&country=${country}

texto
Opens Gizmo free SMS service
26 uses - Created 2007-09-10 12:53:10 - Last used 2023-10-17 04:00:16 - Nominate - Description - http://gizmosms.com/

qo
shorter shortcut for yahoo quotes
26 uses - Created 2008-06-23 07:14:54 - Last used 2021-02-12 20:33:06 - Nominate - Description - http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=%s

boobzz
funny
26 uses - Created 2008-07-17 15:42:35 - Last used 2023-05-14 07:45:03 - Nominate - Description - http://premium.uploadit.org/Daredevil22/boobs.gif

heure
Pour avoir l'heure et la météo. (to have time and weather in France)
26 uses - Created 2008-07-23 08:16:36 - Last used 2018-01-11 00:00:42 - Nominate - Description - http://www.horlogeparlante.com/

woxen
www.woxikon.com translation service. From English to French, German, Italian, Spanish, etc..
26 uses - Created 2008-07-25 06:11:29 - Last used 2012-12-11 12:01:54 - Nominate - Description - http://www.woxikon.com/eng/%s.php

Kapaza
Kapaza.be this is a buy/selling website in belgium
26 uses - Created 2008-08-27 22:07:11 - Last used 2018-08-28 06:04:18 - Nominate - Description - http://www.kapaza.be/results/?country=&q=%s

cashstorefr
A simple command to search a product on Cashstore French website. Une commande simple pour effectuer une recherche sur le site français de Cashstore. e.g. (ex.) : cashstorefr La Redoute
26 uses - Created 2008-09-01 10:27:09 - Last used 2008-11-17 15:58:12 - Nominate - Description - http://www.cashstore.fr/psearchresult.aspx?kw=%s

rime
Rhyming dictionary by MC Andre
26 uses - Created 2008-10-24 21:11:23 - Last used 2023-03-30 04:40:51 - Nominate - Description - http://poetrywithmeaning.com/rhyme/%s

minwriter
Shorcut to this great minimalistic writer created by John Watson.
26 uses - Created 2007-02-20 19:13:24 - Last used 2012-03-06 21:37:01 - Nominate - Description - http://writer.bighugelabs.com/

gart
Search art.gnome.org.
26 uses - Created 2007-02-23 00:19:11 - Last used 2024-08-28 23:30:30 - Nominate - Description - http://art.gnome.org/search.php?search_text=%s

eglish
Search the Hunglish Corpus, the free sentence-aligned Hungarian-English parallel corpus for english words.
26 uses - Created 2007-03-28 10:17:50 - Last used 2007-11-05 14:39:51 - Nominate - Description - http://szotar.mokk.bme.hu/hunglish/search/corpus?ql=&qr=%s&source=all

xxe

26 uses - Created 2007-03-31 12:09:18 - Last used 2023-02-28 05:56:53 - Nominate - Description - xe -amount {% 1 %s} -from {% 2 %s} -to {% 3 %s}

cites
Uses the citesser service for searching academic papers
26 uses - Created 2007-04-25 10:26:39 - Last used 2011-07-21 17:07:17 - Nominate - Description - http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/cis?q=%s&cs=1

vbs
VBS.TV
26 uses - Created 2007-09-26 16:20:42 - Last used 2018-03-20 06:37:16 - Nominate - Description - http://vbs.tv/

ubhq
Search http://www.ubuntuhq.com/. They collect all Ubuntu related articles in one place.
26 uses - Created 2007-10-03 21:21:41 - Last used 2014-09-13 05:47:11 - Nominate - Description - http://www.ubuntuhq.com/search/node/%s

hpsupport
HP Support & Troubleshooting Product Support search. I never liked their navigation, and it seems like their Web site changes every other month. Just give it a model. Shorthand is fine. Example: hpsupport lj 5mp
26 uses - Created 2007-10-09 18:27:46 - Last used 2011-09-01 20:26:15 - Nominate - Description - http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Lookup?h_query=%s

lives
Live Search: Microsoft Live Search Example: lives windows vista
26 uses - Created 2007-10-12 22:35:36 - Last used 2024-04-17 05:45:56 - Nominate - Description - http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=%s&mkt=en-gb&scope=&FORM=LIVSOP

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