The Most-Used Commands
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rym
search artist in rateyourmusic.com
12194 uses
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Created 2006-05-05 08:16:12
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2026-03-12 03:41:11
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http://rateyourmusic.com/search?searchterm=%s
jpdic
12110 uses
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Created 2015-03-15 01:25:32
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2026-03-04 06:33:58
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http://jpdic.naver.com/search.nhn?range=all&q=%s&sm=jpd_hty
superg
(Golden Egg)
NAME superg - All(most) Google searches in one command SYNOPSIS superg [KEYWORDS] -t [SEARCH TYPE] EXAMPLES superg yubnub superg yubnub -t lucky superg yubnub -t images superg is one big command that supports all of the Google Search types except for video and directory (those two were left out because their implementation would have greatly increased the complexity of the command and I'm not sure many people use them) If no -t is passed a standard Google websearch is performed. The following a…
11594 uses
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Created 2006-08-08 00:18:04
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2025-04-10 08:33:06
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http://{ifthen -value1 ${t} -value2 lucky -test EQUAL -then www -else ${t=www}}.google.com/{ifthen -value1 ${t} -value2 lucky -test EQUAL -then search -else ${t=search}}?q=%s{ifthen -value1 ${t} -value2 lucky -test EQUAL -then &btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky -else}
cpan
(Golden Egg)
Search the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network
11463 uses
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Created 2005-06-08 13:58:09
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2024-08-09 12:17:08
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http://search.cpan.org/search?query=%s&mode=all
threadic_post
11428 uses
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Created 2010-08-09 00:21:28
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2011-01-07 12:27:16
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http://threadic.com/thread/bbs/bbs.cgi?SelBBS=${board}&ThreadNo=${thread}&Message=${message}&session_id=&SelProc=WRITE&Name=${name=}&Mail=${mail=}[post]
dr
The Drudge Report
11163 uses
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Created 2005-06-16 18:54:30
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2025-07-02 05:21:15
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http://www.drudgereport.com/
flcc
Find the most interesting pictures on flickr published with a creative commons (cc) license. Example: flcc poppy orange
11145 uses
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Created 2006-08-10 14:37:46
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2024-11-15 11:03:39
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http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=int&l=cc&q=%s&m=tags
gl
(Golden Egg)
Google Linux Search (google.com/linux)
11089 uses
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Created 2005-06-07 16:19:24
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2026-01-21 13:59:45
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http://www.google.com/linux?q=%s&sourceid=yubnub.org
pubmed
Search pubmed for the given search term Example: pubmed docking
10990 uses
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Created 2005-06-17 10:28:27
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2026-03-03 09:32:25
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?holding=&db=PubMed&cmd=search&term=%s
ebuk
Search eBay UK or, if no parameters given, takes you to "My eBay". To search for an automatic card shuffler: Example: ebuk automatic card shuffler To visit your "My eBay" page: Example: ebuk bakert@gmail.com
10889 uses
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Created 2006-03-07 08:05:11
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2018-04-08 16:12:08
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http://{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then search -else my }.ebay.co.uk/%s
gssl
Search Google via SSL, preventing "Referer" header being supplied to found sites. Does not support all Google search services (mainly only Web Search).
10851 uses
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Created 2010-05-21 21:10:40
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2019-05-31 13:25:53
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https://www.google.com/search?q=%s
script
(Golden Egg)
Run javascript. example: script alert("Yubnub is cool!") b.a.
10793 uses
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Created 2006-01-26 18:52:44
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2026-03-05 23:18:05
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echo <script language="javascript">%s</script>[no url encoding]
pzgl
Proz.org Translation Term Search
10776 uses
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Created 2009-09-07 19:05:41
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2018-08-31 11:26:17
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http://www.proz.com/?sp=asearch&term=%s&from=${from}&to=${to}&DICengines=KudoZ&MTengines=|&SEARCHengines=|&bidir=${bidir=1}&SE_lang=0
dictcc
dict.cc dictionary search english-german and vice versa
10736 uses
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Created 2007-07-12 14:10:45
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2025-11-03 10:20:13
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http://www.dict.cc/?s=%s
mysql
Search the MySQL Reference Manual. ---------- Old implementation: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/search.php?q=%s
10645 uses
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Created 2005-06-29 21:48:30
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2026-03-09 22:14:24
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https://www.google.com/search?q=%s+site%3Adev.mysql.com&btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky
arch
(Golden Egg)
Archive WayBack - Check out sites from wayback when Example: arch http://www.ing.be/
10640 uses
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Created 2005-06-10 20:38:06
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2026-03-11 12:32:34
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http://web.archive.org/web/*/%s[no url encoding]
gau
Google.com.au Australia localised search ---------- Old implementation: http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=au&q=%s
10630 uses
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Created 2006-02-02 10:27:15
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2024-04-04 03:42:59
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http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=%s&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryAU
tv
Searches tv.com ---------- Old implementation: http://www.tv.com/search.php?type=11&stype=search&qs=%s&x=0&y=0
10584 uses
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Created 2005-06-09 23:46:29
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2026-02-09 06:43:40
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http://www.tv.com/search?type=11&stype=all&tag=search%3B&q=%s
@
NAME @ - Go to the Twitter profile of the specified user. SYNOPSIS @ [TWITTER USERNAME] EXAMPLES @ singpolyma AUTHOR Stephen Paul Weber a.k.a. Singpolyma <http://singpolyma.net/>
10571 uses
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Created 2007-11-06 20:14:19
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2026-02-07 06:34:34
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http://twitter.com/%s
gooblogs
Searches Google Blogs (english). Example: gooblogs the daily show
10569 uses
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Created 2005-09-15 13:20:55
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2015-01-16 14:17:07
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http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?q=%s&hl=en
search
the best search engine ever
10523 uses
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Created 2005-06-09 23:57:49
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2025-10-16 08:33:34
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http://www.google.com
origo
Search on the hungarian news portal origo.hu.
10521 uses
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Created 2008-02-25 09:29:50
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2026-03-02 03:12:17
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http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aorigo.hu+%s
blank
blank
10436 uses
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Created 2005-06-10 01:30:59
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2026-03-09 11:48:03
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about:blank
tube
durr
10305 uses
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Created 2007-08-20 21:13:16
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2023-08-25 20:20:55
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http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%s&search=Search
kmc
Opens Killermovies Community Forums
10251 uses
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Created 2007-01-16 19:58:06
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2025-09-27 09:11:37
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http://www.killermovies.com/forums/
gtrans
It translates a single phrase using google translator. just type "gtrans tu as de beaux yeux tu sais" to see how it works. By default this command translate from french to english. There is an advanced syntax : you can use three switches : -from is the source language (fr by default) -to is the target language (en by default) -what is the text to be translated note: not all combination are supported by google (try "gtrans -from es -to fr -what mi coche es barato" for instance) see http://www.er…
10229 uses
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Created 2007-01-07 11:22:47
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2026-03-10 07:56:35
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https://translate.google.com/translate_t?text=%s${what}&hl=en&langpair=${from=fr}|${to=en}
hot
(Golden Egg)
takes u2 hotmail.com
10215 uses
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Created 2005-06-14 22:55:00
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2026-03-07 16:26:03
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http://hotmail.com
tiny
type tiny [paramater] url to create a tinyurl from the tinyurl.com service
10212 uses
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Created 2005-06-20 21:22:47
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2026-02-25 11:25:11
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http://tinyurl.com/create.php?url=%s[no url encoding]
tag
(Golden Egg)
Jumps to the del.icio.us results for the passed tag.
10191 uses
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Created 2005-06-06 05:26:19
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2024-11-19 16:21:48
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http://del.icio.us/tag/%s
Test
Bandwidth speed test
10027 uses
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Created 2006-06-16 02:52:58
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2026-03-12 03:24:20
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http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
wowwiki
Searches WoWWiki.
10000 uses
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Created 2006-08-12 09:09:23
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2017-11-02 14:32:20
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http://www.wowpedia.org/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=%s&fulltext=Search
flint
Search Flickr for images, *sorted by Interestingness*. Try it and you'll see how much this increases the quality of your results. Example: flint interesting flint bellucci
9985 uses
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Created 2005-12-23 12:34:00
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2025-11-26 04:43:05
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https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=%s&sort=interestingness-desc&media=photos
fa
Jump to the FurAffinity home page.
9922 uses
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Created 2005-06-22 16:40:47
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2026-03-05 07:56:08
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http://www.furaffinity.net
2g
(Golden Egg)
Dual-pane Google search results for two words. The first word's results are shown on the left; the second word, on the right. Useful for finding out which word is more popular. Example: 2g labeler labeller
9838 uses
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Created 2007-05-19 19:55:19
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2026-03-12 04:35:03
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split { url g {% 1 %s} } { url g {% 2 %s} }
mmo
mmo champion - world of warcraft guides and strategies
9788 uses
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Created 2009-01-30 07:05:13
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2024-09-11 01:50:35
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http://www.mmo-champion.com/
isoh2rss
Produce RSS feed from isohunt torrent search. Example: isoh2rss iggy pop
9655 uses
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Created 2005-10-23 02:29:32
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2016-11-09 03:38:00
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http://isohunt.com/js/rss.php?ihq=%s
bim
Bing image search.
9576 uses
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Created 2009-06-02 05:45:54
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2026-02-16 08:34:28
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http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=%s
mac
(Golden Egg)
Looks up the vendor/Ethernet MAC address match. Example: mac 3com Example: mac 00:a0:40
9564 uses
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Created 2005-06-12 04:53:34
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2026-03-10 13:24:46
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http://www.coffer.com/mac_find/?string=%s
kat
KickAssTorrents search ---------- Old implementation: http://kat.ph/usearch/%s/
9545 uses
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Created 2012-07-02 01:55:43
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2025-10-30 15:18:20
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http://kickass.to/usearch/%s/[use %20 for spaces]
ytuser
Searches YouTube by username
9497 uses
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Created 2007-01-16 19:14:14
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2024-09-03 02:15:28
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http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=%s
discogs
syntax: discogs -type artist -term empty where -type can be: all (Search all) - default artists (Artists) labels (Labels) releases (Releases) pending (Pending Releases) catno (Catalog number) and -term can be whatever you are looking for - default: try it and see
9453 uses
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Created 2006-09-13 11:05:32
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2026-01-24 12:20:37
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http://www.discogs.com/search?type=${type=all}&q=${term}%s
gloc
(Golden Egg)
Google Local. Find local businesses and services on the web. Examples: gloc pizza Poughkeepsie, NY gloc -what pizza -where Poughkeepsie, NY Sometimes the information you're looking for is related to a particular place -- like the all-night doughnut shop that's nearest to your house. Google Local locates neighborhood stores and services by searching billions of pages across the Web, then cross-checking those results with Yellow Pages data to pinpoint the local resources you want to find. This in…
9406 uses
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Created 2005-06-23 05:31:46
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2023-10-31 00:39:58
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http://www.google.com/local?sc=1&hl=en&q=%s${what}&near=${where}&btnG=Google+Search&rl=1
gimf
(Golden Egg)
searches Google images using its face recognition setting thats unavailable through the normal options
9344 uses
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Created 2008-08-06 08:02:39
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2026-03-12 05:24:15
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http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=%s&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&imgtype=face
linkedin
Search LinkedIn
9307 uses
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Created 2007-03-16 22:30:25
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2026-03-12 01:31:27
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http://www.linkedin.com/search?search=&keywords=%s&sortCriteria=3
bbtes
Look up in Babylon's free online dictionaries (spanish version) For others languages, use the command bbt. Example: bbtes look up
9292 uses
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Created 2009-07-24 13:06:41
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2011-12-15 17:53:45
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http://www.babylon.com/definition/%s/spanish
gnz
Search Google New Zealand website
9265 uses
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Created 2006-03-20 04:18:07
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2021-12-09 15:22:25
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http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=%s
del
(Golden Egg)
del.icio.us quick tag display Examples: del popular or del programming
9248 uses
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Created 2005-06-13 23:56:14
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2025-09-08 14:34:08
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http://del.icio.us/tag/%s
imgtag
imgtag - Creates the html code to display an image: USAGE imgtag <image url> [options] OPTIONS -a <text> : Alternative text -b <integer> : Border size -h <integer> : Image height -w <integer> : Image width -link <url> : Image target url -target <text> : Where the link will open _self (default) : Same window as the image _blank : New window <frame name> : Name of a frame EXAMPLES imgtag http://yubnub.org/images/yubnub.png - Display yubnub logo imgtag http://yubnub.org/images/yubnub.png -h 50 -w …
9237 uses
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Created 2008-04-12 16:05:33
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2015-11-16 14:43:30
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echo <a href="${link=#}" target="${target=_self}"><img border="${b=0}" src="%s" height="${h}" width="${w}" alt="${a}" /></a>
deb
(Golden Egg)
Search For Debian Packages ---------- Old implementation: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?version=all&subword=1&exact=&arch=any&releases=all&case=insensitive&keywords=%s&searchon=all
9231 uses
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Created 2005-06-08 22:32:56
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2026-03-03 00:46:52
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http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=%s
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