The Most-Used Commands
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is.
366 uses
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Created 2006-06-28 18:39:25
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2012-05-16 23:27:08
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http://www.is.muni.cz/
ylook
Yottalook radiology search engine query Example: to search Yottalook for web pages containing "labrum", type: ylook meniscus
366 uses
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Created 2008-06-15 10:34:38
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2012-12-21 17:58:24
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http://www.yottalook.com/results_ref.php?ys=1&yl=1&cx=002399708225919668872%3Azs40jgruyqg&cof=FORID%3A9&sa=Search&q=%s&hq=more:web#1222
twt
Search Twitter via http://terraminds.com/twitter Example: twt iphone Multiple search arguments are supported. Example: twt 2008 predictions
365 uses
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Created 2007-12-24 13:22:14
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2024-11-02 22:12:04
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http://terraminds.com/twitter/query?query=%s&submit=search+in+updates
avv
Search for the next availible bus or train connection of the AVV (Aachener Verkehrsverbund, Germany) USAGE avv -from <station> -to <station> EXAMPLE avv -from Ponttor -to Halifaxstr.
365 uses
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Created 2005-10-18 06:22:15
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2014-09-11 22:24:32
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http://www.busspur.de/avv/bs.exe?Cmd=RV&HT0=${from}&HT1=${to}&Suchen=%28S%29uchen
message
Search Bible Gateway for the specified passage. Searches the message translation of the bible.
364 uses
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Created 2005-08-26 17:43:51
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2022-03-02 01:30:53
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http://bible.gospelcom.net/passage/?search=%s;&version=65;[use %20 for spaces]
do
Dan Ostermayer's weblog
364 uses
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Created 2005-06-09 20:27:55
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2026-01-23 00:10:54
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http://www.ostermayer.blogspot.com
apnic
APNIC Whois Database Search. This will search for numerical Internet resources registered in the Asia Pacific region. To find the registration information for an IP address, just type the address. Example: apnic 192.0.2.22
364 uses
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Created 2005-06-17 01:51:46
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2024-09-04 05:07:42
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http://www.apnic.net/apnic-bin/whois.pl?searchtext=%s
wk
Webtek con K!
364 uses
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Created 2006-10-20 14:43:02
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2025-10-01 03:29:22
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http://webtek.co.nr
10k
10k The 10k command finds Annual Reports for publicly held companies. (commands are case sensitive) Example: 10k -co Microsoft -start 2000 Provides annual reports from 2000 forward Example: 10k -co Microsoft -start 2000 -end 2001 Provides annual reports for years listed. M.Druskoff 02.08.2006
364 uses
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Created 2006-02-08 21:10:29
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2021-12-21 04:01:43
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http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/srch-edgar?text=%22${co}%22%2B%2210-k%22&first=${start}&last=${end}
maily
364 uses
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Created 2005-07-18 18:03:30
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2011-08-24 21:33:53
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http://mail.yahoo.com/?.intl=us
ascii+
SYNOPSIS ascii+ {text} [-font {font name}] EXAMPLES ascii+ 1234567890 ascii+ 1234567890 -font 3-d This command will display any text you type as ASCII art in any the avaliable fonts. (From the site http://www.network-science.de/ascii/) Produces a page including the following lines. _______ _______ _______ _____ _____ |_____| |______ | | | | | ______| |_____ __|__ __|__ Fonts available: 3-d, 3x5, 5lineoblique, acrobatic, alligator, alligator2, alphabet, avatar, banner, banner3-D, banner3, banner…
364 uses
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Created 2007-01-11 15:54:58
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2022-09-25 13:42:38
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http://www.network-science.de/ascii/ascii.php?TEXT=%s&x=8&y=7&FONT=${font=_all+fonts+with+your+text_}&RICH=no&FORM=left&STRE=no
gooo
goo dictionary japan only
364 uses
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Created 2008-06-12 17:07:52
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2025-05-19 17:46:17
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http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=%s&kind=all&mode=0&kwassist=0
pocket
Simply takes you to your Pocket site. Type "pocket" to go to your queue, "pocket favs" to go to your favorites, or "pocket archive" to go to your archived pages. There are also other options observable from the URL.
364 uses
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Created 2012-07-18 20:37:12
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2026-03-09 11:10:15
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http://getpocket.com/a/{ switch %s | favs => favorites, fav => favorites, favorites => favorites, archive => archive, filed => archive, archived => archive, arch => archive, * => queue, queue => queue }/
gxs
Search on the swiss website Galaxus.ch. In French
364 uses
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Created 2017-09-20 03:50:28
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2026-03-15 02:20:13
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https://www.galaxus.ch/fr/Search?searchSectors=0&q=%s
wrd
(Golden Egg)
Launches Microsoft Word by downloading a blank Word document.
363 uses
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Created 2005-08-16 04:24:48
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Last used
2024-07-20 14:52:25
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http://yubnub.org/New%20Microsoft%20Word%20Document.doc
friendster
Friendster User Search syntax: friendster {user name} -d {depth} By default depth = 0 (anyone on friendster), d=1 (1 degree), d=2 (2 degree) Example: friendster Michael friendster Ann -d 1
363 uses
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Created 2006-04-12 02:23:40
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2022-10-11 21:27:14
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http://www.friendster.com/usersearch.php?search=1&sf=1&usearch=%s&cont=Search&profiledepth=${d=0}
rbnj
Recherche simple dans le catalogue des bibliothèques neuchâteloises. Exemple: rbnj madeleine proust ---------- Old implementation: http://services.rero.ch/opac/search?institution=rbnj&field=anywhere&value=%s
363 uses
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Created 2010-05-04 08:17:10
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2021-03-06 03:05:05
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https://explore.rero.ch/fr_CH/nj/result?se=%s&submit=&fd=any&pr=contains&ex=0&so=rank
desplkwd
Keyword search of Desoto Public Library.
363 uses
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Created 2007-03-22 03:34:06
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2009-03-12 15:35:28
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http://efridge.net/yubnub/get2post.php?yndesturl=http://catalog.desotolibrary.info/ipac20/ipac.jsp&npp=10&ipp=20&ri=&index=.GW&term=%s
age
Find out the accurate age of your favorite celebrity.
363 uses
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Created 2009-03-26 21:54:20
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2025-12-29 11:41:58
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http://www.agedir.com/search?q=%s
etoc
This is a egnlish to chinese translation provided by yahoo.com.hk
362 uses
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Created 2006-02-21 20:29:32
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2010-06-29 11:30:49
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http://hk.dictionary.yahoo.com/search.html?q=1&s=%s
lists
Takes you to McSweeney's lists.
362 uses
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Created 2005-11-29 17:00:53
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2024-04-13 15:35:18
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http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/
its
Views the image submitted to istheshit.net for the given word.
362 uses
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Created 2006-01-26 20:57:46
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2025-05-18 01:07:02
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http://%s.istheshit.net/
pay
(Golden Egg)
Pay to anyone with an email address using paypal. pay abc@yahoo.com Can combine it with shortcuts as well. for e.g. pay {echoshortcut shantanu}
361 uses
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Created 2005-12-23 02:16:25
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Last used
2026-03-06 00:14:03
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https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=%s
tokyotosho
Searches Tokyo Toshokan -- A BitTorrent Library for Japanese Media.
361 uses
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Created 2005-06-20 20:07:23
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2020-10-03 13:01:02
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http://www.tokyotosho.com/search.php?terms=%s
house
361 uses
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Created 2005-06-13 02:26:22
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2024-09-15 18:10:21
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http://www.msn.com
glen
Interglot translation service from Spanish to English.
361 uses
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Created 2005-08-09 17:21:34
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2025-07-29 19:28:11
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http://interglot.com/interglotresult.php?SrcLang=5&DstLang=2&word=%s
namuw
Namu wiki
361 uses
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Created 2015-04-28 04:55:51
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2023-11-25 05:01:29
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http://namu.wiki/w/%s
wubus
search the wiki of ubuntuusers.de ; biggest ubuntu side in german language
361 uses
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Created 2007-01-10 22:05:56
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2013-01-06 17:08:28
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http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Wiki/Suche?action=fullsearch&titlesearch=1&value=%s
dvplword
DV Public Library Keyword Search
361 uses
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Created 2007-03-22 03:43:58
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2009-03-12 15:35:28
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http://efridge.net/yubnub/get2post.php?yndesturl=http://207.64.1.8/TLCScripts/interpac.dll?Search&FormId=0&Config=ysm&LimitsId=0&StartIndex=0&SearchField=8126583&SearchType=1&ItemsPerPage=10&SearchData=%s
insta
opens your unread items in instapaper
361 uses
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Created 2010-01-23 13:15:27
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2025-11-06 20:20:37
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http://www.instapaper.com/u
darths
360 uses
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Created 2009-10-07 13:11:08
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2011-06-29 14:12:32
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http://www.darthsanddroids.net/
cml
View pricing history and track changes for Amazon products--URL, ASIN, or keywords--via Camelcamelcamel.com
360 uses
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Created 2009-11-24 04:06:05
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2026-03-08 20:36:55
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http://camelcamelcamel.com/product/%s
wescoast
EX: wescoast -music rage will display file attributes
360 uses
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Created 2007-12-09 15:45:31
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2007-12-26 13:21:51
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http://www.music.infamousx.com/search.php?query=${music}&showdead=0[use + for spaces]
vtm
versiontracker.com software for mac OS by Coto.
360 uses
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Created 2007-04-10 22:58:11
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2021-11-29 13:40:25
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http://www.versiontracker.com/php/qs.php?mode=basic&action=search&str=%s&srchArea=macosx&submit=Go
reset
Reset Local cable modem using 10.ip
360 uses
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Created 2009-03-11 21:14:41
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2025-04-13 02:01:06
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http://10.4.0.7:8080/mta_inspector/mta?RESET_IP=%s
cowboys
360 uses
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Created 2005-07-22 02:23:54
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2017-12-11 09:01:47
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http://www.dallascowboys.com
qblistall
List all records for the specified Quickbase ID.
360 uses
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Created 2005-09-30 17:36:34
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2011-01-09 13:46:44
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https://www.quickbase.com/db/%s?a=q&qid=1
bi
Find a book based on its ISBN Number. The Wikipedia page automatically creates a page with links to sites (based on the isbn number) where you can look for this book. Command created by http://leau.net.
360 uses
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Created 2006-01-25 00:46:29
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2026-01-25 10:32:44
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http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=%s
dabs
Searches dabs.com. Type product name or serial number.
360 uses
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Created 2006-07-06 13:39:57
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2016-12-14 00:02:09
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http://www.dabs.com/ProductList.aspx?SearchTerms=%s&SearchMode=All&SearchKey=All&PageMode=3&NavigationKey=0&SearchType=1
starbound
360 uses
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Created 2013-12-03 17:41:34
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2017-03-03 12:14:39
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http://playstarbound.com/
9g
the funniest site shortcut
360 uses
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Created 2010-06-04 09:17:54
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2021-04-22 06:02:15
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http://9gag.com/
sheets
NAME sheets - Bookmark to docs.google.com/spreadsheets AUTHOR jm
359 uses
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Created 2016-09-20 01:49:33
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2026-01-31 11:28:59
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/
ers
searches Newark, Allied Electronics, DigiKey, and Mouser and displays results in one window. (uses mash2)
359 uses
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Created 2009-06-30 04:29:53
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2024-12-14 11:52:16
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mash2 %s -cmd newark alliedelec dksearch mouser
zsh
Starts Zoho Sheet or document from URL specified as parameter
359 uses
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Created 2008-03-28 14:02:13
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2022-09-14 10:35:04
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ifthen -value1 %s -value2 -test EQUAL -then http://sheet.zoho.com -else http://sheet.zoho.com/view.do?url=%s -redirect true
qw
Quick weather forecast by zip code using Weather Underground.com a very infomation intensive weather website.
359 uses
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Created 2005-06-24 22:25:12
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2025-08-06 13:51:57
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http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=%s
logmein
Link to logmein
358 uses
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Created 2006-10-05 05:44:55
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2020-04-22 11:33:05
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https://secure.logmein.com/
elu
Searches on a (another) website about GNU/Linux, elultimo.org. [Cherche sur un site internet (encore un!) sur Linux, elultimo.org.]
358 uses
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Created 2008-04-17 23:52:44
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2010-07-27 21:35:26
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http://www.elultimo.org/search/node/%s
d2ibm
Temporary dibm.... Search on the IBM dogear TAP (http://dogear.tap.ibm.com). It only works within IBM's Intranet. For non-IBM Employees, this yubnub command is not accessible. ---------- Old implementation: http://dogear.tap.ibm.com/html/search?searchText=%s&ps=20
358 uses
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Created 2007-05-25 14:01:27
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2011-08-29 21:46:27
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http://dogear.tap.ibm.com/html?search=%s&lang=en
gmar
Search the Gaia Online marketplace for single items, pre-quoted, sorted low to high buy now price.
358 uses
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Created 2007-06-20 15:49:03
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2026-02-17 11:24:16
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http://www.gaiaonline.com/gaia/vend.php?keyword=%22%s%22&view=all&min=&max=No+Limit&sort=low_buy
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