The Most-Used Commands
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fst
searchs filestube.com
9214 uses
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Created 2009-07-02 12:25:32
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2020-11-07 10:25:43
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http://www.filestube.com/search.html?q=%s&select=All
wpnl
Dutch Wikipedia search
9163 uses
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Created 2005-08-26 15:39:07
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2026-02-27 15:04:49
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http://nl.wikipedia.org?search=%s
subdivx
A spanish speaking community of movie and series subtitles. Busca en www.subdivx.com. Una comunidad hispanohablante de subtítulos de películas y series ========== Old implementation: http://www.subdivx.com/index.php?buscar=%s&submit=buscar+subt%EDtulo&accion=5&realiza_b=1
9137 uses
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Created 2007-08-27 04:03:27
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2024-11-05 10:21:07
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http://www.subdivx.com/index.php?accion=5&masdesc=&buscar=%s&oxfecha=2
fspell
(Golden Egg)
Spell with Flickr. Have flickr spell out works for you. Example: fspell yubnub
9091 uses
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Created 2005-06-22 17:54:26
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2026-03-11 08:00:41
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http://metaatem.net/words/%s
ggn
Search Google in "Browse by Name" mode (explanation at http://snurl.com/gbn). Acts like "I'm Feeling Lucky" if there is a clear match, otherwise goes to Google search. Example: ggn oxford university --> will take you to www.ox.ac.uk - the Oxford University homepage ggn digital cameras --> will take you to a Google search for "digital cameras"
9045 uses
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Created 2006-04-11 05:15:35
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2026-03-05 11:01:14
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http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=%s
steam
Search the steam store for a game with this name
9017 uses
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Created 2010-07-12 03:23:18
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2026-03-10 14:00:10
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http://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=%s
jol
Searches the very useful porn search engine www.askjolene.com Has an optional parameter -type: -type pic will show pictures, -type mov will show movies. Not defining -type will show both. Have fun :P Examples: jol femjoy jol lesbian -type mov
8938 uses
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Created 2006-05-19 16:22:50
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2025-06-15 22:18:29
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http://search.askjolene.com/search?qr=%s&aid=3&pq=&mgc=&sort=date&media=${type}
wolfram
Search Wolfram|Alpha.
8885 uses
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Created 2009-05-16 11:08:53
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2026-03-10 14:44:49
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http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%s
bbc
(Golden Egg)
A mashup of bbc and bbc+, it gives you the bbc homepage if you don't specify anything, and if you do, the following holds true: A better search of the BBC site. Synopsis: bbc++ topic [-tab news|sport|allbbc|www] In English: You can search bbc news just by typing bbc++ follwed by one or more words of the subject to search for. Examples: bbc++ tony blair bbc++ shuttle Discovery launch To search for sports news, other items at the BBC, or to search the web, add the -tab keyword, followed by one of…
8874 uses
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Created 2005-06-09 03:56:42
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2026-02-23 10:38:18
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{ifnotempty %s -then http://newssearch.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?scope=newsukfs&q=%s&tab=${tab=news} -else http://news.bbc.co.uk}
convert
(Golden Egg)
Convert FROM any unit TO any unit, usage: "convert 50 km to miles" does just what you expect.
8869 uses
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Created 2005-07-19 20:22:19
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2026-02-27 10:35:28
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http://www.google.com/search?q=%s
gdrive
With no parameter opens Google Drive, with parameters searches Google drive for parameters. In the vein of gmail, gim, gmaps, gdocs.
8797 uses
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Created 2012-04-24 22:28:19
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2026-03-05 12:24:05
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https://drive.google.com/#search/%s
open
open a new tab with the URL you passes or open several tabs if you passes several URLs separated by a semicolon (It uses the JavaScript window.open method, so your pop-up blocker will avoid the functionality of this command)
8777 uses
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Created 2006-01-13 17:11:25
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2026-03-05 07:57:18
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http://www.saraswaticlasses.net/yubnub/open.php?text=%s
Dig
8777 uses
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Created 2005-06-09 23:47:41
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2024-08-15 06:55:30
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http://www.digg.com
ppa
Search user-contributed software packages published in any Ubuntu PPA. Personal Package Archives (PPA) allow you to upload Ubuntu source packages to be built and published as an apt repository by Launchpad. You can find out more about PPAs and how to use them in our quick-start guide.
8767 uses
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Created 2008-08-14 14:24:46
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2026-02-16 05:34:15
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https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas?name_filter=%s
utf8to
Converts the URL query-string values from UTF-8 (YubNub's default encoding) to another encoding. Example: utf8to eucjp http://pt.afl.rakuten.co.jp/c/03988311.d77f8002/?sitem=%E3%81%8B%E3%82%93%E3%81%98&sv=2&p=0 utf8to iso-8859-1 http://www.upplysning.se/search.aspx?what=%C3%A5%2C+%C3%A4+or+%C3%B6&where=&bs=S%F6k&searchkey=54578586&tab=person Supported character encodings: * UCS-4 * UCS-4BE * UCS-4LE * UCS-2 * UCS-2BE * UCS-2LE * UTF-32 * UTF-32BE * UTF-32LE * UTF-16 * UTF-16BE * UTF-16LE * UTF-…
8644 uses
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Created 2007-11-27 05:01:13
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2025-09-07 15:55:22
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http://jonathanaquino.com/utf8to?inputs=%s
sinview
Shows the sinfest comic for a certain day. Enter the day in yyyy-mm-dd format. Made by XmasBug.
8616 uses
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Created 2007-03-05 11:18:09
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2017-05-03 12:14:58
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http://www.sinfest.net/comikaze/comics/%s.gif
tr2
NAME tr2 - Translates any language -text or URL- to your language SYNOPSIS tr2 [TEXT or URL] EXAMPLES tr2 Comment allez vous? tr2 ¿Cuál es su nombre tr2 お元気ですか tr2 http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-onde tr2 http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichte Translates text or URL from any language autodectected by Google to the language you normally use with Google translate NOTES If no language parameters are entered for the output language, Google automatically cho…
8576 uses
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Created 2009-08-01 14:53:44
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2026-03-12 08:44:45
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https://translate.google.com/translate_t?text=%s&sl=auto{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then http://translate.google.com/translate?u=%s
drae
Búsqueda "escalonada" en el Diccionario de la Real Academia Española (DRAE). Para hacer una búsqueda escriba el comando "drae" (sin comillas), un espacio en blanco y luego la palabra que desea buscar. Ejemplo: drae yuxtaponer. El sitio de DRAE es: http://buscon.rae.es/diccionario/drae.htm ---------- Old implementation: http://www.rae.es/drae/SrvltGUIBusUsual?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=%s
8553 uses
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Created 2005-07-15 01:56:43
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2026-03-11 07:41:06
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http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=%s
msdn
(Golden Egg)
SYNOPSIS msdn [keywords] EXAMPLE msdn arraylist Searches the Microsoft Developer Network for the given keywords. For more information on query syntax, see http://search.microsoft.com/search/help.aspx?View=msdn ========== Old implementation: http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdn-online/shared/components/mscomsearch30.aspx?qu=%s
8550 uses
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Created 2005-06-07 16:13:46
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2025-07-22 23:51:40
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http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-us/?query=%s
def
(Golden Egg)
www.dictionary.com ---------- Old implementation: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/%s
8536 uses
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Created 2005-06-06 04:21:07
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2025-12-02 00:31:14
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https://www.dictionary.com/browse/%s
mys
(Golden Egg)
quick myspace navigation
8535 uses
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Created 2005-06-20 19:17:11
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2017-12-23 00:10:51
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http://www.myspace.com/%s
ames
SYNOPSIS ames [keywords] EXAMPLE am linux in a nutshell Searches Amazon.es using the given keyword (e.g. book title, author, etc.) --- Credits to the creator of `amfr` ---------- Old implementation: http://www.amazon.es/exec/obidos/external-search?mode=blended&keyword=%s[use %20 for spaces]
8511 uses
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Created 2011-09-22 15:51:41
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2026-03-10 01:17:22
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https://www.amazon.es/s?k=%s
ups
Track UPS packages. Exampe: ups [tracking number]
8507 uses
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Created 2005-06-16 15:26:25
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2026-03-12 08:26:23
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http://wwwapps.ups.com/WebTracking/processInputRequest?sort_by=status&tracknums_displayed=1&TypeOfInquiryNumber=T&loc=en_US&InquiryNumber1=%s&track.x=0&track.y=0
enfr
WordReference English to French.
8451 uses
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Created 2005-06-21 10:29:24
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2023-12-17 07:41:31
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http://fr.wordreference.com/fr/translation.asp?enfr=%s
beo
Searches Beolingus, an English to German and German to English dictionary.
8432 uses
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Created 2006-10-13 15:54:35
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2021-12-14 03:39:04
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http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/dings.cgi?lang=en&service=&opterrors=0&optpro=0&query=%s&comment=
dpop
(Golden Egg)
Find recently popular links from del.icio.us. Examples: dpop -> http://del.icio.us/popular/ dpop favicon -> http://del.icio.us/popular/favicon dpop -from tag -> http://del.icio.us/tag/ dpop favicon -from tag -> http://del.icio.us/tag/favicon
8366 uses
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Created 2005-07-06 18:34:19
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2023-07-20 16:10:03
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http://del.icio.us/${from=popular}/%s
help
SYNOPSIS help command-name EXAMPLE help gim Displays helpful information about the given command. (help is an alias for man)
8366 uses
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Created 2005-06-09 23:59:07
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2026-03-12 08:21:15
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http://yubnub.org/kernel/man?args=%s
amazonde
alias for amde ---------- Old implementation: http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/external-search?keyword=%s&index=blended[use %20 for spaces]
8360 uses
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Created 2005-11-05 23:30:12
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2026-03-01 13:01:16
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https://www.amazon.de/s?k=%s
sudoku
(Golden Egg)
Generate a Sudoku puzzle. Examples: sudoku sudoku -level 2 sudoku -worksheet The levels are: 1 Easy 2 Medium 3 Hard 4 Evil The "-worksheet" option will go to a PDF of a blank worksheet that you can print out. It is useful because it has little numbers that you can cross out.
8224 uses
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Created 2005-09-19 01:44:20
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2026-03-12 05:56:03
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{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -worksheet -test EQUAL -then http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/ramsdell/tools/sudoku.pdf}{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -worksheet -test NOTEQUAL -then http://play.websudoku.com/?level=${level=1}}
esv
(Golden Egg)
Look up the text of a Bible passage in the English Standard Version. examples: esv joshua 1:9 esv ecclesiastes 3 esv 1 cor. 13 esv john 19:17-22
8166 uses
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Created 2007-02-21 04:47:12
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2026-03-08 04:55:56
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http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=%s
jquery
Go to the jquery website. jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript. Examples: jquery jquery bind
8165 uses
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Created 2008-10-16 08:59:22
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2025-12-11 08:14:56
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{eop http://api.jquery.com/@%s@/ -else http://jquery.com/}
wik
Wikipedia search
8157 uses
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Created 2005-06-21 00:01:56
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2026-01-13 21:45:39
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%s
delw
A quick remix of strReplace to make it easier to delete some words in a string.
8128 uses
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Created 2006-01-31 00:42:50
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2019-04-13 18:48:57
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strReplace -find ${w} -replace -string ${s}
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startpage.com "Privacy is a basic human right" Robert E.G. Beens StartPage CEO
8090 uses
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Created 2018-02-26 15:02:03
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2026-02-23 13:55:26
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https://www.startpage.com/do/search?query=%s
g9
SYNOPSIS g9 [keywords] EXAMPLE g9 loveholic g9 unit 731 g9 kaist Google's "Browse By Name" and "Google Suggest" combined in one command. If the first search result is the one that almost all users click on, g9 takes you directly to that page. Otherwise (and most of the time) it displays the usual list of Google search results and Google will offer suggestions as you type. For example, "g9 loveholic" will display a list of Google search results for the K-Pop group loveholic. But "g9 kaist" will …
8088 uses
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Created 2006-05-07 20:15:34
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2023-08-17 11:10:59
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http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=%s&complete=1
btjunkie
Default search for torrents at metasearch engine btjunkie.org
8056 uses
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Created 2006-09-30 17:55:00
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2023-08-04 04:13:28
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http://btjunkie.org/search?q=%s
wpf
(Golden Egg)
French Wikipedia search
8045 uses
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Created 2005-06-13 19:13:28
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2026-03-09 17:16:13
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http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/?search=%s
reddit
Reddit Search Usage example: reddit yubnub Author: Kai (www.feverishmind.com)
8028 uses
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Created 2006-01-31 02:39:19
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2026-02-26 14:38:16
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http://reddit.com/search?q=%s
jd
(Golden Egg)
SYNOPSIS jd [class] EXAMPLE jd String Displays the JavaDoc for the given Java class, courtesy of javadocs.org. ---------- Old implementation: http://javadocs.org/%s
8006 uses
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Created 2005-06-06 23:09:38
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2025-03-19 09:59:58
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http://www.legistar.com/docs2web/s.jsp?q=%s&t=q
eatFeed
(Golden Egg)
NAME eatFeed - Pull data out of a web feed (RSS,XML,etc). SYNOPSIS eatFeed [ELEMENTS] -url [FEED URL] EXAMPLES eatFeed items[0].link -url http://digg.com/rss/toplinks.xml Returns the url of the current top story on digg.com eatFeed items[2].description -url http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot Returns the description of the third story currently on slashdot. eatFeed items[4].title -url http://del.icio.us/rss/popular Returns the title of the fifth item on the del.icio.us list. Note that ite…
8006 uses
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Created 2006-05-03 02:42:24
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2022-11-01 01:33:40
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http://jonathanaquino.com/yubscripts/yn-opt.php?xn_auth=no&input=%s&url=${url}
amaz
Search Amazon.com. Usage: amaz item ---------- Old implementation: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?mode=blended&keyword=%s
7907 uses
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Created 2006-03-14 15:06:08
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2026-03-08 09:50:35
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https://www.amazon.com/s?k=%s
marchives
Metal Archives Search Perform various kinds of searches on metal archives. Just put in text for a band search: marchives arch enemy Or use -t and a search type: marchives -t album -- reality marchives -t genre -- death metal Note the double dash seperating the search type from the search text! This is important! The available search types are: band - Band name genre - Music genre lyrics - Lyrical themes album - Album title song - Song title label - Label lineup - Lineup user - User profile trad…
7888 uses
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Created 2005-11-26 21:16:10
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2025-06-11 13:14:56
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http://www.metal-archives.com/search.php?type=${t=band}&string=${-}%s
paview
(Golden Egg)
Shows the Penny-Arcade comic for a certain day. Enter the day in yyyy-mm-dd format.
7853 uses
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Created 2005-06-20 22:40:41
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2026-03-10 10:18:09
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http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php?date=%s
gadv
(Golden Egg)
Advanced Google search: no more clicking on advanced options! To use Google’s Advanced Search filters (like the filetype, language, and publication date of the search results), just use the switches detailed below. Note: this was adapted from my Advanced Google Images search (maybe more specialized Google searches to follow). For a basic search (very similar if not exactly the same as using YubNub’s default Google search), type “gadv” and then the term(s) to be searched for. Example: gadv porsc…
7831 uses
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Created 2006-01-23 16:08:58
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2025-07-10 23:55:54
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http://www.google.com/search?as_q=%s&num=${number=30}&hl=en&as_epq=${exact}&as_oq=${atleast}&as_eq=${excluded}&lr=lang_${language}&as_filetype=${filetype}&as_qdr=${when}&as_occt=${where}&as_sitesearch=${site}&safe=${filtered}
amfr
SYNOPSIS amfr [keywords] EXAMPLE am linux in a nutshell Searches Amazon.fr using the given keyword (e.g. book title, author, etc.) ---------- Old implementation: http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/external-search?mode=blended&keyword=%s[use %20 for spaces]
7777 uses
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Created 2006-02-13 10:58:00
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2026-03-11 11:25:25
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https://www.amazon.fr/s?k=%s
st
Scrapetorrent is a torrent site that searches all the major public torrent sites.
7767 uses
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Created 2007-05-28 18:47:57
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2026-03-01 03:41:38
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http://scrapetorrent.com/Search/searchplugin.php?search=%s
yu
Runs a YubNub command. Useful for maintaining a consistent interface across different YubNub environments e.g. Firefox Search bar, SlickRun, YubNub itself, etc. Example: yu gim porsche
7762 uses
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Created 2006-08-25 17:25:54
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2025-07-25 00:14:32
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http://yubnub.org/parser/parse?command=%s
amazonuk
Search any product in Amazon UK, for example: amazonuk Bill Bryson ---------- Old implementation: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=pd_kk_sr_1/002-3099881-7244046?index=blended&field-keywords=%s[use %20 for spaces]
7752 uses
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Created 2006-01-22 22:49:03
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2025-11-22 10:00:46
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=%s
change
(Golden Egg)
NAME change - encode and decode text using a number of different methods Note: The code isn't mine, I've only changed the Post method to Get and added the simple mode for use it inside other commands You can find the original code here: SNEAK: Snarkles.Net Encryption Assortment Kit v 1.27 http://snarkles.net/ SYNOPSIS change TEXT -method METHOD [-simple YES] Mandatory arguments: TEXT the string you want to convert -method METHOD the conversion method. Can be one of these: asc2bin - for ASCII to…
7703 uses
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Created 2006-01-30 21:17:25
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2026-02-10 23:30:12
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http://www.saraswaticlasses.net/yubnub/convert.php?text=%s&cryptmethod=${method}&submit=OK&simple=${simple=no}
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