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Command List (ls)

Tip: For a list of particularly interesting Yubnub commands, check out Yubnub Golden Eggs. Also see the Most-Used Commands.
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ftp
This causes the browser to launch the default ftp client and attempt to connect to localhost (which will most likely fail, this will launch the app, and if the user has an FTP server, then bonus...) also you can call ftp ftp.nameofsitehere.com for it to open a site... [Editor's note: this doesn't work for me]
817 uses - Created 2006-01-26 17:30:46 - Last used 2025-08-31 06:30:19 - Nominate - Description - echo <script language="javascript">w = window.open("ftp://%s");history.go(-1);</script>

index
Points to Web index MegaPlaces.com. To find the category you are looking for use the navigation on the left.
126 uses - Created 2006-01-26 12:56:22 - Last used 2025-09-15 09:36:38 - Nominate - Description - http://www.megaplaces.com

autoit

204 uses - Created 2006-01-26 10:43:47 - Last used 2024-10-02 09:35:42 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=+site:www.autoitscript.com+autoit+%s

fireftp
Launches the Firefox FireFTP extension.
110 uses - Created 2006-01-26 07:31:38 - Last used 2018-11-30 22:23:23 - Nominate - Description - echo <script language="javascript">w = window.open("chrome://fireftp/content/fireftp.xul");w.close();history.go(-1);</script>

sky (Golden Egg)
Skypes the given user. Example: sky jonathan.aquino Tested from the Firefox YubNub search bar. Inspired by the sidebarload command.
1112 uses - Created 2006-01-26 07:28:51 - Last used 2026-03-21 12:00:03 - Description - echo <script language="javascript">w = window.open("callto://%s");w.close();history.go(-1);</script>

ku
collaberative news site
73 uses - Created 2006-01-26 05:59:29 - Last used 2025-08-07 04:21:10 - Nominate - Description - http://www.kuro5hin.org

nehe
primary sopurce of beginner tutorials for the OpenGL graphics programming library
16 uses - Created 2006-01-26 05:57:09 - Last used 2011-02-28 16:10:56 - Nominate - Description - http://nehe.gamedev.net

gggg
test
30 uses - Created 2006-01-26 04:24:41 - Last used 2024-12-26 12:27:04 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com

hitask
HITASK HOUSINGINTERACTIVE.COM
10 uses - Created 2006-01-26 01:12:05 - Last used 2011-04-08 14:16:54 - Nominate - Description - http://www.housinginteractive.com/hitask

jd5
Search Java 1.5.0 api. Takes you to the first result from google.
1638 uses - Created 2006-01-25 22:19:17 - Last used 2013-09-06 05:49:01 - Nominate - Description - gfl %s+site:java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api

telch
Suche im Gratis-Telefonbuch tel.search.ch http://tel.search.ch/result.html?name=%s&strasse=${str}&ort=${ort}&kanton=${kt}&tel=${tel} mögliche parameter zum namen: -beruf -str -ort -kt -tel
874 uses - Created 2006-01-25 19:32:22 - Last used 2017-03-13 02:30:13 - Nominate - Description - http://tel.search.ch/result.html?name=%s&misc=${beruf}&strasse=${str}&ort=${ort}&kanton=${kt}&tel=${tel}

pscrew
Searches for a player in the pscrew.com PokerStars players database. Usage: pscrew soprano Also see command pstar which searches both on pscrew.com and thepokerdb.com databases
36 uses - Created 2006-01-25 19:11:18 - Last used 2009-05-17 10:48:07 - Nominate - Description - http://www.pscrew.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=usersList&Itemid=71&search=%s

trib
search the Chicago Tribune. usage: trib [search term] b.a.
110 uses - Created 2006-01-25 19:09:53 - Last used 2013-06-19 12:42:17 - Nominate - Description - http://www.chicagotribune.com/{ifthen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then search/dispatcher.front?Query=%s&target=article}

stereogum
Search Stereogum.com, an mp3 blog. b.a.
39 uses - Created 2006-01-25 19:00:09 - Last used 2012-08-03 12:38:39 - Nominate - Description - {ifthen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then http://www.google.com/search?q=site:stereogum.com%20%s -else http://www.stereogum.com}

apw
NOAA Airport weather conditions. Displays last 24 hours of common weather data for a given airport ID Winds, altimiter settings, visibility etc... Examples: apw IAD - will display information for Washington Dulles International. apw KHEF - data for Manassas regional.
27 uses - Created 2006-01-25 15:53:43 - Last used 2009-05-26 06:49:30 - Nominate - Description - http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/getObs.php?num=24&sid=%s

mapch
Anzeige einer Schweizer Adresse von http://map.search.ch http://map.search.ch/%s[use / for spaces] syntax: mapch [PLZ]-[Ort] [Strasse](-)[Nr] - ist fakultativ, alternativ: KEINEN Abstand zwischen Stasse und Nr. - Ort ohne PLZ genügt, falls eindeutig definiert - PLZ alleine genügt, da eindeutig
236 uses - Created 2006-01-25 09:42:40 - Last used 2014-06-22 07:37:27 - Nominate - Description - http://map.search.ch/%s[use / for spaces]

>>>
SYNOPSIS >>> [Yubnub command|URL] [query] EXAMPLES >>> yshop ipod Searches images of an iPod in Yahoo! Shop through Google. >>> dart girl Searches images of a girl in Deviant Art through Google. >>> dilbert Searches images in Dilbert.com through Google. >>> http://bbc.co.uk irak Searches images in the BBC site about Irak through Google. An internal search (hence >>>) for images in the website hinted by the first parameter via Google This is just a more syntactically harmonic alias for >&. RELAT…
53 uses - Created 2006-01-25 02:50:06 - Last used 2020-04-20 07:16:53 - Nominate - Description - gim site:{ extractDomainName { url {% 1 %s} } } {% 2- %s} [no url encoding]

>>
SYNOPSIS >> [Yubnub command|URL] [query] EXAMPLES >> wp list of paradoxes Makes a search in Google for "list of paradoxes" restricted to the domain of the English Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org) >> cnn priests Makes a search in Google for "priests" restricted to CNN's domain (cnn.com) >> kottke job Makes a search in Google for "job" restricted to Kottke's domain (kottke.org) >> http://www.alistapart.com/articles/bathingape zeldman Makes a search in Google for "zeldman" restricted to A List Apart's…
2499 uses - Created 2006-01-25 02:24:32 - Last used 2022-06-21 12:08:14 - Nominate - Description - g site:{ extractDomainName { url {% 1 %s} } } {% 2- %s} [no url encoding]

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 - Created 2006-01-25 00:46:29 - Last used 2026-01-25 10:32:44 - Nominate - Description - http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=%s

grease
Replacement greasemonkey search.
635 uses - Created 2006-01-25 00:26:33 - Last used 2026-02-24 21:56:43 - Nominate - Description - http://userscripts.org/scripts/search?q=%s&commit=Search

sidebarload
sidebarload -- Load a yubnub command into your browser's sidebar. usage: sidebarload [yubnub command and arguments] examples: sidebarload gim porsche sidebarload gmini This is useful for searches and other commands that yield a list of results. For instance, "sidebarload gim porsche" will do a Google image search in the sidebar, then when you click on search results, they will load in the main window. The second example, "sidebarload gmini", will load the Mobile version of Gmail into your sideb…
665 uses - Created 2006-01-24 20:02:20 - Last used 2022-10-05 20:06:28 - Nominate - Description - echo <a href="http://yubnub.org/parser/parse?command=%s" target="_search">Click to load "%s" into the sidebar

zip4
Looks up the zip or zip+4 from the USPS server. Unlike the 'zip' command, this fills in the request from the command line, rather than taking you to the form that you have to fill in and hit 'Submit'. You provide the street address and either the zip or the city and state. These bits of data need to be separated by commas. Example: zip4 1600 Ampitheatre Pkwy, Mountain+View, CA Or: zip4 701 First Avenue, 94089
45 uses - Created 2006-01-24 18:46:06 - Last used 2015-06-09 07:41:20 - Nominate - Description - http://theagricolas.org/craig/zip4?%s

myst
My Stikies 0.1.2 Firefox extension download page.
32 uses - Created 2006-01-24 17:57:17 - Last used 2014-09-09 07:32:19 - Nominate - Description - https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1875&application=firefox

boe
Uses google to search the Official State Bulletin from Spain.
141 uses - Created 2006-01-24 17:57:00 - Last used 2024-11-19 11:41:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=%s+site%3Awww.boe.es

centerstage
centerstage -- Search centerstage.net, the city guide to Chicago. usage: centerstage [search term] If the search term is left blank, it will take you to the front page. b.a.
161 uses - Created 2006-01-24 15:48:40 - Last used 2011-06-24 22:38:46 - Nominate - Description - http://centerstage.net/{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then venues/results_search.cfm?searchterm=%s}

tasty
This command will show you how many users have noted the page you're on in del.icio.us. Example: tasty http://www.slashdot.com/
48 uses - Created 2006-01-24 15:01:05 - Last used 2025-05-11 18:01:25 - Nominate - Description - http://del.icio.us/url?url=%s

grr
grrr
28 uses - Created 2006-01-24 13:57:03 - Last used 2020-12-13 19:10:26 - Nominate - Description - http://www.oglasi.com

leofr
Deutsch-Französisch Wörterbuch von leo.org
5117 uses - Created 2006-01-24 12:44:12 - Last used 2026-05-03 10:15:58 - Nominate - Description - http://dict.leo.org/?lp=frde&search=%s

rero
Recherche dans le catalogue www.rero.ch dans tous les champs ---------- Old implementation: http://sarasvati.rero.ch/gateway?host=sarasvati.rero.ch%2b8891%2bDEFAULT&search=KEYWORD&function=INITREQ&SourceScreen=BROADCAST_INTR&skin=rero&conf=.%2fchameleon.conf&lng=fr-ch&itemu1=1035&u1=1035&t1=%s&pos=1&prevpos=1&
445 uses - Created 2006-01-24 12:21:10 - Last used 2021-12-15 23:10:55 - Nominate - Description - http://services.rero.ch/opac/search?institution=uc&lang=fr&field=anywhere&value=%s

helveticat
Sucht in allen Feldern des Bibliothekskatalogs Helveticat der Schweiz. Landesbibliothek (www.helveticat.ch)
29 uses - Created 2006-01-24 11:54:49 - Last used 2008-07-10 14:07:19 - Nominate - Description - http://topaz.snl.ch/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?host=topaz.snl.ch%2b4156%2bDEFAULT&search=KEYWORD&function=INITREQ&SourceScreen=BROADCAST_INTR&skin=helveticat&conf=.%2fchameleon.conf&lng=de&itemu1=1016&u1=1016&t1=%s&elementcount=3&pos=1&beginsrch=1

alexandria
Sucht in allen Feldern des Bibliothekskatalogs Alexandria (Bibliotheksverbund der Bundesverwaltung: www.alexandria.ch)
256 uses - Created 2006-01-24 11:26:47 - Last used 2021-01-22 10:37:33 - Nominate - Description - http://topaz.snl.ch/cgi-bin/gwalex/chameleon?host=topaz.snl.ch%2b4156%2bDEFAULT&search=KEYWORD&function=INITREQ&SourceScreen=BROADCAST_INTR&skin=portal&conf=.%2fchameleon.conf&lng=de&itemu1=1016&u1=1016&t1=%s&elementcount=3&pos=1&beginsrch=1

o2

193 uses - Created 2006-01-24 11:01:57 - Last used 2026-05-05 03:53:46 - Nominate - Description - http://www.imodephones.co.uk/reviews/

ssd
search on sexy desktop
220 uses - Created 2006-01-24 09:52:10 - Last used 2025-11-08 05:30:15 - Nominate - Description - http://www.sexydesktop.co.uk/%s.htm

nrj
Radio ENERGY Entertainment News & Features
20 uses - Created 2006-01-24 08:31:48 - Last used 2011-02-10 22:23:30 - Nominate - Description - http://www.energy.de

muse
Search in McGill Muse Library items
276 uses - Created 2006-01-24 02:02:28 - Last used 2021-05-15 04:37:01 - Nominate - Description - http://aleph.mcgill.ca/F/YT2NRIHA1RRFTDEY8QP7KKIBJC8CKJ52S5B6XGPBRL2Q3VLY6Y-03945?func=find-b&find_code=WRD&request=%s

ymini
ymini -- Go to Yahoo Mail for mobile applications. This is like the command minimail, except it goes directly to the inbox. Also, there is a -t switch that will take you to a folder other than the inbox if you you specify it. b.a.
25 uses - Created 2006-01-23 22:43:02 - Last used 2008-02-05 02:43:46 - Nominate - Description - http://wap.oa.yahoo.com/raw?dp=mail&fdr=${t=inbox}[no url encoding]

asifa
ASIFA-Hollywood
71 uses - Created 2006-01-23 19:31:58 - Last used 2010-01-23 21:00:05 - Nominate - Description - http://www.asifa-hollywood.org

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…
7844 uses - Created 2006-01-23 16:08:58 - Last used 2026-04-14 09:54:02 - Description - 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}

gf-console
USAGE: gf-console2 -platform <platform> -game <game> Search GameFAQ for a specific platform. The 'platform' parameter is an internal reference used by GameFAQ. This command is not intended for general use but is designed to be extended by console-specific commands.
16 uses - Created 2006-01-23 15:48:52 - Last used 2009-01-11 16:07:38 - Nominate - Description - http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html?platform=${platform}&game=${game}

y/local
yahoo local search using -what and -where.If -where is not specified, it will sue your default location.
283 uses - Created 2006-01-23 10:58:45 - Last used 2010-02-21 16:11:26 - Nominate - Description - http://local.yahoo.com/results;_ylt=;_ylu=-?stx=${what}&csz=${where}

nforge
NewsForge article Search. Searches for articles published on NewsForge.com. Type the topic, to search for all the articles related to it. Example: nforge freebsd
28 uses - Created 2006-01-23 10:35:42 - Last used 2020-11-12 14:53:10 - Nominate - Description - http://www.newsforge.com/search.pl?query=%s

flex1p
NAME flex1p - Display LiveDocs package info for Flex 1.5 USAGE flex1p [package name] This command displays Flex 1.5 LiveDocs for the given package. SEE ALSO flex1d - Shortcut to Flex 1.5 LiveDocs flex1c - Display Flex 1.5 LiveDocs class info flex2d, flex2p, flex2c - Same as above, for Flex 2 AUTHOR Aral Balkan (http://flashant.org) SPECIAL THANKS Jonathan Aquino for leading me in the right direction. Allen Ormond for his wonderful strReplace command.
1278 uses - Created 2006-01-23 10:22:11 - Last used 2026-05-13 19:20:24 - Nominate - Description - http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/15/asdocs_en/{strReplace -find . -replace / -string %s}/index.html

flex1c
NAME flex1c - Display class info from Flex 1.5 LiveDocs USAGE flex1c [class name] EXAMPLES flex1c mx.core.Application This command displays class information for Flex 1.5 from Macromedia LiveDocs. AUTHOR Aral Balkan (http://flashant.org) SPECIAL THANKS Jonathan Aquino for leading me in the right direction. Allen Ormond for his wonderful strReplace command.
1128 uses - Created 2006-01-23 10:15:53 - Last used 2026-05-13 22:55:35 - Nominate - Description - http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/15/asdocs_en/index.html?{strReplace -find . -replace / -string %s}.html

flex2c
NAME flex2c - Display class info from Flex 2 LiveDocs USAGE flex2c [class name] EXAMPLES flex2c mx.print.FlexPrintJob This command displays class information for Flex 2 classes from Macromedia LiveDocs. AUTHOR Aral Balkan (http://flashant.org) SPECIAL THANKS Jonathan Aquino for leading me in the right direction. Allen Ormond for his wonderful strReplace command.
1195 uses - Created 2006-01-23 09:58:18 - Last used 2026-05-14 06:31:18 - Nominate - Description - http://livedocs.macromedia.com/labs/1/flex/langref/{strReplace -find . -replace / -string %s}.html

artfl
Simple French <--> English dictionary at the American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language (ARTFL) at the University of Chicago.
64 uses - Created 2006-01-23 09:48:20 - Last used 2012-03-09 00:51:17 - Nominate - Description - http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/FR-ENG.sh?word=%s

cellpic
fotocontacts has a store of millions of pictures of people that you can download to the photo contacts in your mobile phone. Example: cellpic 07785282963
29 uses - Created 2006-01-23 09:38:31 - Last used 2012-07-13 11:50:11 - Nominate - Description - http://fotocontacts.com/get.htm#%s

flex2p
NAME flex2p - Display package info from Flex 2 LiveDocs USAGE flex2p [package name] EXAMPLES flex2p mx.effects This command displays package information for Flex 2 packages from Macromedia LiveDocs. AUTHOR Aral Balkan (http://flashant.org) SPECIAL THANKS Jonathan Aquino for leading me in the right direction. Allen Ormond for his wonderful strReplace command.
1048 uses - Created 2006-01-23 09:04:05 - Last used 2026-05-04 11:24:12 - Nominate - Description - http://livedocs.macromedia.com/labs/1/flex/langref/index.html?{strReplace -find . -replace / -string %s}/package-detail.html/&{strReplace -find . -replace / -string %s}/class-list.html

clr
Clusty Search. Clusty uses a Clustering Engine to organize search results into folders grouping similar items together. To cluster a search, simply type in your search term after the word "cluster." Example: cluster [Your Keyword Here] For instance, if you wanted to search for "The Homestar Runner," you would enter: cluster "The Homestar Runner"
92 uses - Created 2006-01-23 04:49:03 - Last used 2020-08-18 10:05:03 - Nominate - Description - http://clusty.com/search?query=%s

bruce
God of Rock Bruce Dickinson brings you a mixture of classic rock, metal and the best new rock music. Join Bruce as he brings you three hours of the best rock, punk and metal around. Old and new.
69 uses - Created 2006-01-23 00:41:20 - Last used 2020-06-24 23:00:42 - Nominate - Description - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/6music_aod.shtml?6music/rockshow

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