Command List (ls)

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".

lpak
Linux Packages dot net find Slackware tgz install packs with this. Usage: lpak searchterm -xybre
221 uses - Created 2005-07-20 08:50:09 - Last used 2013-06-02 17:46:36 - Nominate - Description - http://www.linuxpackages.net/search_view.php?by=name&name=%s

yubnews
Searches the yubnub blog. Example: yubnews pipe
19 uses - Created 2005-07-20 05:48:29 - Last used 2006-11-23 18:22:00 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&ie=UTF-8&sitesearch=yubnub.blogspot.com

ashley

110 uses - Created 2005-07-20 03:16:55 - Last used 2020-04-13 07:11:15 - Nominate - Description - http://www.xanga.com/kiss_wink_smile

wut
Tucson Radar, Composite Reflectivity Range 124 NMI
1270 uses - Created 2005-07-20 01:18:08 - Last used 2025-10-07 07:45:39 - Nominate - Description - http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=pan&prevzoom=zoom&num=40&frame=0&delay=15&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&ID=EMX&type=NCR&showstorms=0&lat=32.25144577&lon=-110.88695526&label=Tucson,%20AZ&map.x=400&map.y=240&scale=1.000&centerx=400&centery=240&showlabels=1

thomas
Looks up a piece of United States legislation by bill number.
1490 uses - Created 2005-07-19 22:24:09 - Last used 2026-04-27 13:19:41 - Nominate - Description - http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/query?dummmy=s.114&docidc109=%s&queryc109=&Search=Search&c109=radiobutton[post]

codex
Go directly to a page of the WordPress Codex. Spaces will be substituted with underscores '_'.
304 uses - Created 2005-07-19 22:06:11 - Last used 2023-06-10 11:52:12 - Nominate - Description - http://codex.wordpress.org/%s[use _ for spaces]

coin
Flip a single Georgia quarter. Another command by Tommy, who didn't bother to make a normal description/manpage for this because it was a bit simplistic :)
67 uses - Created 2005-07-19 21:57:13 - Last used 2023-05-08 10:06:01 - Nominate - Description - http://www.random.org/coins/?num=1&cur=60-usd.0025c-ga

convert (Golden Egg)
Convert FROM any unit TO any unit, usage: "convert 50 km to miles" does just what you expect.
8872 uses - Created 2005-07-19 20:22:19 - Last used 2026-05-19 14:08:54 - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=%s

html
A realtime online html editor, use it to test your HTML as you write it.
1247 uses - Created 2005-07-19 19:37:03 - Last used 2026-05-02 17:44:46 - Nominate - Description - http://www.squarefree.com/htmledit/

rand
NAME rand - display a specified number of random numbers in a specified range, courtesy of random.org SYNOPSIS rand -min <min value = 1> -max <max value = 100> -num <how many to generate = 1> EXAMPLE rand 49 rand -min 1998 -max 2005 rand -num 5 -max 20 AUTHOR Richard Frankel
12405 uses - Created 2005-07-19 19:36:33 - Last used 2026-02-20 14:34:12 - Nominate - Description - http://jonathanaquino.com/random.php?num=${num=1}&min=${min=1}&max=%s${max}&col=1

addictingames

54 uses - Created 2005-07-19 18:32:36 - Last used 2014-09-13 13:08:57 - Nominate - Description - http://www.addictinggames.com

photohome
Search the pictures at Photohome.com!
10 uses - Created 2005-07-19 17:30:17 - Last used 2006-06-06 13:28:43 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Aphotohome.com+%s

toms
tomshardware.com
77 uses - Created 2005-07-19 17:20:47 - Last used 2024-04-12 20:12:21 - Nominate - Description - http://www.tomshardware.com

tackle

18 uses - Created 2005-07-19 16:07:09 - Last used 2015-11-29 14:57:45 - Nominate - Description - http://media2.big-boys.com/content/images/bbpics/pic1182.jpg

fr2en
French dictionary Translates argument from French to English ========== Old implementation: http://translate.google.com/translate_t#fr|en|%s
4859 uses - Created 2005-07-19 11:29:08 - Last used 2020-12-13 08:55:39 - Nominate - Description - http://fr.wordreference.com/fr/en/translation.asp?fren=%s&v=b

koders
search the koders.com code samples, enter keyword and programming language ie: 'koders -key blackberry -lan java' - search for all blackberry references written in the java language
184 uses - Created 2005-07-19 09:16:31 - Last used 2013-07-05 08:03:54 - Nominate - Description - http://koders.com/?s=${key}&_%3Abtn=Search&_%3Ala=${lan}&_%3Ali=*

hcamp
link to hippocamp.net net label, enter catalogue number to go to any release
10 uses - Created 2005-07-19 08:42:30 - Last used 2005-07-22 15:14:28 - Nominate - Description - http://hippocamp.net/?releases/%s.htm

cadusd
takes us dollar value as paramete and converts to canadian. very handy ive found, as i have it, along with other common currency pairs, in my firefox bookmark keywords.
22 uses - Created 2005-07-19 06:59:21 - Last used 2016-05-28 06:38:08 - Nominate - Description - http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=%s&From=CAD&To=USD

usdcad
takes us dollar value as paramete and converts to canadian. very handy ive found, as i have it, along with other common currency pairs, in my firefox bookmark keywords.
34 uses - Created 2005-07-19 06:56:22 - Last used 2016-05-28 06:39:42 - Nominate - Description - http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=%s&From=USD&To=CAD

kos
The state of the nation.
1055 uses - Created 2005-07-19 04:21:28 - Last used 2017-06-10 12:25:37 - Nominate - Description - http://www.dailykos.com/

comcast

370 uses - Created 2005-07-19 03:01:28 - Last used 2026-01-10 21:57:09 - Nominate - Description - http://www.comcast.net

rnd (Golden Egg)
NAME rand - display a specified number of random numbers in a specified range, courtesy of random.org SYNOPSIS rand -min <min value = 1> -max <max value = 100> -num <how many to generate = 1> EXAMPLE rand 49 rand -min 1998 -max 2005 rand -num 5 -max 20 AUTHOR Richard Frankel
578 uses - Created 2005-07-19 02:37:54 - Last used 2021-09-20 09:00:48 - Description - http://jonathanaquino.com/random.php?num=${num=1}&min=${min=1}&max=%s${max}&col=1

borders
SYNOPSIS borders [options] [search terms] EXAMPLE borders -t Keyword -m 1 Terror and Liberalism borders Terror and Liberalism Searches the Borders Stores inventory. OPTIONS -t Search type. May be either "Keyword", "Title", "Author", "Song", "Actor", or "ISBN" without the quotes. Defaults to "Keyword". -m Media type. May be 0 (all), 3 (movies), 2 (music) or 1 (books). Defaults to 1.
452 uses - Created 2005-07-19 02:34:18 - Last used 2016-01-16 05:57:51 - Nominate - Description - http://www.bordersstores.com/search/search.jsp?srchTerms=%s&mediaType=${m=1}&srchType=${t=Keyword}

gearth (Golden Egg)
If it's a valid address Google Maps recognizes, have Google Earth fly you there directly. For example, gearth 109 st. marks place, new york ny 10009 takes you straight to a view of Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. For more details, visit www.ogleearth.com
2223 uses - Created 2005-07-18 21:56:57 - Last used 2025-09-16 16:58:11 - Description - http://www.ogleearth.com/hack1/?address=%s&submit=Submit

reg

153 uses - Created 2005-07-18 20:16:06 - Last used 2022-02-14 12:37:08 - Nominate - Description - http://www.theregister.co.uk

daily
Go straight to Daily Browse home page.
129 uses - Created 2005-07-18 20:15:34 - Last used 2023-02-28 05:54:46 - Nominate - Description - http://dailybrowse.com

debbug
Debian bug database search Enter "debbug 123456" to see the details for bug #123456.
1387 uses - Created 2005-07-18 19:51:22 - Last used 2017-10-02 12:18:32 - Nominate - Description - http://bugs.debian.org/%s

doi
Digital Object Identifier. Useful if you have the doi of an article. [Example] doi 10.1021/ja0436594 Takes you to the article in the Journal of the American Chemical Society
4273 uses - Created 2005-07-18 18:53:06 - Last used 2025-06-11 15:22:39 - Nominate - Description - http://dx.doi.org/%s

mjrgks

132 uses - Created 2005-07-18 18:29:18 - Last used 2006-06-10 16:05:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.majorgeeks.com

maily

364 uses - Created 2005-07-18 18:03:30 - Last used 2011-08-24 21:33:53 - Nominate - Description - http://mail.yahoo.com/?.intl=us

emyth
The Encyclopedia Mythica is an online encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legends. It currently contains over 7,000 entries on gods and goddesses, heroes, legendary creatures and beings from all over the world.
25 uses - Created 2005-07-18 17:56:11 - Last used 2014-02-01 21:09:10 - Nominate - Description - http://www.pantheon.org/cgi-bin/search.pl?Terms=%s

riddle
An internet riddle based on video games.
44 uses - Created 2005-07-18 17:17:59 - Last used 2023-05-17 06:43:14 - Nominate - Description - http://www.freewebs.com/videogameriddle/

ybrief
Yahoo provides many services to open Yahoo! Briefcase home page type:ybrief.
12 uses - Created 2005-07-18 14:41:50 - Last used 2005-09-05 06:13:17 - Nominate - Description - http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc//home

pat2pdf
pat2pdf.org - convert U.S. patents to a downloadable PDF document.
163 uses - Created 2005-07-18 08:44:35 - Last used 2011-12-05 17:34:44 - Nominate - Description - http://pat2pdf.org/pat2pdf/foo.pl?number=%s

jg

58 uses - Created 2005-07-18 08:31:29 - Last used 2025-07-08 14:11:47 - Nominate - Description - http://www.jagran.com/

nvt
link to navbharat times online
15 uses - Created 2005-07-18 08:30:36 - Last used 2018-06-03 10:09:20 - Nominate - Description - http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/

qwe
sxdgder dheth
29 uses - Created 2005-07-18 07:48:24 - Last used 2024-06-06 03:08:28 - Nominate - Description - http://cricinfo.com/

ticket

97 uses - Created 2005-07-18 04:26:39 - Last used 2024-03-25 03:10:47 - Nominate - Description - http://www.theticket.com

active

502 uses - Created 2005-07-18 04:24:54 - Last used 2025-10-25 06:38:35 - Nominate - Description - http://active.com/running/?ec=0&feature=36&search_criteria=run&zip=%s&maxrows=10&CFID=24212262&CFTOKEN=87590848

sunmoon
This command will bring up a form to obtain sunrise, sunset and lunar data for any date and location.
42 uses - Created 2005-07-18 03:39:48 - Last used 2014-10-25 06:09:44 - Nominate - Description - http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html

jpost
Jerusalem Post Internet Edition in English: news about Israel
27 uses - Created 2005-07-18 03:33:12 - Last used 2010-04-14 17:46:28 - Nominate - Description - http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/P/FrontPage/FrontPage&cid=1002116796299

nfl

1426 uses - Created 2005-07-18 03:23:58 - Last used 2025-12-27 19:06:46 - Nominate - Description - http://www.nfl.com

musik

41 uses - Created 2005-07-18 03:12:45 - Last used 2023-04-05 18:09:16 - Nominate - Description - http://www.xsao.net

brain (Golden Egg)
Ask Brainboost a question, and it will search the internet to find a precise answer to your question. Sponsored by NASA. Example: brain how far is sidney from victoria bc?
2619 uses - Created 2005-07-18 02:46:31 - Last used 2026-05-18 16:57:00 - Description - http://www.answers.com/bb/bbsearch.jsp?Q=%s

pdoc
Processing documentation (complete)
123 uses - Created 2005-07-17 23:26:57 - Last used 2018-07-13 14:03:37 - Nominate - Description - http://processing.org/reference/index_ext.html

Lonnie

15 uses - Created 2005-07-17 21:56:36 - Last used 2020-01-16 10:32:20 - Nominate - Description - http://www.xanga.com/smallguy310

caitlin

31 uses - Created 2005-07-17 21:50:19 - Last used 2023-05-11 11:51:20 - Nominate - Description - http://www.xanga.com/lynn7410

tripods
A fun little game based off Google Maps. Check the site for more info. If you ever see a guy named Tommy on, say hi and that you're from YubNub :D ---------- Old implementation: http://www.thomasscott.net/tripods/
14 uses - Created 2005-07-17 21:40:33 - Last used 2020-04-28 12:50:18 - Nominate - Description - https://www.google.com/search?q=tripods

pcgen1
Generates 8 random D&D characters using Version 2 of the NPC Generator. To use, enter "pcgen1 <class>" or "pcgen1 any" for random class selection. <class> can be any core D&D class (fighter, druid, rogue, wizard, etc). Only low-level classes will be generated. Later versions will allow configuration.
15 uses - Created 2005-07-17 21:26:21 - Last used 2012-12-14 20:27:30 - Nominate - Description - http://www.aarg.net/~minam/npc2.cgi?look=standard&stats_ability_bonuses=0&stats_ac_breakdown=1&stats_init_breakdown=1&stats_attack_breakdown=0&stats_save_breakdown=0&stats_skill_breakdown=0&stats_languages=1&stats_skillsfeats=1&stats_possessions=1&stats_spells=1&stats_formatting=1&stats_skill_points=1&alignment=anyg&gender=any&race=anycore&class=%s&level=lo&class2=&level2=any&class3=&level3=any&count=10&scorestrategy=1&seed=

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