The Most-Used Commands

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".

ganswer (Golden Egg)
Searches Google Answers for questions and answers involving your chosen search term.
26 uses - Created 2005-06-20 21:38:11 - Last used 2024-01-16 11:38:24 - Description - http://answers.google.com/answers/search?q=%s&qtype=all&btnG=Google+Search

ignpc
Search PC section of IGN.com For example: ignpc Dracula Resurrection Finds the PC version of Dracula Resurrection at ign.com
26 uses - Created 2005-06-26 10:00:43 - Last used 2013-05-25 01:20:08 - Nominate - Description - http://my.ign.com/my/sb?pageID=2003&nuaction=gameSearch&gameTitleSearch=%s

thinkgk
Thinkgeek Search. To search thinkgeek. Example: thinkgk Plush Microbe
26 uses - Created 2005-06-27 02:11:11 - Last used 2018-02-26 19:27:12 - Nominate - Description - http://www.thinkgeek.com/brain/whereisit.cgi?t=%s&x=0&y=0

wpedia
wikipedia search
26 uses - Created 2005-06-28 02:30:57 - Last used 2015-05-03 16:47:09 - Nominate - Description - http://en.wikipedia.org?search=%s

tgf
Takes you to thinkgeeks customer fortune page, refresh this page to see a new fortune. Its supprisingly addictive.
26 uses - Created 2005-06-28 18:24:50 - Last used 2018-01-03 06:55:15 - Nominate - Description - http://www.thinkgeek.com/fortune.shtml

ffbl
Meta-backlink search using FindForward.com This will find backlinks to a given URL using Technorati, Bloglines, Google, MSN, and Yahoo. Usage: ffbl [url] b.a.
26 uses - Created 2005-07-10 03:33:36 - Last used 2006-11-05 14:48:12 - Nominate - Description - http://www.findforward.com/?q=%s%2F&t=backlinks

pyfunc
Searches www.python.org/doc for the Python function specified.
26 uses - Created 2005-07-12 17:18:51 - Last used 2014-03-06 09:46:52 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.python.org%2Fdoc+%s

iit
IIT Delhi Site
26 uses - Created 2005-07-12 18:07:54 - Last used 2019-09-16 10:59:26 - Nominate - Description - http://www.iitd.ac.in

newg
flash game,clips,the best flash site on the web and its free
26 uses - Created 2005-07-14 07:21:41 - Last used 2016-05-02 14:51:48 - Nominate - Description - http://www.newgrounds.com

TMS
The Main Server: Tech news and commentary for the common geek.
26 uses - Created 2005-07-16 02:26:02 - Last used 2021-11-29 10:16:53 - Nominate - Description - http://mainserver.blogspot.com

bca
Shortcut for searching the Babel Com Australia wiki. More useful for staff than anyone else.
26 uses - Created 2006-02-03 01:20:47 - Last used 2024-03-18 14:05:50 - Nominate - Description - http://wiki.babel.com.au/search.php?qtype=any&op=Search&qword=%s

playmp3
Search and play an OGG file. Search Google for an OGG file and plays the first result. Example: oggplay demilich
26 uses - Created 2006-02-09 21:12:24 - Last used 2006-12-09 03:45:39 - Nominate - Description - goto filetype:ogg %s

e2c
Syntax: e2c -searchtype [chinese|simp|trad|pinyin|english] -where [whole|start|end|anywhere] <word> Translates English to chinese you can switch the searchtype to chinese (traditional&simplified) simp, trad pinyin (don't know what that does exactly) and english (chinese 2 english, does not work properly with yubnub) -where sets where the search term is located.
26 uses - Created 2006-02-17 08:44:44 - Last used 2017-05-02 14:28:24 - Nominate - Description - http://www.mandarintools.com/cgi-bin/wordlook.pl?word=%s&searchtype=${searchtype=chinese}&where=${where=whole}

nkj
Search the New King James Version of the Bible on Croswalk.com Example: nkj acts 2:38 This returns one verse. Example: nkj eph 2:1-5 This returns a range of verses. Example: nkj do not understand This returns all the verses that contain all of the search terms.
26 uses - Created 2006-02-23 11:52:28 - Last used 2012-05-21 22:35:50 - Nominate - Description - http://bible1.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?word=%s&section=0&version=nkj&new=1&oq=%s

prav
official czech language rules of words morphology
26 uses - Created 2006-02-23 16:27:06 - Last used 2010-10-20 13:43:22 - Nominate - Description - http://www.pravopis.cz/hledej.php?qr=%s

studica
Studica.com Search: search studica.com, the great academic reseller. Superb discounts for students and teachers. Note that this wasn't created by an affiliate of Studica; I've just bought a lot of great stuff from there! Example: to search for the "spyder" (a color management tool), type "studica spyder" (without the quotes, of course).
26 uses - Created 2006-02-26 16:03:28 - Last used 2012-04-06 00:55:02 - Nominate - Description - http://www.studica.com/products/search.cfm?search_str=%s

febayde
In ebay.de nach Artikeln des angegebenen Verkäufers suchen. // Search ebay.de for items of specified seller
26 uses - Created 2006-03-01 18:33:41 - Last used 2006-05-16 18:03:37 - Nominate - Description - http://search.ebay.de//ws/search/MemberSearchResult?MfcISAPICommand=MemberSearchResult&frompage=itemsbyseller&sofindtype=26&userid=%s&since=30&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&frpp=50&sadis=200&nojspr=y&sacqyop=ge&fscl=1&saslop=1&saslt=2&catref=C5&fpos=35619&sacur=0&ftrv=1&saslc=0&ftrt=1&sacat=-1&fcl=3&ga10244=10425&from=R7&nojspr=y&pfid=0 HTTP/1.1

slink
The shorttext url for a particular item. (http://www.shorttext.com/)
26 uses - Created 2006-03-07 18:16:40 - Last used 2021-10-23 03:19:54 - Nominate - Description - http://www.shorttext.com/%s

de:bug
search for reviews in de:bug - magazine for electronic life-aspects (german)
26 uses - Created 2006-03-07 18:40:07 - Last used 2011-11-29 09:56:43 - Nominate - Description - http://www.de-bug.de/reviews/index.php?search=%s

bmlyon
Recherche simple dans le catalogue de la Bibliothèque Municipale de Lyon
26 uses - Created 2006-03-10 16:33:56 - Last used 2006-12-28 11:03:05 - Nominate - Description - http://sbibbh.si.bm-lyon.fr/cgi-bin/bestn?id=&act=8&auto=0&nov=1&v0=0&t0=%s &i0=0&s0=5&v1=0&v2=0&v3=0&sy=&ey=&scr=1&x=0&y=0

ff7
FF7 walkthrough
26 uses - Created 2006-03-14 09:11:26 - Last used 2020-01-08 08:00:13 - Nominate - Description - http://www.ffextreme.com/ff7/walkthrough.html

ween
Ween Torrents - All Legal 100% lossless Full Shows, Full DVD's w/ Menus, Exclusive Ween 'Bootlegs',World Premier Content.
26 uses - Created 2006-03-23 04:45:27 - Last used 2026-01-25 05:51:51 - Nominate - Description - http://www.browntracker.net

utdirect
UT Direct @ University of Texas at Austin utdirect -> https://utdirect.utexas.edu/utdirect/ utdirect calendar -> https://utdirect.utexas.edu/utdirect/search/?input_srch_string=calendar
26 uses - Created 2006-03-27 23:47:53 - Last used 2010-08-12 01:22:07 - Nominate - Description - https://utdirect.utexas.edu/utdirect/{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then search/?input_srch_string=%s}

mns
MNS MusicNonStop: the Alternative Music Store - electro - industrial - ebm - darkwave - electronica - gothic - noise - folk - ambient Search the MNS online store ...
26 uses - Created 2006-04-06 14:13:39 - Last used 2021-04-02 10:53:32 - Nominate - Description - http://www.musicnonstop.co.uk/store/erol.html?SearchField=%s

thumburl
Create Thubnail for url Example: thumburl <url>
26 uses - Created 2006-04-14 05:47:23 - Last used 2007-01-26 01:56:49 - Nominate - Description - http://img.simpleapi.net/small/%s

cplc
NAME cplc Brings user to Arizona (AZ) Chandler Public Library Catalog and will optionally search the catalog for a given string at a specific location (or all by default). There are two parameters which can be optionally passed to cplc; -search and -for. If -for is omitted cplc brings the user to the catalog home, otherwise the catalog is searched for the string following -for. When searching using -for, -search can be passed to cplc with the name of the library branch to search (currently Bash…
26 uses - Created 2006-04-20 02:12:12 - Last used 2006-10-22 21:40:41 - Nominate - Description - {ifEmpty -value ${for} -then http://library.ci.chandler.az.us/uhtbin/webcat -else http://library.ci.chandler.az.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi/IHD54dbX74/DOWNTOWN/6430128/88?search_type=search&searchdata1=${for}&library={ucase ${search=ALL}}}

iseek
search using iseek , a semantic search engine that also does good clustering
26 uses - Created 2009-07-11 11:27:11 - Last used 2013-08-15 23:38:33 - Nominate - Description - http://iseek.com/iseek/search.html?l=en&query=%s&sbl=2&bk=&spc=

dik
Look up word definitions Dictionary.com ---------- Old implementation: http://dictionary.reference.com?q=%s ---------- Old implementation: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/%s
26 uses - Created 2009-07-14 17:46:29 - Last used 2025-09-18 22:27:45 - Nominate - Description - https://www.dictionary.com/browse/%s

mage
search magentocommerco.com
26 uses - Created 2009-07-28 16:06:17 - Last used 2024-05-31 12:29:49 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&q=%s+site:magentocommerce.com

revlookup
Reverse phone lookup ! Syntax: revlookup <full phone number> Example: revlookup 4081234567 njoy !
26 uses - Created 2009-09-18 20:58:14 - Last used 2023-07-28 16:58:22 - Nominate - Description - http://www.whitepages.com/search/ReversePhone?full_phone=%s

giutw
windows.iusethis.com search via google. By Norz. Example: giutw foxit reader
26 uses - Created 2009-10-07 20:31:20 - Last used 2010-03-07 12:47:55 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=site:windows.iusethis.com+%s

ntt
multitran.ru - search in german dictionary (compare with 'mtt' - this is for english)
26 uses - Created 2009-10-10 17:04:58 - Last used 2023-02-06 12:10:07 - Nominate - Description - http://multitran.ru/c/m.exe?HL=2&L1=3&L2=2&EXT=0&s=%s

cde
Caseking Shop Search Example: cde somePCpart
26 uses - Created 2009-10-16 21:05:25 - Last used 2022-02-14 10:56:38 - Nominate - Description - http://www.caseking.de/shop/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=%s

awe
Awesome window manager wiki search
26 uses - Created 2009-11-01 14:56:23 - Last used 2020-02-29 14:15:34 - Nominate - Description - http://awesome.naquadah.org/w/index.php?ns0=1&search=%s&title=Special%3ASearch&fulltext=Advanced+search&fulltext=Advanced+search

extr
http://extratorrent.com/
26 uses - Created 2009-12-04 19:58:19 - Last used 2017-05-18 16:09:05 - Nominate - Description - http://extratorrent.com/

ggggg
ggggg shortcut to googlegooglegooglegoogle.com
26 uses - Created 2009-12-17 05:23:58 - Last used 2025-04-18 02:42:57 - Nominate - Description - http://googlegooglegooglegoogle.com

piple
Alias for a Pipl search that searches only by the given email address.
26 uses - Created 2009-12-24 06:21:26 - Last used 2011-05-04 06:52:18 - Nominate - Description - http://pipl.com/search/?Email=%s&CategoryID=4&Interface=1

apd2
Performs an Apple downloads search using the given keyword(s). Use this to search through the Apple trailers, iTunes database, etc. For example, if your keyword is "YubNub", type "apd yubnub". This is version 2 of the command.
26 uses - Created 2010-01-06 20:03:52 - Last used 2014-02-11 09:43:59 - Nominate - Description - http://www.apple.com/search/?q=%s&sec=downloads

€
alias for "eur" which converts currencies into Euros, e.g. € 10 USD
26 uses - Created 2010-01-09 16:38:53 - Last used 2026-01-11 06:31:38 - Nominate - Description - eur %s

unread
View unread mails in your Gmail account
26 uses - Created 2010-02-03 14:25:24 - Last used 2013-08-17 18:09:18 - Nominate - Description - https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#search/in%3Ainbox+%2B+is%3Aunread

alexaren
takes a site as input and returns it's global ranking, based on alexa information.
26 uses - Created 2010-02-09 14:15:38 - Last used 2010-02-10 19:01:45 - Nominate - Description - scrape -tokens Global > < -dirs 0 0 0 -url http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=&url=%s

uh
Searches Ubuntu Documentation (https://help.ubuntu.com/) for community-maintained how-tos and configuration guides. Remember that the command name is uh for Ubuntu Help, not ud! Example: uh openssh
26 uses - Created 2010-02-15 15:19:03 - Last used 2025-02-13 16:58:11 - Nominate - Description - https://help.ubuntu.com/search.html?cof=FORID%3A9&cx=004599128559784038176%3Avj_p0xo-nng&ie=UTF-8&q=%s&sa=Search

shady
ShadyURL: Don't just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frightening. Example: shady http://google.com result: http://5z8.info/yourdick_g7v6_inject_worm
26 uses - Created 2010-02-18 19:18:46 - Last used 2023-11-15 09:35:26 - Nominate - Description - http://www.shadyurl.com/create.php?myUrl=%s

gpnote
GPNotebook search, for general practitioner's reference: Simply type in gpnote <insert query here>
26 uses - Created 2010-03-02 20:41:48 - Last used 2010-03-11 17:01:05 - Nominate - Description - http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simpleprocess.cfm?x=0&y=0&querystring=%s

RomanS

26 uses - Created 2010-03-24 04:09:09 - Last used 2019-07-18 05:37:56 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=douchebag&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=doucheba&gs_rfai=&fp=1dc62da33e2ff469

clclt
Searches Craigslist in Charlotte, NC.
26 uses - Created 2010-05-07 14:39:44 - Last used 2010-06-20 03:33:00 - Nominate - Description - http://charlotte.craigslist.org/search/?areaID=41&subAreaID=&query=%s&catAbb=sss

minwriter
Shorcut to this great minimalistic writer created by John Watson.
26 uses - Created 2007-02-20 19:13:24 - Last used 2012-03-06 21:37:01 - Nominate - Description - http://writer.bighugelabs.com/

gart
Search art.gnome.org.
26 uses - Created 2007-02-23 00:19:11 - Last used 2024-08-28 23:30:30 - Nominate - Description - http://art.gnome.org/search.php?search_text=%s

eglish
Search the Hunglish Corpus, the free sentence-aligned Hungarian-English parallel corpus for english words.
26 uses - Created 2007-03-28 10:17:50 - Last used 2007-11-05 14:39:51 - Nominate - Description - http://szotar.mokk.bme.hu/hunglish/search/corpus?ql=&qr=%s&source=all

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