google() { # search the web using google from the commandline
# syntax: google google
query=$(echo "$*" | sed "s:%:%25:g;s:&:%26:g;s:+:%2b:g;s:;:%3b:g;s: :+:g")
data=$(wget -qO - "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/search/web?v=1.0&q=$query")
title=$(echo "$data" | tr '}' '\n' | sed "s/.*,\"titleNoFormatting//;s/\":\"//;s/\",.*//;s/\\u0026/'/g;s/\\\//g;s/#39\;//g;s/'amp;/\&/g" | head -1)
url="$(echo "$data" | tr '}' '\n' | sed 's/.*"url":"//;s/".*//' | head -1)"
echo "${title}: ${url} | http://www.google.com/search?q=${query}"
}
Enjoy :)
hunterm:~ >>> google bash bash.org: http://www.bash.org/ | http://www.google.com/search?q=bash
Any thoughts on this command? Does it work on your machine? Can you do the same thing with only 14 characters?
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4) I notice you're forking a lot of processes (via pipes), which may make searching slower than simply switching to an already open browser and hitting ^J. 5) I'd like to see something like this as a building block for other commandlines and scripts, so it should have well defined output that is easily parasable and maybe even some basic command line flags.https://newcastlepergolas.com.au/awnings/