commands.sh

surfraw

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Query a variety of web search engines. Consists of a collection of elvi, each of which knows how to search a website.

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Options (1)

boolean

Display an elvi description and its specific options

Example: surfraw {{elvi_name}} {{[-lh|-local-help]}}

Examples (6)

Display the list of supported website search scripts (elvi)

surfraw -elvi

Open the elvi's results page for a specific search in the browser

surfraw elvi_name "search_terms"

Display an elvi description and its specific options

surfraw elvi_name [-lh|-local-help]

Search using an elvi with specific options and open the results page in the browser

surfraw elvi_name elvi_options "search_terms"

Display the URL to the elvi's results page for a specific search

surfraw -print elvi_name "search_terms"

Search using the alias

sr elvi_name "search_terms"
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