CmdID

CmdID / Commands

surfraw

Query a variety of web search engines. tldr-pages

On several platforms

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Several platforms

from tldr-pages, CC BY 4.0

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

Display the list of supported website search scripts (elvi)

surfraw -elviIdentify

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

surfraw elvi_name "search_terms"Identify

Display an elvi description and its specific options

surfraw elvi_name -local-helpIdentify

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

surfraw elvi_name elvi_options "search_terms"Identify

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

surfraw -print elvi_name "search_terms"Identify

Search using the alias

sr elvi_name "search_terms"Identify