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Surfraw - Shell Users' Revolutionary Front Rage Against the Web
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Surfraw - Shell Users' Revolutionary Front Rage Against the Web
http://surfraw.sourceforge.net/
Oh Baybe
I need some
Deep Linking
Let us go
Surfin' in the raw!
Surfraw provides a fast unix command line interface to a variety of
popular WWW search engines and other artifacts of power. It reclaims
google, altavista, babelfish, dejanews, freshmeat, research index,
slashdot and many others from the false-prophet, pox-infested heathen
lands of html-forms, placing these wonders where they belong, deep in
unix heartland, as god loving extensions to the shell.
Surfraw abstracts the browser away from input. Doing so lets it get on
with what it's good at. Browsing. Interpretation of linguistic forms
is handed back to the shell, which is what it, and human beings are
good at. Combined with netscape-remote or incremental text browsers,
such as links (http://artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mikulas/links/), w3m
(http://www.w3m.org/), and screen(1) a Surfraw liberateur is capable
of navigating speeds that leave GUI tainted idolaters agape with fear
and wonder.
For example:
$ ask why is jeeves gay?
$ google -results=100 RMS, GNU, which is sinner, which is sin?
$ austlii -method=phrase dog like
$ rhyme -method=perfect Julian
Global options are common to all Surfraw elvi (clients). You can
get a list of the currently installed elvi by just typing `surfraw'.
For example:
$ surfraw
W -- Activate Surfraw defined web-browser
altavista -- Search the web using Altavista (www.altavista.com)
amazon -- Search the amazon.com bookstore
appwatch -- Search entries on Appwatch (www.appwatch.com)
ask -- Question the web using Ask Jeeves (www.ask.com)
austlii -- Search Australian Law docs (www.austlii.edu.au)
britannica -- Look up word in Encyclopedia Britannica (www.britannica.com)
cite -- Search computer science papers (www.researchindex.com)
cnn -- Search on CNN (cnn.com)
currency -- Abuse the Universal Currency Converter (www.xe.net/ucc)
debbugs -- Search the debian BTS (bugs.debian.org)
debcontents -- Search contents of debian packages(packages.debian.org)
debpackages -- Search debian packages (packages.debian.org)
deja -- Search usenet using Deja News (www.dejanews.com)
excite -- Search on Excite (www.excite.com)
fast -- Search the web using FAST Search (www.alltheweb.com)
filesearching -- Search files on filesearching (www.filesearching.com)
freebsd -- Search FreeBSD related information (www.freebsd.org)
freshmeat -- Search Freshmeat (www.freshmeat.net)
ftpfind -- Search files on ftpfind (www.ftpfind.com)
ftpsearch -- Search files on ftpsearch (ftpsearch.lycos.com)
google -- Search the web using Google (www.google.com)
jake -- Search journal/databases in jake (jake.med.yale.edu)
linuxdoc -- Search entries in LDP (www.linuxdoc.org)
netbsd -- Search NetBSD related information (www.netbsd.org)
openbsd -- Search OpenBSD related information (www.openbsd.org)
pubmed -- Search medical/molbio databases (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
raging -- Search the web using Raging (www.raging.com)
rhyme -- Search for rhymes et al using Lycos Rhyme (rhyme.lycos.com)
scaleplus -- Search Australian Law using ScalePlus (scaleplus.law.gov.au)
slashdot -- Search stories on Slashdot (www.slashdot.org)
sourceforge -- Search SourceForge (www.sourceforge.net)
stockquote -- Get a single stock quote (multiple providers)
sundocs -- Search docs on Sun.com (docs.sun.com)
sunsolve -- Search public docs on Sunsolve (sunsolve.sun.com)
swhois -- Search Whois (www.geektools.com)
thesaurus -- Look up word in Merriam-Webster's Thesaurus (www.m-w.com)
translate -- Translate human languages (various providers)
webster -- Look up word in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary (www.m-w.com)
wetandwild -- Real time weather information (many sources)
woffle -- Search the web using Woffle (localhost:8080)
xxx -- Superior XXX, hot and ready to press (arXiv.org)
yahoo -- Search Yahoo categories (www.yahoo.com)
All elvi have useful low calorie help, for example:
Usage: rhyme [options] [search words]...
Description:
Surfraw search for rhymes and other word correlations using
Lycos Rhyme (http://rhyme.lycos.com)
Example:
$ rhyme Julian
$ rhyme -method=rel surfer
Results:
Hurclean St. Julien.
surfboarder, bather, natator, swimmer
Local options:
-method= Type of word correlation to search for
prefect | Perfect rhyme
syn | Synonyms
hom | Homophones
cons | Consonsant rhymes only
rel | Semantically related words
sub | Phrases
spell | Similar spellings
pic | Pictures
shake | Match with Shakespeare archives
def Find wordnet definition
Default: perfect
Environment: SURFRAW_rhyme_method
Global options:
-browser=EXECUTABLE Set browser
Default: mozilla
-elvi List Surfraw mechanims for conquering evil
-escape-url-args=yes|no Apply url escaping to arguments
Default: yes
Environment: SURFRAW_escape_url_args
-g | -graphical Get some windowed sin
-p0rn=yes|no Yes, yes, harder, deeper, faster, oh baybe
Default: yes
Environment: SURFRAW_p0rn
-help What you're reading now, dude
-quiet=yes|no I can't enjoy it with you talking all the time
Default: no
Environment: SURFRAW_quiet
-new[=yes|no] Start in a new window
Default: no
Environment: SURFRAW_new_window
-t | -text Back to the yellow brick road
-q | -quote Quote arguments with " characters
Default: no
Environment: SURFRAW_quote_args
-version Display Surfraw version (1.0.4)
Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2000-2001 Julian Assange
Copyright (c) 2001 Australian Institute for Collaborative Research
Copyright (c) 2000 Melbourne Institute for Advanced Study
---
The system wide configuration file can be found in:
SURFRAW_global_conf @@sysconfdir@@/surfraw.conf
Where @@sysconfdir@@ is something like /etc, or /usr/local/etc
Each user can also specify their own overrides in:
SURFRAW_conf $HOME/.surfraw.conf
e.g
SURFRAW_graphical_remote=yes
SURFRAW_graphical_broswer=mozilla
SURFRAW_text_browser=w3m
Read HACKING. Surfrawize the soul of your favourite internet wonder.
Join the Shell Users' Revolutionary Front Against the WWW by
submitting code. Reclaim heathen lands. Bear witness to the
truth. Its love will set you free.
- Julian Assange
$Id: index.html,v 1.6 2001/12/25 16:05:25 proff Exp $
Julian Assange
Last modified: Sun Dec 23 21:02:17 EST 2001
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Fix major sed lossage in 1.0.6 which removed all references to
http:// (not just in the documentation strings as was intended)
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Sun Dec 23 21:02:57 EST 2001 - Surfraw 1.0.6
New elvi: freebsd, openbsd, filesearching, ftpfind
Updated elvi: translate (babelfish), ftpsearch, fast, netbsd
Rename linuxdoc elvi to slinuxdoc, to prevent name clash with sgmltools
Use test -r instead of test -e which inexplicably chocked Solaris8
Documentation changes
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@Tue Nov 6 11:14:21 EST 2001 - Surfraw 1.0.5
Fix wayward indentation introduced in 1.0.4
which caused -browser to fail
Note that SURFRAW_browser was made obsolete in 1.0.4.
SURFRAW_text_browser and SURFRAW_graphical_browser
replace its functionality
STATE EXTRA CLEARLY THE FORMAT OF ~/.surfraw.conf so
even Redhat users get it.
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appwatch -- Search entries on Appwatch (http://www.appwatch.com)
ask -- Question the web using Ask Jeeves (http://www.ask.com)
austlii -- Search Australian Law docs using Austlii (http://www.austlii.edu.au)
britannica -- Look up word in Encyclopedia Britannica (http://www.britannica.com)
cite -- Search computer science papers using Cite Seer (http://www.researchindex.com)
cnn -- Search on CNN (http://cnn.com)
currency -- Abuse the Universal Currency Converter (http://www.xe.net/ucc)
debbugs -- Search the debian BTS(http://bugs.debian.org)
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debpackages -- Search debian packages(packages.debian.org)
deja -- Search usenet using Deja News (http://www.dejanews.com)
excite -- Search on Excite (http://www.excite.com)
fast -- Search the web using FAST Search (http://www.ussc.alltheweb.com)
freshmeat -- Search Freshmeat (http://www.freshmeat.net)
ftpsearch -- Search files on ftpsearch (http://ftpsearch.lycos.com)
google -- Search the web using Google (http://www.google.com)
jake -- Search journal/databases in jake (http://jake.med.yale.edu)
linuxdoc -- Search entries in LDP (http://www.linuxdoc.org)
netbsd -- Search NetBSD related information (http://www.netbsd.org)
pubmed -- Search medical/molbio databases (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
raging -- Search the web using Raging (http://www.raging.com)
rhyme -- Search for rhymes et al using Lycos Rhyme (http://rhyme.lycos.com)
scaleplus -- Search Australian Law using ScalePlus (http://scaleplus.law.gov.au)
slashdot -- Search stories on Slashdot (http://www.slashdot.org)
sourceforge -- Search SourceForge (http://www.sourceforge.net)
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sundocs -- Search docs on Sun.com (http://docs.sun.com)
sunsolve -- Search public docs on Sunsolve (http://sunsolve.sun.com)
swhois -- Search Whois (http://www.geektools.com)
thesaurus -- Look up word in Merriam-Webster's Thesaurus (http://www.m-w.com)
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woffle -- Search the web using Woffle (http://localhost:8080)
xxx -- Superior XXX, hot and ready to press (http://arXiv.org)
yahoo -- Search Yahoo categories (http://www.yahoo.com)
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W -- Activate Surfraw defined web-browser
altavista -- Search the web using Altavista (http://www.altavista.com)
amazon -- Search the amazon.com bookstore
appwatch -- Search entries on Appwatch (http://www.appwatch.com)
ask -- Question the web using Ask Jeeves (http://www.ask.com)
austlii -- Search Australian Law docs using Austlii (http://www.austlii.edu.au)
britannica -- Look up word in Encyclopedia Britannica (http://www.britannica.com)
cite -- Search computer science papers using Cite Seer (http://www.researchindex.com)
cnn -- Search on CNN (http://cnn.com)
currency -- Abuse the Universal Currency Converter (http://www.xe.net/ucc)
deja -- Search usenet using Deja News (http://www.dejanews.com)
excite -- Search on Excite (http://www.excite.com)
fast -- Search the web using FAST Search (http://www.ussc.alltheweb.com)
freshmeat -- Search Freshmeat (http://www.freshmeat.net)
ftpsearch -- Search files on ftpsearch (http://ftpsearch.lycos.com)
google -- Search the web using Google (http://www.google.com)
ircsearch -- Search irc channels Liszt (http://www.liszt.com)
jake -- Search journal/databases in jake (http://jake.med.yale.edu)
linuxdoc -- Search entries in LDP (http://www.linuxdoc.org)
netbsd -- Search NetBSD related information (http://www.netbsd.org)
newscientist -- Search New Scientist magazine (http://www.newscientist.com)
pubmed -- Search medical/molbio databases (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
raging -- Search the web using Raging (http://www.raging.com)
rhyme -- Search for rhymes et al using Lycos Rhyme (http://rhyme.lycos.com)
scaleplus -- Search Australian Law using ScalePlus (http://scaleplus.law.gov.au)
slashdot -- Search stories on Slashdot (http://www.slashdot.org)
stockquote -- Get a single stock quote (multiple providers)
sundocs -- Search docs on Sun.com (http://docs.sun.com)
sunsolve -- Search public docs on Sunsolve (http://sunsolve.sun.com)
thesaurus -- Look up word in Merriam-Webster's Thesaurus (http://www.m-w.com)
translate -- Translate human languages (various providers)
webster -- Look up word in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary (http://www.m-w.com)
wetandwild -- Real time weather information (many sources)
xxx -- Superior XXX, hot and ready to press (http://arXiv.org)
yahoo -- Search Yahoo categories (http://www.yahoo.com)
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hom | Homophones
cons | Consonsant rhymes only
rel | Semantically related words
sub | Phrases
spell | Similar spellings
pic | Pictures
shake | Match with Shakespeare archives
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-browser=EXECUTABLE Set browser
Default: links
Environment: SURFRAW_browser
-elvi Display a list of other Surfraw mechanims for
conquering evil
-escape-url-args=yes|no Apply url escaping to arguments
Default: yes
Environment: SURFRAW_escape_url_args
-p0rn=yes|no Yes, yes, harder, deeper, faster, oh baybe
Default: yes
Environment: SURFRAW_p0rn
-help What you're reading now, dude
-quiet=yes|no I can't enjoy it with you talking all the time
Default: no
Environment: SURFRAW_quiet
-q|quote Bracket arguments with " characters
Default: no
Environment: SURFRAW_quote_args
-version Display Surfraw version (0.5.5)
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Copyright (c) 2000 Julian Assange
Copyright (c) 2000 Melbourne Institute of Advanced Study
Comments are welcome.
- Julian Assange
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Surfraw is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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@initial import of surfraw-1.3.0
Surfraw provides a fast unix command line interface to a variety of
popular WWW search engines and other artifacts of power. It reclaims
google, altavista, babelfish, dejanews, freshmeat, research index,
slashdot and many others from the false-prophet, pox-infested heathen
lands of html-forms, placing these wonders where they belong, deep in
unix heartland, as god loving extensions to the shell.
For example:
$ ask why is jeeves gay?
$ google -results=100 RMS, GNU, which is sinner, which is sin?
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