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Open a web search in your terminal.
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Web search from the terminal. Just opens in your browser.

Usage:
  s <query> [flags]

Flags:
  -b, --binary string       binary to launch search URI
  -c, --cert string         path to cert.pem for TLS
      --completion string   completion script for bash, zsh, fish or powershell
  -h, --help                help for s
  -k, --key string          path to key.pem for TLS
  -l, --list-providers      list supported providers
      --list-tags           list available tags
  -o, --output              output only mode
      --port int            server port (default 8080)
  -p, --provider string     search provider (default "presearch")
  -s, --server              launch web server
  -t, --tag string          search tag
  -v, --verbose             verbose mode
      --version             display version

Install

Make sure that GOPATH and GOBIN env vars are set. Then run:

go install github.com/zquestz/s@latest

Alternatively, you can use Homebrew:

brew install s-search

Arch Linux users can install from the AUR:

yay -S s

Examples

Search for puppies on presearch.

s puppies

Search for dragonflies on google.

s -p google dragonflies

Search for a wifi router on amazon

s -p amazon wifi router

Search for rhinos on wikipedia

s -p wikipedia rhinos

Search providers tagged "video" for muppets.

s -t video muppets

Provider/Tag Expansion

We can do partial matching of provider and tag names. This searches Facebook for hamsters.

s -p fa hamsters

Or toasters on amazon.

s -p am toasters

This searches "tech-news" tagged providers for ssd info.

s -t te ssd

Or shopping sites for blankets.

s -t sh blankets

Provider/Tag Autocompletion

Autocompletion is supported for providers and tags. To set up autocompletion:

Bash Linux

sudo bash -c "s --completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/s"

Bash MacOS

sudo bash -c "s --completion bash > /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/s"

Zsh

Generate a _s completion script and put it somewhere in your $fpath:

sudo zsh -c "s --completion zsh > /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/_s"

Fish

s --completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/s.fish

Powershell

(& s --completion powershell) | Out-String | Invoke-Expression

Advanced

Setup an alias in your .profile for your favorite providers.

alias sa="s -p amazon"
alias sw="s -p wikipedia"

Use w3m to find cats instead of just your default browser.

s -b w3m cats

Search for conspiracy theories in incognito mode.

s -b "chromium --incognito" conspiracy theories
s -b "firefox --private-window" conspiracy theories

Search in a specific subreddit.

s -p reddit /r/cscareerquestions best startups.

Server Mode

A web interface is also provided. Just pass the -s flag.

Start a server on port 8080 (default).

s -s

Start a server with TLS on port 8443.

s -s -c /path/to/cert.pem -k /path/to/key.pem --port 8443

Feel free to try it out at https://jumps.io/.

Configuration

To setup your own default configuration just create ~/.config/s/config. The configuration file is in UCL format.

For more information about UCL visit: https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl

The following keys are supported:

Set your default provider to duckduckgo:

provider: duckduckgo

To only search a few providers:

whitelist: [google, amazon, wikipedia]

To exclude providers you don't need:

blacklist: [dumpert]

To add a custom provider:

customProviders [
  {
    name: example
    url: "https://example.com?q=%s"
    tags: [example]
  }
]

Custom providers require a few things:

Supported Providers

Contributors

License

s is released under the MIT license.