Using Google via Command Line
Posted by jonathan at 12:37pm EST on 06/03/2008
There is now a way to use Google via command line.
It’s not actually using SSH, but it’s by going to goosh.org.
Here is a short list of commands that you can use.
- web
- news
- place
- images
It’s not a pure command line response though. So let’s dive in and take a look at what it responds with.
So it utilizes javascript to grab the results from Google and then returns them to you in a text display.
But how about a “place” search to see where you are on a map?
This is where we can see that it’s not pure command line. It actually returns an image to you with the map.
So sure, this may not be a scalable solution to use Google. But, for those engineers that love command line, it may be a better solution.
Also, it’s a pretty creative idea, I think it’s pretty cool.
[Hat tip to LaughingSquid and Metafilter]
Incoming search terms:
- bing url command line
- command line bing search
- google maps command line
