quicksearch

Quick search aka q is a command line tool which launches search engines directly from terminal. Project started as python alternative of s.

It enables you to quickly and simply open browser with search results already present without necessity to leave terminal. Comes with powerful set of batteries - see list of search engines

Usage

Usage: q [OPTIONS] QUERY...

  Quick search command tool for your terminal

Options:
  -e, --search-engine TEXT  Search engine.
  -o, --search-option TEXT  Optional search module.
  -l, --list-engines        List all search engines with options.
  --help                    Show this message and exit.

Examples

Search for location on google maps

q -o maps 221b Baker Street, London

Look up github

q -e github django-rest-framework

Check what's hot on spotify

q -e spotify Walking On Sunshine

And many more!

Example aliases

alias qd='q -e duckduckgo'
alias qr='q -e reddit'
alias qm='q -o maps'

Bash completion

In order to use autocomplete functionality simply add this line to your .bash_profile or .bashrc file

source ~/path/to/q/complete/q-complete.sh

Currently supported engines

• 500px
• 8tracks
• amazon
• archpkg
• archwiki
• arstechnica
• arxiv
• atmospherejs
• aur
• baidu
• bandcamp
• bgr
• bing
• buzzfeed
• cnn
• codepen
• coursera
• cplusplus
• crunchyroll
• debianpkg
• digg
• diigo
• dockerhub
• dribbble
• duckduckgo
• dumpert
• engadget
• facebook
• people
• pages
• flickr
• flipkart
• foursquare
• gist
• github
• gmail
• go
• godoc
• google
• maps
• weather
• inbox
• googledocs
• googleplus
• hackernews
• ietf
• ifttt
• imdb
• imgur
• inbox
• instagram
• kickasstorrents
• libgen
• linkedin
• lmgtfy
• macports
• mdn
• medium
• metacpan
• msdn
• naver
• netflix
• nhaccuatui
• npm
• npmsearch
• npr
• nvd
• overstock
• packagist
• phandroid
• php
• pinterest
• python
• quora
• reddit
• sub
• rottentomatoes
• rubygems
• soundcloud
• spotify
• stackoverflow
• steam
• taobao
• thepiratebay
• theregister
• torrentz
• twitchtv
• twitter
• unity3d
• upcloud
• vimeo
• wikipedia
• wolframalpha
• yahoo
• yandex
• youtube