LinuxCommandLibrary

surfraw

CLI to query a variety of web search engines.

TLDR

Display the list of supported website search scripts (elvi)

$ surfraw -elvi
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Open the elvi's results page for a specific search in the browser
$ surfraw [elvi] "[search_terms]"
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Display an elvi description and its specific options
$ surfraw [elvi] -local-help
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Search using an elvi with specific options and open the results page in the browser
$ surfraw [elvi] [elvi_options] "[search_terms]"
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Display the URL to the elvi's results page for a specific search
$ surfraw -print [elvi] "[search_terms]"
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Search using the alias
$ sr [elvi] "[search_terms]"
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