tuxi

tuxi [OPTIONS] [SEARCHTERMS_...]

tuxi is a command-line tool that scrapes Google search results to provide instant, concise answers to queries. It extracts featured snippets and knowledge panel information to display answers directly in the terminal.The tool is useful for quick fact-checking and getting answers without opening a web browser. It requires pup (HTML parser), recode (character set conversion), and jq (JSON processor) as dependencies.

-r

Raw format output (no colors or formatting).

Quiet mode (suppress "Did you mean?" suggestions and greeting).

Display all valid answers.

Print top URLs for the query.

Select best answer based on query keywords (experimental).

Override search language (e.g., LANGenUS, LANGfrFR).

Print debug information.

Save HTML results to cache.

Use most recent cached result instead of fetching.

Disable pipe support.

Show version information.

Display help information.

TUXI_LANG=lang

Set default search language.

Adjust delay between answer detection (default: 250ms).

Depends on Google's HTML structure which may change without notice. May be blocked by Google rate limiting or CAPTCHA. Requires internet connection. Results are scraped and may not always be accurate. Requires pup, recode, and jq to be installed.

tuxi was created by Bugswriter as a fast, lightweight way to get answers from Google directly in the terminal without browser overhead.

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