Google Shell
Encyclopedia
Google Shell, or goosh, is an open source
browser based Unix-like shell used as a front end for Google search
. Written in AJAX
the results are shown directly on the page. Google Shell is open source under the Artistic License
/GPL. The code is currently hosted on Google Code
.
account, their settings are saved remotely.
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
browser based Unix-like shell used as a front end for Google search
Google search
Google or Google Web Search is a web search engine owned by Google Inc. Google Search is the most-used search engine on the World Wide Web, receiving several hundred million queries each day through its various services....
. Written in AJAX
Ajax
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the results are shown directly on the page. Google Shell is open source under the Artistic License
Artistic License
The Artistic License refers most commonly to the original Artistic License , a software license used for certain free and open source software packages, most notably the standard Perl implementation and most CPAN modules, which are dual-licensed under the Artistic License and the GNU General Public...
/GPL. The code is currently hosted on Google Code
Google Code
Google Code is Google's site for developer tools, APIs and technical resources. The site contains documentation on using Google developer tools and APIs—including discussion groups and blogs for developers using Google's developer products....
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Commands
Users are able to use most of the features of Google through specific commands and keywords. Functions that are marked with a * are currently experimental, and should be used with caution. While most of the command results are displayed as text, a few will display a portion of a website for you to interact with.| Command | Aliases | Parameters | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| web | search,s,w | keywords | google web search |
| news | n | keywords | google news search |
| more | m | get more results | |
| blogs | blog,b | keywords | google blog search |
| read | rss,r | url | read feed of url |
| feeds | feed,f | keywords | google feed search |
| place | places,map,p | address | google maps search |
| translate | trans,t | lang1 lang2 words | google translation |
| images | image,i | keywords | google image search |
| video | videos,v | keywords | google video search |
| clear | c | clear the screen | |
| wiki | wikipedia | keywords | wikipedia search |
| help | man,h,? | command | displays help text |
| cd | command | change mode | |
| site | in | url keywords | search in a specific website |
| open | o | url | open url in new window |
| go | g | url | open url |
| lucky | l | keywords | go directly to first result |
| ls | command | lists commands | |
| addengine | add goosh to firefox search box | ||
| load | url | load an extension | |
| calculate | calc | expression | evaluate a mathematical expression |
| settings | set | name value | edit settings |
| gmail | compose | read & write mail in gmail * | |
| login | login with your google account * | ||
| logout | log out of goosh * |
Customization
The default amount of results when searching is only 4, but this, along with other settings, can be changed. When a user is logged into their Google AccountGoogle Account
A Google Account is a user account that provides access to Google-owned services such as Blogger, YouTube, and Google Groups. A Google Account can be identified either by the username or by their unique permanent ID...
account, their settings are saved remotely.