w(1): - surfraw(1) search tools (Ubuntu Linux Manual)

NAME

   elvi - surfraw(1) search tools

SYNOPSIS

   surfraw elviname [options] search words ...
   sr elviname [options] search words ...
   sr elviname -help
   sr -elvi

DESCRIPTION

   This is the man page for the elvi, a set of search tools that form part
   of surfraw(1).

   Surfraw provides a fast unix command line interface  to  a  variety  of
   popular  WWW  search  engines and other artifacts of power. It reclaims
   google, altavista, dejanews, freshmeat, research  index,  slashdot  and
   many others from the false‐prophet, pox‐infested heathen lands of html‐
   forms, placing these wonders where they belong, deep in unix heartland,
   as god loving extensions to the shell.

   To search using this elvis, do:

    sr elvisname [options] search terms.

   For  example,  to  search google for information on Debian ports, using
   the "I'm feeling lucky" option:

    sr google -l debian ports

   To find out about options specific to this elvis, do:

    sr elvisname -local-help

   To find out about surfraw, see the man page for surfraw(1).  To see the
   full list of elvi, do:

    sr -elvi

   Adding the elvi to your path
   If  you  are  a  regular user of surfraw, you will probably get sick of
   typing sr or surfraw each time. You can regain  the  old  behaviour  of
   running   the   elvi   directly   by   adding  the  elvi  directory  (‐
   /usr/lib/surfraw)   to   your   path,   either   manually   or    using
   surfraw-update-path(1).

OPTIONS

   Use  sr elviname -local-help for elvi‐specific options.

   The following options work with all elvi.

   -help  Show summary of options (including elvi‐specific options).

   -local-help
          Show elvi‐specific options.

   -version
          Show version of program.

   -browser=EXECUTABLE
          Set browser (default: sensible-browser).

   -elvi  Display a list of other Surfraw mechanisms for conquering evil.

   -escape-url-args=yes|no
          Apply url escaping to arguments (default: yes)

   -q|-quote
          Bracket  arguments  with  "  characters  (default: no) Note that
          putting quotes round arguments works now, so  you  can  do,  for
          example:

           sr google foo "bar baz" bam

          and the quoting is passed on to the search engine

EXAMPLES

    $ sr ask why is jeeves gay?
    $ surfraw google -results=100 RMS, GNU, which is sinner, which is sin?
    $ sr austlii -method=phrase dog like
    $ /usr/lib/surfraw/rhyme -method=perfect Julian

BUGS

   Please report any bugs found (or any web sites in need of surfrawizing)
   either via the debian bug tracking system (http://bugs.debian.org/)  or
   to the surfraw-devel list (surfraw-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org).

PROPAGANDA

                                  Oh Baybe
                                 I need some
                                Deep Linking
                                  Let us go
                             Surfin' in the raw!

   Read  HACKING.  Surfrawize  the soul of your favourite internet wonder.
   Join the Shell Users' Revolutionary Front Against the WWW by submitting
   code.   Reclaim  heathen  lands.   Bear witness to the truth.  Its love
   will set you free.

   Join us on surfraw-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org

AUTHORS

   Originally written by Julian Assange.

   Now     maintained     by      the      surfraw-devel      team      <‐
   surfraw-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>.

   See the file AUTHORS for the full list of contributors.

   Man  page  by Ian Beckwith, based on the original README and an earlier
   man page for surfraw(1) by Christian Surchi.

COPYRIGHT

     Copyright (c) 2003‐2013 The Surfraw-Devel Team
                              <surfraw-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
     Copyright (c) 2000‐2001 Julian Assange <proff@iq.org>
     Copyright (c) 2001 Australian Institute for Collaborative Research
     Copyright (c) 2000 Melbourne Institute for Advanced Study

   The copyright holders listed above assert no rights on this release  of
   the  software ``surfraw'' and thereby explicity place this release into
   the into the public domain. Do what you will.

                             Feb 03, 2004                        ELVI(1sr)

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