Search Google, GitHub, Stack Overflow, other sites from the terminal
Open a web search in your terminal. Contribute to zquestz/s development by creating an account on GitHub.
Search Google, GitHub, Stack Overflow, other sites from the terminal launched on January 25, 2016 with 73 votes, #878 of 4,523 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
In plain words
This is a command-line tool that lets developers search Google, GitHub, Stack Overflow, and other websites directly from the terminal without leaving their workflow. It streamlines common developer searches by opening results in a web browser from a simple terminal command. The tool is designed for programmers who want faster access to documentation and code examples while working in the command line.
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I couldn't find any relevant info about this. Maybe I'm part of some new Chrome experiment, or just very bad at searching. Here's what it looks like: https://imgur.com/a/idXLYOJ I opened a new Chrome tab just now, typed GitHub in the address bar. Opened the top suggested repository I'm checking frequently, and then used the GitHub search input box. As GitHub search results loaded, on the right side of the Chrome address bar I noticed a new, and colorful G icon. Animating and distracting, the icon expanded into a pretty big inline notification saying "See more search…
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