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Tab lives here. You should probably read below if you haven't used it before.

• Usage

• Examples

• Menus

• Custom Commands

• Chrome Extension

• Bugs & Suggestions

The purpose of this site is to use short, simple commands to access and search websites quickly.

The syntax is as follows: command;query[;n]

Commands are shortcuts for sites (e.g. y for YouTube). You can search sites by separating the command and your query with a semicolon. If you wanted to search YouTube for cats, you would enter: y;cats. If you simply enter a command and no query, it will take you to that site. ^{(Note that leading/trailing spaces get stripped, so entering y; cats will do the same thing.)}

You can also enter a URL by itself to go to it.

Not all commands search websites. For example, the r command will take you to a subreddit rather than searching Reddit (e.g. r;askreddit). With this particular command you can also do things like r;askreddit/top?t=month to quickly get where you want to be.

If you enter a query but no command, the default command will be executed. The default default command is Google, but this can be changed in the options menu. ^{(see menus section below)}

For a full list of commands and what they do, refer to the command list in the help menu.

Here some sample inputs and what they do:

• y;cats searches YouTube for 'cats'.

• r;askreddit takes you to the AskReddit subreddit.

• github.com goes to github.com.

• n;pulp fiction searches Netflix for 'pulp fiction'.

• a;popsicles;n searches Amazon for popsicles in a new tab.

There are two menus you can access: help and options.

• To get to the help menu, enter help or ?. ^{(you can also click on the clock)}

• To get to the options menu, enter options or settings.

You can add your own custom commands in the options menu. Custom commands are specified using JSON. Note that built-in commands have precedence over custom commands; check the help menu to make sure any shortcuts (commands) you choose are not already taken.

The format is as follows (using YouTube as an example):

{
  "command": "y",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com",
  "search": "/results?search_query="
}

Using the quick-add form in the options menu will save you some typing.

Explanation of each item:

• command - This is what you type into the input box.

• url - The base site; this is where you will be redirected to if you enter command by itself.

• search - When you add a query to your command (e.g. y;cats), search will be appended to url, and then your query will be appended to that to form the full search URL, like this: https://youtube.com/results?search_query=cats.

To figure out what search should be for your custom command, go to the website you want to add and do a search (for anything), then look at and dissect the URL you are taken to.

If the website you wish to add a command for does not have a search engine, you may leave the search value blank (but do not remove it entirely).

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