Search the web via the Command Line = minimal distraction (HelllYeah!)

Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir2pVi0Yaew

Built in 2 hours.

• Written entirely in Ruby
• Works on OSX and Linux (Apple and Linus fans rejoice!)
• Complete internet in the CLI
• Minimal Distraction = More Productivity!

gem install webrc

Simple and sleek. (Version 1.0.1 right now.) (RubyGems)

Listen up, If you're not on OSX you need to have xdg-open installed.

Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir2pVi0Yaew

The gem install establishes the command webrc which you can use, directly in your shell.

webrc [query]                                 Does a Google search
webrc -so/--stack [query]                     Search on StackOverflow (HellYeah!)
webrc -wiki/--wikipedia [query]               Search Wikipedia
webrc -yt [query]                             Does an YouTube search
webrc -i [query]                              Does a Google Images search
webrc -wa/--wolfram                           Search something on Wolfram Alpha

$ gem update webrc

To search Stack Overflow for How do I write HelloWorld in C++?

$ webrc -so How do I write HelloWorld in C++?

Current- 1.0.2 All- 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2

I <3 issue submissions, and will try to address your problem as quickly as possible!

If you want to write code:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-slick-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'add some feature')
4. Push to your branch (git push origin my-slick-feature)
5. Create a new Pull Request

• Jon Khaykin - Added WolframAlpha support.

• More deeper and efficient integration into CLI, and probably eliminating the browser itself.
• More native look and feel
• Adding support for Reddit, HackerNews and ProductHunt!

Author: Ritvik Choudhary twitter.com/ritvikc1512