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goosh, the Unofficial Google Shell

Posted by kdawson on from the land-a-gooshen dept.

ohxten writes "Stefan Grothkopp has come up with a pretty neat tool called goosh. It's essentially a browser-oriented, shell-like interface that allows you to quickly search Google (and images and news) and Wikipedia and get information in a text-only format. This is quite possibly the coolest thing I've seen in a good while."

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  1. Totally geeky by Daimanta · · Score: 5, Funny

    Getting excited from old functionality in a commandline enviroment.

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    1. Re:Totally geeky by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ha ha.

      Click for definition of Goosh

    2. Re:Totally geeky by Dpaladin · · Score: 5, Funny

      I find that Linux users always Bash new shells, to be honest.

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    3. Re:Totally geeky by wolftone · · Score: 5, Funny

      ...there's a process that is inferior to emacs?

  2. What is this junk? by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 5, Funny

    I tried it, and it is dissapointing from my point of view!

    guest@goosh.org:/web> ls *

        1) Lexus LS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    The long wheelbase LS 600h L is equipped with Lexus Hybrid Drive, .... [66] In the U.S., the Driver Monitoring System debuted on the LS 600h L sedan. [52] ...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexus_LS

        2) Quality Precision Innovation... since 1880 - The L.S. Starrett Company
    Manufactures more than 5000 variations of precision tools, gages, measuring instruments, saw blades for industrial, professional and consumer markets ...
    http://www.starrett.com/

        3) Livermore Software Technology Corporation
    10th International LS-DYNA Users Conference: June 8, 2008 - June 10, 2008. ... Register Now for the 2008 LS-DYNA Conference on our conference website: ...
    http://www.lstc.com/

        4) L.S. Frais - Excellence in Slicing and Packing
    LS Frais. your slicing partner ! Our company Our services Our products ... 2004 - 2008 LS Frais Contact | Legal | Roadmap | Awex | Sitemap | Jobs ...
    http://www.lsfrais.be/

    Next, I'm gonna try operators and regexes - but I don't have much hope.

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    1. Re:What is this junk? by pablomme · · Score: 5, Funny

      Unless you have bound Alt + -> to "Horizontal Maximize" in compiz. Of course, if you happen to briefly forget you had, you may stare at the page for a while wondering "Wow - just how the hell do they do that!".

      Not saying this happened to me. It was.. erm.. a.. friend of mine.

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    2. Re:What is this junk? by dominious · · Score: 5, Funny

      I have a feeling there are going to be a lot of search entries for ls in Google's logs tonight..

    3. Re:What is this junk? by HSpirit · · Score: 5, Funny
      or

      sudo rm -rf /
      from Microsoft IP addresses ;-)
  3. Whoops. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    guest@goosh.org:/web> web penis
    Error: Operation timed out (1212449383081). I broke it.
  4. I'm kind of glad it didn't work... by gardyloo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just tried it. Wanted to read its documentation. Realized too late that 'man goosh' was a really poor choice of phrase, but just got

    guest@goosh.org:/web> help goosh

    help: goosh

    Error: command "goosh" not found.

    Phew!

  5. Future explorer... by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 5, Funny
    This is quite possibly the coolest thing I've seen in a good while.

    Um, you need to get out more.

    Start small. Leave the basement for a day-trip to the garage or back yard....

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  6. Ironic... by cayenne8 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Kind of ironic, that this command line web application, won't work in a commandline browser.

    Doesn't work with links .

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  7. Re:What about vi? by Nullav · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't worry. Google is included with Emacs.

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