surfraw Command Examples
Query a variety of web search engines. Consists of a collection of elvi, each of which knows how to search a website. More information: http://surfraw.org.
- Display the list of supported website search scripts (elvi):
surfraw -elvi
- Open the elvi's results page for a specific search in the browser:
surfraw {{elvi}} "{{search_terms}}"
- Display an elvi description and its specific options:
surfraw {{elvi}} -local-help
- Search using an elvi with specific options and open the results page in the browser:
surfraw {{elvi}} {{elvi_options}} "{{search_terms}}"
- Display the URL to the elvi's results page for a specific search:
surfraw -print {{elvi}} "{{search_terms}}"
- Search using the alias:
sr {{elvi}} "{{search_terms}}"