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goosh.org The unofficial google shell

As a linux user, I spend most of my time using the shell to do most of the work. I am a command line fan like a lot of people out there. goosh.org is a command line based (Ajax web based) interface for google, created by Stefan Grothkopp . You just write your search query and the results will be listed for you in a very similar manner to command line programs. Searching using goosh will still need you to use your mouse to open the results and continue browsing. Not a very suitable shell mode. Well, this haven't been the main usage of goosh (for me). Instead, I have been using it heavily as my translator. Instead of: Going to http://translate.google.com/ in the browser Writing the text to be translated Choosing the from/to languages from the drop down lists Clicking "Translate" Goosh lets you get this by: Going to goosh.org typing the command following command and hitting Enter translate src dst sentence for example: translate en ar my name is mahmoud to get "اسمي