cliquery 0.2.6

a command line search engine and browsing tool

# CLIQuery

## a command line search engine and browsing tool
CLIQuery is an intermediary tool between the command line and any GUI based browser. It supports searching, browsing, bookmarking, and previewing webpages through a mix of command line output and browser invocation. It is **_NOT_** a command line browser (if that's what you are searching for, search for Lynx instead)!

The results? Less clicking, faster results, and *no limitations to normal browsing!*

## Installation
* `pip install cliquery`
* [Sign up](https://developer.wolframalpha.com/portal/apisignup.html) for a WolframAlpha API key.
* Enter your API key and choice of browser in .cliqrc (cygwin users should enter `cygwin` as their browser). An example .rc file is available in cliquery/.cliqrc, or will be after the first run.

## Usage
usage: cliquery.py [-h] [-s] [-f] [-o] [-w] [-d] [-b] [-v] [QUERY [QUERY ...]]

a command line search engine and browsing tool

positional arguments:
QUERY keywords to search

optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-s, --search display search links
-f, --first open first link
-o, --open open link manually
-w, --wolfram display wolfram results
-d, --describe display page snippet
-b, --bookmark view and modify bookmarks
-v, --version display current version

## Author
* Hunter Hammond ([e-mail])

## Notes
* A search may return immediate results, such as calculations or facts, or instead a page of search results comprised of descriptive links to follow.

* Interactive use is as easy as passing the regular flag arguments into the link prompt; this overrides any preexisting flags and allows for more even more flexibility
```
$ cliquery a simple example
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> 1. simple sentence - definition and examples of simple ...
> 2. HTML Examples - W3Schools Online Web Tutorials
> 3. A Simple Example | A Quick Rexx Tutorial | InformIT
> 4. Leaflet.js - A Simple Example - CodeProject
> 5. Using OpenGL on Windows: A Simple Example - Computer ??
> 6. Simple HTML example - Java Tutorials - Learn Java Online ...
> 7. Example of a simple HTML page
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> : d 5


> http://www.cs.rit.edu/~ncs/Courses/570/UserGuide/OpenGLonWin-11.html


> NextPrevUpTopContentsIndex Using OpenGL on Windows: A Simple Example
> Any OpenGL program for Windows has to take care of some window-dependent
> setup. There are several ways this setup can be done, for example, using
> the GLUT library or using GDI and WGL directly. This guide focuses on
> using the Windows OpenGL API directly.
> See more? (y/n): n
```

* To choose multiple links at once, a range may be specified by separating the start and end range with a dash. Leaving one end of the range blank will choose all links until the other end of that range. For example, given 10 links, entering 5- would effectively be the same as entering 5-10.

* Using the bookmarks flag with empty arguments will list all current bookmarks in .cliqrc, ordered by time of entry. To add a new bookmark, simply enter the url you wish to add as an argument. To open an existing bookmark, enter the corresponding bookmark number as listed as an argument. Bookmarks may also be added interactively through the link prompt like all other flags.


News
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0.2.5
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- .cliqrc now created on first run

0.2.4
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- Now available on PyPI

0.2.3
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- First entry