URL command

Try it at https://daniellowtw.github.io/urlcmd

Introduction

This is a productivity tool by hacking the browser's custom search engine and treating the query string as a command with its arguments. It allows you to create aliases (shortcuts) for:

• Parameterised templated url (e.g. https://<service>.<cluster>.yourdomain.com)
• Built-in utility functions (e.g. secs [timestamp])
• Third-party functions (e.g. import <alias> <url>)

This allows importing of personal aliases, like a portable .bashrc. Bring your keyboard ninja skills to someone else's machine today!

Examples

The following assumes you've added the keyword url for the search engine, and will type the commands in the omnibox.

• alias x http://xkcd.com means typing url x will redirect you to http://xkcd.com.
• alias gd https://godoc.org/?q={0} means typing url gd atomic would search for atomic in another search engine.
• import gcd examples/gcd.js will import the gcd function so that typing url gcd 14 21 will print 7.
• alias x will remove the alias x

Installation

Webapp: Go to https://daniellowtw.github.io/urlcmd and click on Install at the top right.

Chrome extension : https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/urlcmd/eeinlddplcljmdnfbghaamjhbgolnbni Alt-G or prefix your command with url in the URL bar.

Third party functions

• Greatest common divisor import gcd examples/gcd.js
• Random number generator import rand examples/rand.js
• Binary <-> ascii import bin examples/bin.js