Promptless Gemini

gplaces 0.16.20 adds a new feature to gplaces: promptless search.

The default gplaces configuration file defines the "search" alias for geminispace.info:

set search geminispace.info/search

This allows one to search without typing a URL, geminispace.info/search:

> search
Search query> flugelhorn
# geminispace.info - Gemini Search Engine

[1] Home
[2] Search
[3] Query backlinks
...

However, gplaces still sends a request without input, receives the prompt, then asks the user for input.

gplaces 0.16.20 allows an optional argument after the alias name:

> search fluelhorn
# geminispace.info - Gemini Search Engine

[1] Home
[2] Search
[3] Query backlinks
...

The argument is used as the query component of the URL, so the first (and only) request already carries the user-provided input.

The default configuration file also defines the "whatis" alias for Gemipedia, a fantastic tool by @Acidus:

> whatis flugelhorn
# Flugelhorn
[1] Gallery: 2 images
[2] Other articles that mention 'Flugelhorn'

The flugelhorn (/ˈfluːɡəlhɔːrn/), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument

This new feature makes gplaces much more useful as a Surfraw-like tool for querying text-based information: like man, but with extra data sources (like Wikipedia), with TLS everywhere, and without tracking. I'm looking for more useful aliases I can add to the default configuration file, and ideas are welcome!

gplaces commit

Gemipedia

Surfraw

-- Response ended

-- Page fetched on Fri May 10 16:32:43 2024