DuckDuckGo search in Linux terminal

README.md

Installation

1. Save the script, for example, as ddg
2. Run sudo chmod a+x ddg
3. Move the script into your PATH folder
4. Enjoy!

Dependencies

• Bash
• Python 3 (should be preinstalled on most distros)
• Lynx (isn't usually preinstalled, install it with sudo apt install lynx or the corresponding packet manager for your distro

Examples

• $ ddg - opens DuckDuckGo in Lynx
• $ ddg Bad bash examples - searches for "Bad bash examples"
• $ ddg Die Umläute - it works with non-ascii chars as well

ddg

#!/bin/bash
url="https://lite.duckduckgo.com/lite?q="
value="$*"
encoded_value=$(python3 -c "import urllib.parse; print(urllib.parse.quote('''$value''', safe=''))")
lynx ${url}${encoded_value} -trace