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# ddg -h | |
Usage: ddg [options] query | |
Options: | |
--version show program's version number and exit | |
-h, --help show this help message and exit | |
-o, --open open results in a browser | |
-n N number of results to show | |
-d D disambiguation choice | |
# ddg duck duck go | |
Duck Duck Go is a search engine based in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania that uses information from crowd-sourced sites with the aim of augmenting traditional results and improving relevance. | |
1. Official site | |
<http://duckduckgo.com/> | |
# ddg python | |
'python' can mean multiple things. You can re-run your query and add '-d #' where '#' is the topic number you're interested in. | |
1. Python (genus): Any member of Python (genus) (in particular), a group of snakes found in Africa and Asia | |
2. Pythonidae: Any member of the family Pythonidae (in general), the family to which the python genus belongs, a group of snakes found in Africa, Asia, Australia and a few islands in Oceania | |
3. Python (mythology): Python (mythology) serpent, the earth-dragon of Delphi | |
# ddg python -n 10 | |
'python' can mean multiple things. You can re-run your query and add '-d #' where '#' is the topic number you're interested in. | |
1. Python (genus): Any member of Python (genus) (in particular), a group of snakes found in Africa and Asia | |
2. Pythonidae: Any member of the family Pythonidae (in general), the family to which the python genus belongs, a group of snakes found in Africa, Asia, Australia and a few islands in Oceania | |
3. Python (mythology): Python (mythology) serpent, the earth-dragon of Delphi | |
4. Python of Byzantium: Python of Byzantium orator, diplomat of Philip II of Macedon | |
5. Python of Catana: Python of Catana poet who accompanied Alexander the Great | |
6. Python of Aenus: Python of Aenus student of Plato | |
7. Python (programming language): Python (programming language), a computer programming language | |
8. Colt Python: Colt Python, a .357 Magnum caliber revolver | |
9. python (missile): Python missile, a series of Israeli air-to-air missiles | |
10. Python (film): Python (film), a 2000 horror film by Richard Clabaugh | |
# ddg python -d 3 | |
In Greek mythology Python, serpent, was the earth-dragon of Delphi, always represented in Greek sculpture and vase-paintings as a serpent. | |
1. Homeric Hymn to Pythian Apollo | |
<http://omacl.org/Hesiod/hymns.html> | |
# ddg 2^10 | |
Answer: 2 ^ 10 = 1,024 | |
# ddg -o this query will be opened in a web browser! |
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