#!/bin/sh # # Copyright(C) Simon Howard # # Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any # purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above # copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. # # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES # WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF # MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY # SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES # WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN # ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR # IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. # # # # Search wikipedia from the command line. # result="" for word in "$@"; do if echo $word | grep " " > /dev/null; then escaped=`echo $word | sed "s/ /%20/g"` result="$result%22$escaped%22%20" else result="$result%20$word" fi done exec links "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/$result"