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Instant docs in StumpWM
Posted on by Idorobots
Here's a cool hack I use to optimize my docs searching.
Let's start off with DuckDuckGo search engine. By itself it's a pretty powerful tool thanks to its numerous features like the !bang syntax. For example searching for:
!cpp std::string::clear
...takes me exactly where I want.
Let's use it to our advantage, shall we?
StumpWM is a tailing window manager that allows you to define system-wide key bindings that work and feel pretty much like Emacs ones. Combining that with DuckDuckGo'es !bang syntax makes you just a few clicks away from anything out there:
(defcommand duckduckgo (phrase) ((:string "Search: "))
"Searches for something on DuckDuckGo."
(run-shell-command
(concatenate 'string
*your-fav-webbrowser*
" http://duckduckgo.com/?q="
(substitute #\+ #\Space phrase))))
(define-key *root-map* (kbd "d") "duckduckgo")
Now, if you want to find out if I used substitute
correctly all you have to do is:
C-t d !lisp substitute
...what will take you directly there. Turns out I did.
But wait, there's more!
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