Google Shell, or goosh, is an

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browser based Unix-like shell used as a front end for

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. Written in

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the results are shown directly on the page. Google Shell is open source under the

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. The code is currently hosted on

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Commands

Users are able to use most of the features of Google through specific commands and keywords. Functions that are marked with a * are currently experimental, and should be used with caution. While most of the command results are displayed as text, a few will display a portion of a website for you to interact with.

Customization

The default amount of results when searching is only 4, but this, along with other settings, can be changed. When a user is logged into their

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, their settings are saved remotely.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://goosh.org
Google SearchGoogle Code
Internet search engines Multilingual websites

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