surfraw ☆

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Description:
Shell Users' Revolutionary Front Rage Against the Web

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: cli search web productivity shell

Install: brew install surfraw

About:
Surfraw is a command-line tool that provides a fast interface to search various websites and services directly from the terminal. It acts as a wrapper around common search engines and other web resources, allowing users to bypass the browser for quick queries. This tool enhances productivity for command-line users by integrating web search capabilities into their shell workflow.

Key Features:

Command-line interface for web searches
Supports multiple search engines and sites via elvi (search tools)
Configurable via shell aliases and variables
Fast and lightweight, integrates with any Unix shell

Use Cases:

Quickly searching the web without leaving the terminal
Looking up documentation or code snippets from the command line
Creating custom search shortcuts for specific websites

Alternatives:

ddgr – ddgr is specifically for DuckDuckGo, while Surfraw supports multiple engines and is more extensible.
wego – wego is a terminal-based web browser, whereas Surfraw focuses on generating search URLs to open in a full browser.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 13, 2024 1:01am		0	VERSION_BUMP	9ea601f5