.Dd
.Dt WS 1
.Sh NAME
.Nm ws
.Nd web search
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Ar query ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
sends the query to a web search engine
.Pq default DuckDuckGo
and prints the results to the standard output.
.Sh EXAMPLE
.Pp
Find the Plan 9 Foundation home page:
.Dl ws Plan 9 foundation
.Pp
Search the web for motorcycle parts for
Yamaha's discontinued dual-sport motorcycle:
.Bd -literal -offset Ds
ws '"wr250r parts"' Australia
.Ed
.Pp
The first two keywords are quoted
to include search results containing both
.Dq wr250r
and
.Dq parts .
This is again enclosed in single quotes to ensure
.Xr sh 1
does not interpret its own quote characters.
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr curl 1 ,
.Xr awk 1 ,
.Lk https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/features/non-javascript/ How To Use the Non-JavaScript Version of DuckDuckGo Search