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ksaver on 02/27/11


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DNS dig wikipedia


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wikish.sh

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URL: http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/7772/query-wikipedia-via-console-over-dns

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  1. #! /usr/bin/env bash
  2. #  wikish.sh
  3. #  Query Wikipedia via console over DNS.
  4. #  Reproduced without author's permission.
  5. #  From commandlinefu.com:
  6. #  http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/7772/query-wikipedia-via-console-over-dns
  7.  
  8. scriptname=$(basename $0)
  9.  
  10. if [ -z "$1" ]
  11. then
  12.     echo -e "\tSyntax: $scriptname <Keywords>"
  13.     echo -e "\tExampl: $scriptname 'bash shell'"
  14.     exit
  15. else
  16.     keyword=$(echo $*|tr ' ' '_')
  17.     dig +short txt $keyword.wp.dg.cx
  18. fi

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