Clusty

Clusty (http://clusty.com) groups the results of other search engines into clusters.

• Location: http://clusty.com/search
• Arguments:
  • query=search query http://clusty.com/search?query=hypertext+transfer+protocol

See also

• How To Search/Google
• http://www.google.com/searchcode.html embedding Google search bar on your web page
• Backlinks, Google backlinks, but what is the GET syntax for Altavista and Gooogle?
• Separating the Wheat from the Chaff has some techniques for modifying the GET syntax for Google and turning it into a bookmark.
• C2: GoogleSearch

describes a way to get a "short URL" into Google Groups.

UseMod

UseMod exists as a Perl script.

• Location: http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl and several other places
• With no arguments: fetches the front page (same as http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UseModWiki)
• Arguments:
  • NameOfWikiPage fetch that page http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WhatIsaWiki
    • RecentChanges read recent changes to wiki http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?RecentChanges
  • search=string to search for http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?search=administrator+password
  • back=NameOfWikiPage search, but call them backlinks http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?back=WhatIsaWiki
    • compare http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?search=WhatIsaWiki
    • works for searching non-links: http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?back=administrator+password
  • action= (login, others)
    • login: go to login screen http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?action=login

For more information: UseMod:System

MediaWiki

The MediaWiki PHP script allows users to retrieve and edit wiki pages.

• Location: http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php and several other places
• With no arguments: redirects to Main Page
• Arguments:
  • title=name of a wiki page fetch that page http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=GET:Site_list
    • On sites that use slash ("wiki/") in addition to question mark ("index.php?") for URIs, using title without an action gives a different URI from normal. The normal URI would be http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/GET:Site_list
    • not specified: applies action to Main Page http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?action=edit
  • action=type of action (edit, submit, others)
    • edit: presents HTML form allowing user to edit a wiki page http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=GET:Site_list&action=edit
    • submit: if no POST data, same as edit
    • raw: Displays raw code (using mimetype of text/x-wiki unless overridden by ctype)
    • purge purges pages cache
    • history show history
    • delete
    • not specified: retrieves the page (using a different than normal URI)
  • section= section to edit
    • 0 section between title and first header
    • 1 first section (under first header), etc. for 2, 3 ...
    • new make new section (add comment)
    • really high number add to end
  • ctype=: override mime type (only allows specific types)
    • text/css (Useful, as Firefox displays as plain text. To get around a log in only to see source, do &action=raw&ctype=text/css)
    • text/javascript (or one of the other mimetypes for js, can't remember)
    • text/x-wiki
    • application/x-zope-edit
  • editintro= Ads an instructional page on top of edit box (needs &action=edit). commonly used in inputbox extension. only works if page doesn't exist
    • any page in wiki
  • preload= preload a page's source into editbox (needs &action=edit). only works if page does not exist
    • any random page

For more information: Wikipedia:Wikipedia:URLs; meta:Help:URL.