• twinnie@feddit.uk
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    4 months ago

    It’s crazy that the “I’m feeling lucky” button still exists, I probably haven’t clicked it in 20 years (though I’ve been using DDG for like the last five).

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      4 months ago

      on ddg you can get the same function by adding an exclamation mark “!” (as in a !bang with no text)

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        4 months ago

        Is there a site that lists all the keycuts (like keywords and shortcuts in 1) for such search engines?

        Like

        !
        

        for DDG and

        site:text
        

        for Google

        I do know that Qwant at least does support the latter, sort of.

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          On DDG those words with the exclamation point are called !bangs, and you can search them by adding !bang to the search query. If you only put “!bang” without a query it takes to the landing page.

          For other operators you’ll have to look at each search engine’s help pages.

      • Akasazh@feddit.nl
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        4 months ago

        Takes you to a gambling site.

        J/k it takes you to the first search result instantly, instead of a search results page.

        I’m unsure if this includes sponsored links tbh

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          Either way these days it is very unlikely that the first result will have anything useful on it unless you’re just searching for some basic information like a celebrity’s age or stuff like that.