Use ddgr (DuckDuckGo from the terminal) to perform privacy-focused web searches from the command line. Use when the user wants to (1) Search the web from the terminal, (2) Perform DuckDuckGo searches
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ddgr is a command-line utility to search DuckDuckGo from the terminal. It provides fast, privacy-focused web searches without opening a browser.
sudo snap install ddgr
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:twodopeshaggy/jarun sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ddgr
git clone https://github.com/jarun/ddgr.git cd ddgr sudo make install
Dependencies: Python 3.8 or later
snap run ddgr "search query" --np
snap run ddgr "search query" --num 5 --np
snap run ddgr "query" --time w --np # past week snap run ddgr "query" --time m --np # past month snap run ddgr "query" --time y --np # past year
snap run ddgr "query" --site github.com --np
snap run ddgr "query" --json --np
snap run ddgr "query" --ducky
Run without
--npsnap run ddgr "search query"
Interactive commands:
123npqCtrl+D?| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Show N results per page (0-25, default 10) |
| Region-specific search (e.g., 'us-en', 'uk-en') |
| Time limit: d (day), w (week), m (month), y (year) |
| Search specific site |
| Show complete URLs |
| Output in JSON format |
| Open first result in browser |
| Non-interactive mode |
| Disable safe search |
Use DuckDuckGo bangs to search specific sites:
snap run ddgr "!w Linux" --np # Wikipedia search snap run ddgr "!yt music" --np # YouTube search snap run ddgr "!gh python" --np # GitHub search snap run ddgr "!a books" --np # Amazon search
Add to
~/.bashrc~/.zshrcalias ddg='snap run ddgr'
Then use:
ddg "search query" --np
snap run ddgr "latest AI news 2025" --num 5 --np
snap run ddgr "Ubuntu tutorial" --site askubuntu.com --np
snap run ddgr "Python 3.12 features" --time m --np
snap run ddgr "!w OpenClaw" --np
Command not found:
sudo snap install ddgrsnap run ddgrddgrNo results:
--npSlow response:
--timeNo automatic installation available. Please visit the source repository for installation instructions.
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