functions/Invoke-WebSearch.ps1
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function Invoke-WebSearch { <# .SYNOPSIS Quick search the internet for content .DESCRIPTION Access your preferred search engine directly from your powershell console .PARAMETER search provide the search string and the search engine .EXAMPLE New-WebSsearch -engine google -search 'kitten gifs' Searches google for gifs of kittens .NOTES n/a #> [alias('Google','DuckDuckGo','DDG','Ask','Bing')] [cmdletbinding()] param( # the search string [parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments=$true)][string]$search ) # begin { if ($search -eq 'gal') { $url = 'https://www.powershellgallery.com/' } # } # process { $engine = (Get-PSCallStack).InvocationInfo.MyCommand.Definition[1] # check how we called the function switch -Regex ($engine) { { $_ -match ('DDG | DuckDuckGo') } { $url = "https://duckduckgo.com/?q=$search"; break } { $_ -match 'Google' } { $url = "https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=$Search"; break } { $_ -match 'Bing' } { $url = "https://www.bing.com/search?q=$Search"; break } { $_ -match 'Ask' } { $url = "https://uk.ask.com/web?q=$Search"; break } default { $url = "https://www.bing.com/search?q=$Search" } } Start-Process $url # } } |