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#!/bin/sh
# $Id: ask,v 1.2 2001/12/23 10:15:17 proff Exp $
# elvis: ask		-- Question the web using Ask Jeeves (www.ask.com)
. surfraw || exit 1

w3_usage_hook () {
    cat <<EOF
Usage: $w3_argv0 [options] [search words]...
Description:
  Question the web using Ask Jeeves (www.ask.com)
Example:
  ask is jeeves gay?
EOF
    w3_global_usage
}

w3_config
w3_parse_args "$@"
# w3_args now contains a list of arguments
if test -z "$w3_args"; then
    w3_browse_url "http://www.ask.com/"
else
    escaped_args=`w3_url_of_arg $w3_args`
    w3_browse_url "http://www.askjeeves.com/main/askjeeves.asp?ask=${escaped_args}&origin=Jeeves&metasearch=yes&ads=no"
fi