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DDG has a "retry search in Google" mode if you prefix !g to your search query. I usually try in DDG first, and then in the small cases where it's not found, I
by sstangl 8y ago
DDG has a "retry search in Google" mode if you prefix !g to your search query.
I usually try in DDG first, and then in the small cases where it's not found, I just prefix "!g" and re-execute the query.
- lysium 8y agoOr suffix; actually anywhere
- ngngngng 8y agoI use this regularly, and still find it frustrating. It gets old fast to just keep trying a search in DDG only to find it not working and do it all over again with !g
- move-on-by 8y agoEven better is the !sp bang, which is for StartPage (a google search proxy). This way you can get the Google results and still retain some privacy from Google. I also use !w (wikipedia) and !so (stackoverflow) bangs regularly. Finally, the search doesn't have to be prefix with these bangs, it just needs in to be in the search somewhere - I find it quicker to just append it to the end personally. Full list of supported bang queries: https://duckduckgo.com/bang https://duckduckgo.com/bang
- newscracker 8y agoYou can save one keystroke and type !s for Startpage. I too just type the bang command somewhere, and usually it’s at the end of the search term or phrase.
- drukenemo 8y agoNice, thanks for pointing that out! It seems like a small think but typing !s only is more convenient.
- eclat 8y agoI have all search keywords in Firefox be a letter followed by an exclamation mark due to this now, simple and no way for it to mess up searches.