This function should work for you: $ rip() { curl -G -H "Accept: text/plain" --url https://dontbeevil.rip/search https://dontbeevil.rip/search --data-urlencode

This function should work for you: $ rip() { curl -G -H "Accept: text/plain" --url https://dontbeevil.rip/search https://dontbeevil.rip/search --data-urlencode "q=$*"; } $ rip Heartbleed bug edit: alangibson's solution in this thread is better :)