askdkc/goog.el

Google Search Short Cut for Emacs

Introduction

Goog.el is a simple Emacs package that provides a shortcut to perform Google searches directly from your Emacs editor. It’s lightweight and designed to streamline searching by leveraging the power of Emacs commands.

Features

• Search Google using a keyword or phrase.
• Search by selecting a region or from the current line if no region is selected.

Installation

1. Ensure you have Emacs 28 or newer as Goog.el requires Emacs version 28.0 or later.
2. Download the Goog.el package from the GitHub repository.
3. Place it in your Emacs load path.

Usage

1. Add the following to your init.el file:

   (require 'goog)
   (global-set-key (kbd "C-c g") 'goog)
       

2. Use M-x search-google to prompt for a search term and perform a Google search.
3. Use C-c g to search Google with the current line or the selected region.

License

Goog.el is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. You are free to use, modify, and distribute it under the terms stated in the license.

Contributing

If you encounter issues or have feature requests, please submit them through this GitHub repository.

Acknowledgments

Inspired by configurations shared on EmacsWiki.