Unable to get Google Search work from Zsh

Question

I have the following code in my .Zshrc

function google; {
             $VIEW "http://www.google.com/search?q='url-encode "${(j: :)@}"'"
     }

I get

google masi                                         
google:1: no such file or directory: http://www.google.com/search?q='url-encode masi'

How can you get Google Search to work in Zsh?

Answer 1

What's the value of $VIEW?

Set it to the path of a web browser or downloader.

Answer 2

Masi, if you're going to cut and paste things into zshrc then ask for help, you need to at least tell us where you got them.

Answer 3

Don't know anything about zsh but looks like you've got a problem with your quotes.

Looks like it evaluates the url to being

http://www.google.com/search?q='url-encode masi'

Which probably isn't what you were after. (url encoded version of 'masi') ?

Answer 4

The following solves the problem in Mac

function google; {
             open "http://www.google.com/search?q='url-encode "${(j: :)@}"'"
     }

and in Ubuntu

function google; {
             gnome-open "http://www.google.com/search?q='url-encode "${(j: :)@}"'"
     }