Search the Mabox, Manjaro and Endevouros Forum.
With this very simple script it is possible to,
not only search the Mabox forum from terminal,
but also Manjaro and EndevourOs are searched.
search-mabox-forum.sh
#!/bin/bash
# ─── Forum Search Tool ───────────────────────────────────────────────
clear
# ─── User configuration ─────────────────────────────
DEFAULT_HITS=10 # ← set here how many results per search to show
# Forums to search
FORUMS=(
"EndeavourOS|https://forum.endeavouros.com"
"Manjaro|https://forum.manjaro.org"
"Mabox|https://forum.maboxlinux.org"
)
# ─── Dependency checks ──────────────────────────────────────────────
MISSING=false
for dep in curl jq notify-send; do
if ! command -v "$dep" &>/dev/null; then
echo "Missing dependency: $dep"
MISSING=true
fi
done
if [ "$MISSING" = true ]; then
echo "Please install missing dependencies and re-run."
exit 1
fi
# Directories & files
CACHE_DIR="$HOME/.cache/mabox_forum"
mkdir -p "$CACHE_DIR"
BOOKMARK_FILE="$CACHE_DIR/bookmarks.log"
HISTORY_FILE="$CACHE_DIR/history.log"
# ─── Colors ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
BOLD=$(tput bold)
NORMAL=$(tput sgr0)
GREEN=$(tput setaf 2)
CYAN=$(tput setaf 6)
RED=$(tput setaf 1)
YELLOW=$(tput setaf 3)
WHITE=$(tput setaf 7)
ORANGE=$(tput setaf 208)
# Forum → color mapping
forum_color() {
case "$1" in
EndeavourOS) echo "$CYAN" ;;
Manjaro) echo "$GREEN" ;;
Mabox) echo "$YELLOW" ;;
*) echo "$WHITE" ;;
esac
}
# ─── Icons ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
ICON_SEARCH=$'\uf002'
ICON_BOOKMARK=$'\uf02e'
ICON_LINK=$'\uf0c1'
ICON_CHECK=$'\uf00c'
ICON_INFO=$'\uf05a'
ICON_EXIT=$'\uf00d'
# ─── Globals ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
RESULT_TITLES=()
RESULT_LINKS=()
RESULT_FORUMS=()
idx=0
# ─── Language ─────────────────────────────────────────────
case "${LANG:0:2}" in
es)
TXT_SUPPORTED="<b>Foros soportados:</b> EndeavourOS - Manjaro - Mabox"
TXT_SEARCH="<b>Búsqueda</b>\n • Escribe palabras clave → buscar en foros"
TXT_BOOKMARKS="<b>Marcadores</b>\n • <tt>!l|!L</tt> → listar marcadores\n • <tt>!b|!B N [N...]</tt> → añadir marcador(es)\n • <tt>!d|!D N [N...120 80 33 12 5 2]</tt> → eliminar marcador(es)"
TXT_NAV="<b>Navegación</b>\n • <tt>!c|!C</tt> → limpiar resultados\n • <tt>!h|!H</tt> → mostrar ayuda\n • Ctrl+C → salir"
TXT_HEADER="${GREEN}${BOLD}HERRAMIENTA DE BÚSQUEDA EN FOROS${NORMAL}"
TXT_COMMAND_HINT="${CYAN}Escribe !h|!H para ver los comandos.${NORMAL}"
TXT_PROMPT="${CYAN}${ICON_SEARCH} Palabras clave o comando: ${NORMAL}"
TXT_FETCHING="${CYAN}Obteniendo resultados para: '${NORMAL}%s${CYAN}'...${NORMAL}"
TXT_NO_RESULTS="${YELLOW}${ICON_INFO} Sin resultados.${NORMAL}"
TXT_BOOKMARK_ADDED="${GREEN}${ICON_CHECK} Marcador añadido:${NORMAL} %s"
TXT_BOOKMARK_INVALID="${RED}${ICON_INFO} Número de marcador inválido: %s${NORMAL}"
TXT_BOOKMARK_DELETED="${GREEN}${ICON_CHECK} Marcador #%s eliminado.${NORMAL}"
TXT_ERROR_FETCH="${RED}${ICON_INFO} %s: Error al obtener datos.${NORMAL}"
TXT_TITLE="Ayuda de búsqueda en foros"
;;
pl)
TXT_SUPPORTED="<b>Obsługiwane fora:</b> EndeavourOS - Manjaro - Mabox"
TXT_SEARCH="<b>Szukaj</b>\n • Wpisz słowa kluczowe → szukaj na forach"
TXT_BOOKMARKS="<b>Zakładki</b>\n • <tt>!l|!L</tt> → lista zakładek\n • <tt>!b|!B N [N...]</tt> → dodaj zakładkę(i)\n • <tt>!d|!D N [N...120 80 33 12 5 2]</tt> → usuń zakładkę(i)"
TXT_NAV="<b>Nawigacja</b>\n • <tt>!c|!C</tt> → wyczyść wyniki\n • <tt>!h|!H</tt> → pokaż pomoc\n • Ctrl+C → wyjście"
TXT_HEADER="${GREEN}${BOLD}NARZĘDZIE WYSZUKIWANIA NA FORACH${NORMAL}"
TXT_COMMAND_HINT="${CYAN}Wpisz !h|!H aby zobaczyć komendy.${NORMAL}"
TXT_PROMPT="${CYAN}${ICON_SEARCH} Słowa kluczowe lub komenda: ${NORMAL}"
TXT_FETCHING="${CYAN}Pobieranie wyników dla: '${NORMAL}%s${CYAN}'...${NORMAL}"
TXT_NO_RESULTS="${YELLOW}${ICON_INFO} Brak wyników.${NORMAL}"
TXT_BOOKMARK_ADDED="${GREEN}${ICON_CHECK} Dodano zakładkę:${NORMAL} %s"
TXT_BOOKMARK_INVALID="${RED}${ICON_INFO} Nieprawidłowy numer zakładki: %s${NORMAL}"
TXT_BOOKMARK_DELETED="${GREEN}${ICON_CHECK} Zakładka #%s usunięta.${NORMAL}"
TXT_ERROR_FETCH="${RED}${ICON_INFO} %s: Błąd pobierania danych.${NORMAL}"
TXT_TITLE="Pomoc wyszukiwania na forum"
;;
nl)
TXT_SUPPORTED="<b>Ondersteunde forums:</b> EndeavourOS - Manjaro - Mabox"
TXT_SEARCH="<b>Zoeken</b>\n • Typ trefwoorden → zoek forums"
TXT_BOOKMARKS="<b>Bladwijzers</b>\n • <tt>!l|!L</tt> → lijst bladwijzers\n • <tt>!b|!B N [N...]</tt> → voeg bladwijzer(s) toe\n • <tt>!d|!D N [N...120 80 33 12 5 2]</tt> → verwijder bladwijzer(s)"
TXT_NAV="<b>Navigatie</b>\n • <tt>!c|!C</tt> → verwijder resultaten\n • <tt>!h|!H</tt> → toon help\n • Ctrl+C → afsluiten"
TXT_HEADER="${GREEN}${BOLD}FORUM ZOEK TOOL${NORMAL}"
TXT_COMMAND_HINT="${CYAN}Typ !h|!H om de commando's te zien.${NORMAL}"
TXT_PROMPT="${CYAN}${ICON_SEARCH} Zoekwoorden of commando: ${NORMAL}"
TXT_FETCHING="${CYAN}Resultaten ophalen voor: '${NORMAL}%s${CYAN}'...${NORMAL}"
TXT_NO_RESULTS="${YELLOW}${ICON_INFO} Geen resultaten.${NORMAL}"
TXT_BOOKMARK_ADDED="${GREEN}${ICON_CHECK} Bladwijzer toegevoegd:${NORMAL} %s"
TXT_BOOKMARK_INVALID="${RED}${ICON_INFO} Ongeldig bladwijzer nummer: %s${NORMAL}"
TXT_BOOKMARK_DELETED="${GREEN}${ICON_CHECK} Bladwijzer #%s verwijderd.${NORMAL}"
TXT_ERROR_FETCH="${RED}${ICON_INFO} %s: Fout bij ophalen gegevens.${NORMAL}"
TXT_TITLE="Forum Zoek Hulp"
;;
*)
TXT_SUPPORTED="<b>Supported Forums:</b> EndeavourOS - Manjaro - Mabox"
TXT_SEARCH="<b>Search</b>\n • Type keywords → search forums"
TXT_BOOKMARKS="<b>Bookmarks</b>\n • <tt>!l|!L</tt> → list bookmarks\n • <tt>!b|!B N [N...]</tt> → add bookmark(s)\n • <tt>!d|!D N [N...120 80 33 12 5 2]</tt> → delete bookmark(s)"
TXT_NAV="<b>Navigation</b>\n • <tt>!c|!C</tt> → clear hits\n • <tt>!h|!H</tt> → show help\n • Ctrl+C → quit"
TXT_HEADER="${GREEN}${BOLD}FORUM SEARCH TOOL${NORMAL}"
TXT_COMMAND_HINT="${CYAN}Type !h|!H to view commands.${NORMAL}"
TXT_PROMPT="${CYAN}${ICON_SEARCH} Keywords or command: ${NORMAL}"
TXT_FETCHING="${CYAN}Fetching results for: '${NORMAL}%s${CYAN}'...${NORMAL}"
TXT_NO_RESULTS="${YELLOW}${ICON_INFO} No results.${NORMAL}"
TXT_BOOKMARK_ADDED="${GREEN}${ICON_CHECK} Added bookmark:${NORMAL} %s"
TXT_BOOKMARK_INVALID="${RED}${ICON_INFO} Invalid bookmark number: %s${NORMAL}"
TXT_BOOKMARK_DELETED="${GREEN}${ICON_CHECK} Bookmark #%s deleted.${NORMAL}"
TXT_ERROR_FETCH="${RED}${ICON_INFO} %s: Error fetching data.${NORMAL}"
TXT_TITLE="Forum Search Help"
;;
esac
# ─── Function to show help ─────────────────────────────
notify_help() {
local text="${TXT_SUPPORTED}\n\n🔹 ${TXT_SEARCH}\n\n🔹 ${TXT_BOOKMARKS}\n\n🔹 ${TXT_NAV}"
yad --title="$TXT_TITLE" \
--fixed --width=400 --height=250 \
--window-icon="search" \
--center \
--button=Close:0 \
--borders=10 \
--no-wrap \
--text="$text" \
--fontname="Monospace 10" &
}
show_header() {
clear
echo -e "${BOLD}${GREEN}
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${NORMAL}"
echo -e "${TXT_HEADER}\n"
echo -e "${YELLOW}${BOLD}Mabox | Manjaro | EndeavourOS${NORMAL}\n"
echo -e "${TXT_COMMAND_HINT}\n"
}
bookmark_link() {
local forum="$1" title="$2" link="$3"
mkdir -p "$(dirname "$BOOKMARK_FILE")"
echo "[$forum] $title - $link" >> "$BOOKMARK_FILE"
printf "${TXT_BOOKMARK_ADDED}\n" "$title"
}
delete_bookmark() {
local num="$1"
if [[ ! -f "$BOOKMARK_FILE" || ! -s "$BOOKMARK_FILE" ]]; then
echo -e "${TXT_NO_RESULTS}"
return
fi
total=$(wc -l < "$BOOKMARK_FILE")
if (( num < 1 || num > total )); then
printf "${TXT_BOOKMARK_INVALID}\n" "$num"
return
fi
sed -i "${num}d" "$BOOKMARK_FILE"
printf "${TXT_BOOKMARK_DELETED}\n" "$num"
}
display_results() {
for i in "${!RESULT_TITLES[@]}"; do
forum="${RESULT_FORUMS[$i]}"
color=$(forum_color "$forum")
echo -e "${WHITE}$i.${NORMAL} [${color}${forum}${NORMAL}] ${BOLD}${ORANGE}${RESULT_TITLES[$i]}${NORMAL}"
echo -e " ${WHITE}${ICON_LINK} ${RESULT_LINKS[$i]}${NORMAL}"
done
}
list_bookmarks() {
if [[ -f "$BOOKMARK_FILE" && -s "$BOOKMARK_FILE" ]]; then
nl -w2 -s". " "$BOOKMARK_FILE"
else
echo -e "${TXT_NO_RESULTS}"
fi
}
# ─── Trap Exit ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
trap 'echo -e "\n${RED}${ICON_EXIT} Exiting...${NORMAL}"; tput cnorm; exit' SIGINT
tput civis
# ─── Start ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
show_header
# ─── Main Loop ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
while true; do
read -rp "${TXT_PROMPT}" input
[[ -n "$input" ]] || continue
case "$input" in
"!c"|"!C"|"!clear") show_header; continue ;;
"!help"|"!h"|"!H") notify_help; continue ;;
"!l"|"!L"|"!list") list_bookmarks; continue ;;
"!b "*|"!B "*)
nums=($(echo "$input" | sed -E 's/^![bB][[:space:]]+//'))
for num in "${nums[@]}"; do
num="${num//[^0-9]/}"
if [[ -n "${RESULT_LINKS[$num]}" ]]; then
bookmark_link "${RESULT_FORUMS[$num]}" "${RESULT_TITLES[$num]}" "${RESULT_LINKS[$num]}"
else
printf "${TXT_BOOKMARK_INVALID}\n" "$num"
fi
done
continue ;;
"!d "*|"!D "*)
nums=($(echo "$input" | sed -E 's/^![dD][[:space:]]+//'))
for num in "${nums[@]}"; do
num="${num//[^0-9]/}"
delete_bookmark "$num"
done
continue ;;
esac
# ─── Perform search ──────────────────────────────────────────────
search_terms="$input"
echo "$(date '+%F %T') - $search_terms" >> "$HISTORY_FILE"
encoded_keyword=$(echo "$search_terms" | sed 's/ /+/g')
printf "${TXT_FETCHING}\n" "$search_terms"
RESULT_TITLES=()
RESULT_LINKS=()
RESULT_FORUMS=()
idx=0
for entry in "${FORUMS[@]}"; do
NAME="${entry%%|*}"
URL="${entry##*|}"
SEARCH_URL="$URL/search.json"
response=$(curl -s "${SEARCH_URL}?q=${encoded_keyword}")
if [[ -z "$response" || "$response" == "null" ]]; then
printf "${TXT_ERROR_FETCH}\n" "$NAME"
continue
fi
hits=$(echo "$response" | jq '.topics | length')
echo -e "\n${CYAN}${ICON_SEARCH} ${BOLD}$NAME forum ($hits results):${NORMAL}"
if (( hits == 0 )); then
echo -e "${TXT_NO_RESULTS}"
continue
fi
while IFS=$'\t' read -r title link; do
((idx++))
RESULT_FORUMS[$idx]="$NAME"
RESULT_TITLES[$idx]="$title"
RESULT_LINKS[$idx]="$link"
echo -e "${WHITE}$idx.${NORMAL} [$(forum_color "$NAME")${NAME}${NORMAL}] ${BOLD}${ORANGE}${title}${NORMAL}"
echo -e " ${WHITE}${ICON_LINK} ${link}${NORMAL}"
done < <(echo "$response" | jq -r --arg BASE "$URL" '
.topics[] | {title: .title, link: ($BASE + "/t/" + .slug + "/" + (.id|tostring))} |
[.title, .link] | @tsv
')
done
done
How to search the forums …
Search
• Type keywords → search forums
Bookmarks
• !l | !L → list bookmarks !BS
• !b | !B N [N…] → add bookmark(s) !B
• !d | !D N [N…] → delete bookmark(s) !D
Navigation
• !c | !C → show menu !M
• !h | !H → show help !H
• Ctrl+C → quit"
Edit: last updated 11-march-2026
ps: the previews have old help structure.
