howdoi

name	howdoi
description	Use this skill when the user wants to get coding answers, ask programming questions, look up syntax, or find code examples from Stack Overflow.

howdoi Plugin

howdoi provides instant coding answers from the command line. It scrapes Stack Overflow and returns concise answers with code examples.

Commands

Self

• howdoi self version — Print howdoi version
• howdoi self clear-cache — Clear the cached answers

Query

• howdoi query ask <question> [-n N] [-p POS] [-a] [-c] — Ask a question and get answers
• howdoi query json <question> [-n N] — Ask a question and get JSON answers

Passthrough

• howdoi _ _ <args> — Raw passthrough (--save, --view, --remove, --empty, etc.)

Usage Examples

• "howdoi format date in bash"
• "howdoi reverse a list in python with json"
• "howdoi parse json in javascript getting 3 answers"
• "howdoi clear cache"

Installation

pip install howdoi

Key Features

• Instant answers from Stack Overflow
• JSON output for machine readability (--json)
• Multiple answers at once (-n N)
• Colorized output (-c)
• Answer position selection (-p POS)
• Search engine selection (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo)
• Offline caching of answers
• Stash support for saving favorites

Options

Flag	Description
-n N	Number of answers to return
-p POS	Answer position (default: 1)
-j, --json	Return answers as JSON
-a, --all	Display full answer text
-c, --color	Colorize output
-C, --clear-cache	Clear cache
-e ENGINE	Search engine (google, bing, duckduckgo)