NuKit asks you for a few options when you add a new command. Command is the short word you will enter in launcher query. Another option is “Type” which determines command type.
NuKit has 5 types of commands:
Search,
Open URL,
Launch Application,
System Action,
Script.
Search simplifies access to different search engines like Google. You can add a new search command by selecting the engine from the predefined list of search engines and typing a short command to run it in the Command field.
Open URL makes your favorite websites easier to reach. It is possible to assign the command to open a website directly or using a simple template.
Templates are useful for the websites whose URLs have user supplied part.
$ substitutes the part of the URL you will enter after command in Launcher. With command “g” for URL template http://google.com/search?q=$ query “g word” will force Launcher to open http://google.com/search?q=word.
E.g., “wiki stone” will open http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone.
Launch Application lets you assign custom aliases for applications. E.g., Launcher won’t find Safari by “sf” query, but you can assign such abbreviation to launch this very app.
System Action command type provides you quick access to system actions as “Activate screensaver” or “Restart without confirmation”.
Script executes shell commands without Terminal app. You may assign any shell command to short NuKit alias. If you know command-line format for Mac OS X command “say”, you can set it here by typing “/usr/bin/say $” in “Shell command or template” field and execute it by typing “say blah” in Launcher. Do not use this command type if you don’t know what it is for!