Google command to search on Google from the command line (Mac OS X)

.bash_profile

# Command to open the webbrowser and immediately start searching
# for the right keyword.
#
# Usage:
#   $ google test query
#   $ => Opens the browser on http://www.google.com/search?q=test+query
#

google()
{
    local s="$_"
    local query=

    case "$1" in
        '')   ;;
        that) query="search?q=${s//[[:space:]]/+}" ;;
        *)    s="$*"; query="search?q=${s//[[:space:]]/+}" ;;
    esac

    open /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/ "http://www.google.com/${query}"
}