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Search Syntax Summary
Operator |
Action |
Example |
"term1 term2 ..." |
Specifies that words should be adjacent |
"laser printer" |
+term |
Requires a term |
+"laser printer" color |
-term |
Excludes documents containing a term |
"laser printer" -color |
fieldname: |
Specifies that the term must be found in that field. See listing of fieldnames in the table below. |
title:"laser printer" |
query1 | query2 |
Searches the results of query1 with query2, ranking results by relevance to both query1 and query2. |
dogs, cats | fleas |
query1 || query2 |
Searches the results of query1 with query2, ranking results only by relevance to query2. |
trucks, cars || tires |
Note: Lowercase terms match any case, otherwise case is matched exactly as typed. | ||
Field Search Summary
Name |
Description |
Example |
|
If no field is specified, the text is searched for in the Title, Summary, and Body. |
color computer |
link |
A hyperlink within the text of the document |
link:ultraseek.com |
site |
Pages on a specified site |
site:cnet.com |
url |
The URL of the document |
url:sales/west |
title |
Title of the document |
title:"downhill skiing" title:Washington |
Note: Please see the Special Searches page for details on field search. | ||