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default the search engine tries to locate pages which have
exact matches for all of the words entered in your
search query. If that fails, it then tries to locate pages
which contain any words in your search query. If that
happens a short message is displayed at the top of the search
results indicating this has been done.
In
addition, there are several ways to modify the default search
behavior.
- phrase
search
The search engine supports three types of phrase search.
- To
match an exact phrase, use quotes around the phrase
Example: "free search engine"
- To
match a near (within a couple of words) phrase, use
square brackets [around the words]
Example: [free search engine]
- To
match a far (within several words) phrase, use braces
{ around the words } Example: {free search engine}
- +
and - qualifiers
If you prepend a word with + that word is required
to be on the page.
If you prepend a word with - that word is required
to not be on the page.
Example: +always -never
- *
wildcard
If a query word ends with a * all words on a page
which start the same way as that query word will match.
Example: gift*
- ?
wildcard
If a query word contains a ? any character will
match that position.
Example: b?g
- boolean
search
You can use the following boolean operators in your search:
AND, OR, NOT. These operators MUST be in capital letters.
Example: (contact AND us) OR (about AND us)
All of
these techniques can be combined: +alway* -ne??r*
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