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By
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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