| 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:term |
Specifies that the term must be found in that field. See listing of fieldnames in the table below. |
title:"laser printer" |
| Note:
Annotated examples and Boolean-style searches are available.
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:weblogic.com |
| site |
Pages on a specified site |
site:cnet.com |
| url |
The URL of the document |
url:netscape.com/people |
| title |
Title of the document |
title:"downhill skiing" title:Washington |
| Note: Please see the
Special Searches page for details on field search. |
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