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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.
1. 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}
2. + 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
3. * 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*
4. ? wildcard
- If a query word contains a ? any
character will match that position.
Example: b?g
5. 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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