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 the above techniques can be combined: Example: +alway* -ne??r*
- Clicking Index above the search box will take you to an alphabetical list of all the words on the entire site (and thus the various ways to spell those words).
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