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| term | find a single Term is easy | hello |
|---|---|---|
| "..." | find a group of words | "hello dolly" |
| ? | any single character (the ? can not be the 1st character of a search) | te?t |
| * | any multiple character (the * can not be the 1st character of a search) | test* |
| OR | match document if either of the terms exist | "hello dolly" hello "hello dolly" OR hello |
| AND | match documents where both terms exists | "hello dolly" AND "dolly lucy" |
| + | requires that the term after the "+" symbol exist | +hello dolly |
| - NOT | exclude documents that contain the term after the "-" symbol exclude also supported with NOT or ! | "hello dolly" -"dolly lucy" "hello dolly" NOT "dolly lucy" |
| (...) | use parentheses to form sub queries | (hello OR dolly) AND website |
| ~ | fuzzy searchs to match terms similar in spelling | roam |
| ~n | proximity search, within a distance expressed in number of words | "hello dolly"~10 |
| ^n | boost factor to increase importance in a search | "hello dolly"^4 "dolly lucy" |
| \ | escape special characters: + - && || ! ( ) { } [ ] ^ " * ? : \ | \(1\+1\)\:2 to find (1+1):2 |
You can restrict the search domain by prefixing your query:
| author:term | find pages modified by certain author(s) | author:~JohnFoo |
|---|---|---|
| attachment:term | find pages with certain attachment name | attachment:brushed* |
| name:term | find pages with certain page name | name:Main |
| contents:term | find pages with certain content | contents:jspwiki |