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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 behaviour.
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phrase search
The search engine supports three types of phrase search.
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To match an exact
phrase, use quotes around the phrase
Example: "Nine Mile River"
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To match a near (within
a couple of words) phrase, use square brackets [around
the words]
Example: [Nine Mile River]
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To match a far (within
several words) phrase, use braces { around the words }
Example: {Nine Mile River}
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+ 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
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* 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: Shub*
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? wildcard
If a query word contains a ? any character will match
that position.
Example: b?g
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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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