Google
- Audience: All Internet users.
- Scope: The Internet. All documents that Google's web crawling software can process.
- Refresh Rate: Constant
Boolean Operators
Boolean Operators
Boolean
Operator
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Syntax
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Example
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| AND |
{Default} |
skunk tomato
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| OR |
OR |
skunk OR tomato
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| NOT |
- |
skunk -tomato
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Other Operators
Other Operators
| Syntax
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Example
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Description
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| "" |
"skunk smell removal"
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exact phrase search
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| + |
skunk + and tomato
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include a common word that Google usually does not search; force search of exact form of a certain word
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| ~ |
~auto loan |
synonymous search
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| * |
red * blue |
separated by one or more words
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| 1..100
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"abraham lincoln" 1860...1861
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number range search
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Search Fields
Search Fields
| Syntax
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Example
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Description
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| site:
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site:wikibooks.org "how to search"
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domain restrict
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| link: |
link:www.wikibooks.org
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sites that link to the specified site
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| inurl: |
inurl:wikibooks
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url restrict
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| filetype: |
sociology filetype:pdf
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search for a particular filetype
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| date:
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xenotransplantation date:6
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searches a range of months; 6 in the example
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| safesearch:
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safesearch: sex education
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filters adult content
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| info: |
info: www.wikibooks.org
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information about a site
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| related:
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related: www.wikibooks.org
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finds related sites
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| phonebook: |
phonebook:John Doe
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searches for phone numbers related to the address or person's name
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Other Features
Google also allows a number of searches which can only be done using templates on their advanced search screen. Other features not directly impacting search results include interface language, number of results, and results window.
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