*
Wildcard search: test*
matches test
, testing
, tester
, etc.
"
Search for exact phrases: "exact phrase"
matches the exact sequence of words.
+
AND search (default): apple +banana
matches documents containing both apple
and banana
.
|
OR search: apple |banana
matches documents containing either apple
or banana
.
-
NOT operation: apple -banana
matches documents containing apple
but not banana
.
(
Grouping for priority: (apple |banana) +fruit
matches documents containing fruit
and either apple
or banana
.
~N
Distance (fuzziness) after a word: apple~2
matches words that are similar to apple
, such as ample
or apples
. This allows flexibility in finding similar written words.
~N
Slop amount after a phrase: "apple banana"~2
matches phrases where "apple" and "banana" are close together, even if there are one or two words in between, like apple green banana
. This allows flexibility in the order of words.