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1This page gives a quick overview of the search engine query syntax.
2This page is called [Search Page Help].
3
4Use '+' to require a word, '-' to forbid a word. For example:
5
6{{{
7 +java -emacs jsp
8}}}
9
10finds pages that MUST include the word "java", and MAY NOT include
11the word "emacs". Also, pages that contain the word "jsp" are
12ranked before the pages that don't.
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14All searches are case insensitive. If a page contains both
15forbidden and required keywords, it is not shown.
16
17!! Query syntax table
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19For more info look at %%slimbox [Lucene's query syntax|http://lucene.apache.org/core/4_4_0/queryparser/org/apache/lucene/queryparser/classic/package-summary.html#package_description]/%.
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21|| term | find a single Term is easy | {{hello}}
22|| "..." | find a group of words | {{"hello dolly"}}
23|| ? | any single character (the ? can not be the 1st character of a search) | {{te?t}}
24|| * | any multiple character (the * can not be the 1st character of a search) | {{test*}}
25|| OR | match document if either of the terms exist | {{"hello dolly" hello}}\\{{"hello dolly" OR hello}}
26|| AND | match documents where both terms exists | {{"hello dolly" AND "dolly lucy"}}
27|| + | requires that the term after the "+" symbol exist | {{+hello dolly}}
28|| -\\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"}}
29|| (...) | use parentheses to form sub queries | {{(hello OR dolly) AND website}}
30|| ~~ | ''fuzzy'' searchs to match terms similar in spelling | {{roam~ }}
31|| ~n | ''proximity'' search, within a distance expressed in number of words | {{"hello dolly"~10}}
32|| ^n | ''boost'' factor to increase importance in a search | {{"hello dolly"^4 "dolly lucy"}}
33|| \ | escape special characters: __ + - && ~|~| ! ( ) { } [[ ] ^ " ~ * ? : \ __ | {{\(1\+1\)\:2}} to find (1+1):2
34
35You can restrict the search domain by prefixing your query:
36|| author:''term'' | find pages modified by certain author(s) | {{author:~JohnFoo}}
37|| attachment:''term'' | find pages with certain attachment name | {{attachment:brushed*}}
38|| name:''term'' | find pages with certain page name | {{name:Main}}
39|| content:''term'' | find pages with certain content | {{content:jspwiki}}
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