ArseLinks
Search Tips
1. Phrase search (" ")
Putting quotes around a set of words will only find Resultss that match the words
in that exact sequence.
| Example: |
"Internet
Directory" |
| Results: |
Internet Directory, US
Internet Directory, global internet directory pages, etc. |
2. Required search words (+, &, AND)
Attaching a "+", "&" or "AND" to a word
requires that the word be found in all of the search Resultss.
| Example 1: |
internet +directory |
| Example 2: |
internet & directory |
| Example 3: |
internet AND directory |
| Results: |
internet directory, internet
phone directory, etc. |
3. Prohibited search words ( -, NOT)
Attaching a "-" or "NOT" in front of a word requires that the
word not be found in any of the search Resultss.
| Example 1: |
internet -directory |
| Example 2: |
internet NOT directory |
| Results: |
internet, internet chat,
internet forum, etc. |
4. Any of search words (/, OR)
The search supports the logical "/" and "OR"
operator. To retrieve pages that include either one of words, use an "/" or
uppercase "OR" between terms.
| Example 1: |
internet /directory |
| Example 2: |
internet OR directory |
| Results: |
internet, internet phone,
directory, phone directory, etc. |
5. Wildcard matching (*)
Attaching a "*" to the right-hand side of a word will return left side
partial matches. The search support arbitrary wildcards.
| Example 1: |
inter* |
| Results: |
internet, international,
etc. |
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| Example 2: |
*ory |
| Results: |
directory, category, etc. |
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| Example 3: |
*ter* |
| Results: |
internet, interest, etc. |
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| Example 4: |
di*ry |
| Results: |
directory, dictionary, etc. |
6. Document section restrictions (u:, t:, d:)
Attaching one the following operators to the front of a search word will restrict
the search to a certain document sections.
| u: -
will restrict searches to document URLs only |
| Example: |
u:internet |
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| t: -
will restrict searches to document titles only |
| Example: |
t:internet directory |
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| d: -
will restrict searches to document descriptions only |
| Example: |
d:internet directory |
7. Combining the syntax
You may combine any of the query syntax as long as the syntax is combined
in the proper order.
| Example 1: |
internet -directory |
| Example 2: |
internet -directory -phone |
| Example 3: |
internet /direcotry -phone |
| Example 4: |
inter* -directory |
| Example 6: |
internet -direc* |
| Example 7: |
inter* /*tory -phone |
| Example 8: |
u:internet -directory |
| Example 9: |
t:inter* -phone |
| Example 10: |
d:internet /direcotry -phone |
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