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The FreeFind search engine attemts to locate pages having an exact match for all of the words entered in your search query by default. Failing that, location of pages containing any of your search query words is tried. Should this occur, a short message is shown above the search results, indicating this.
Three types of phrase search are supported:
- Use quotes around the phrase (e.g. "An apple a day") to match an exact phrase.
- Use square brackets around the words (e.g. [IBM 1401G computer] to match a near (within a couple of words (e.g. IBM and computer)) phrase.
- Use braces around the words (e.g. {Garage Door Repairs with one hour service} to match a far (within several words (e.g. {Garage, Door, Repairs, and service}) phrase.
In addition the following qualifiers, wildcard characters, and boolean operators can all be employed.
+ and - qualifiers
If you prepend a word with a + (e.g. +always), that word must be found on the page to be considered.
If you prepend a word with a - (e.g. -never), that word must not be found on the page in order for it to be considered.
* wildcard
If a query word ends with an * (e.g. tax* ), all words on a page which begin with the characters up to the * wildcard character will cause a match.
? wildcard
If a query word contains a ? (e.g. b?g ), any character will match the ? position.
boolean search
You can use the AND, OR, and NOT boolean operators in your search. These operators MUST be capitalized as shown in the prior sentence.
Example: Sony AND Playstation OR new AND NOT used
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