Using Advanced Search
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- Revision id: 170452
- Created:
- Creator: AliceWyman
- Comment: Examples: replaced list with a table, fixed last example
- Reviewed: Yes
- Reviewed:
- Reviewed by: AliceWyman
- Is approved? Yes
- Is current revision? Yes
- Ready for localization: No
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Advanced Search is a feature to find content using complex filters and queries that aren't available by default when searching for help with Mozilla products.
Search Syntax
Advanced Search queries use the following syntax:
-
+
signifies AND operation -
|
signifies OR operation -
-
negates a single token -
"
wraps a number of tokens to signify a phrase for searching -
*
at the end of a term signifies a prefix query -
(
and)
signify precedence
Search query | result |
---|---|
crash | responses with the word "crash" |
crash + -sync | responses with the word "crash" excluding results with the word "sync" |
crash + sync | responses with both words "crash" and "sync" |
"norton antivirus" + crash | responses with the phrase "norton antivirus" and the word "crash" |