- Required and Prohibited Search Words
Attaching one of the following operators will either require or prohibit words from
appearing in the search results.
- +
Attaching a + to a word requires that the word be found in all of the search results.
compare: schedule versus schedule +football
- -
Attaching a - in front of a word requires that the word not be found in any of the search
results.
compare: history versus python -football
- Document Section Restrictions
Attaching one the following operators to the front of a search word will restrict the
search to a certain document sections.
- t: - will restrict searches to document titles only
compare: news versus t:news
- u: - will restrict searches to document URLs only
compare: history versus u:history
- Phrase Matching (" ")
Putting quotes around a set of words will only find results that match the words in that
exact sequence.
compare: miami wins versus "miami wins"
- Wildcard Matching (*)
Attaching a * to the right-hand side of a word will return left side partial matches.
compare: injury versus injury*
- Combining the Syntax
You may combine any of the query syntax as long as the syntax is combined in the proper
order. The proper order for using the syntax is the same order that the operators are
listed on this page. That is, +, -, t:, u:, "" and lastly *.
compare: (correct) +t:history -baseball versus (incorrect) t:+history -baseball
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