Search Tips

Search Tips

1. Use quotes to search for an exact phrase.

   Example: "search tips"

2. minus sign to exclude a word.

   Example: search -tips

3. wave sign: fuzzy search.

   Example: ~tips

4. site: to search within a single website.

   Example: site:github.com

5. filetype: to search for a specific file type.

   Example: filetype:pdf

6. intitle: to search for a specific word in the title.

   Example: intitle:tips

7. inurl: to search for a specific word in the url.

   Example: inurl:tips

8. | to search for one thing or another.

   Example: tips | tricks

9. • to search for wildcards.

   Example: "search * tips"

10. .. to search for a range of numbers.

    Example: "tips 2010..2012"

11. define: to learn the meaning of a word.

    Example: define:tips

12. cache: to view Google’s cached version of a site.

    Example: cache:github.com