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Case Sensitivity
Search phrases are case-sensitive only when the search
term is entered in mixed case. For example, a search for
zeus finds zeus, Zeus, or ZEUS; however, a search for
Zeus finds only Zeus.
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AND, OR and NOT
| Search term |
Returns files that contain |
doctorate AND nausea |
both doctorate and nausea |
doctorate "and" nausea |
the phrase doctorate and nausea |
"doctorate and nausea" |
the phrase doctorate and nausea |
| masters OR doctorate AND nausea |
masters, or the combination of doctorate and
nausea |
masters OR (doctorate AND nausea) |
masters, or the combination of doctorate and
nausea |
| (masters OR doctorate) AND nausea |
either masters or doctorate, and nausea |
masters OR doctorate NOT nausea |
either masters or doctorate, but not nausea |
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Wildcards
| Wildcard |
Description |
Example |
Search result |
? |
Matches any single alphanumeric character. |
apple? |
apples or applet |
* |
Matches zero or more alphanumeric characters.
Avoid using the asterisk as the first character
in a search string. An asterisk is ignored in
a set, ([]) or an alternative pattern ({}). |
app*ed |
Appleseed, applied, appropriated, and so on. |
[ ] |
Matches any one of the characters in the brackets.
Square brackets indicate an implied OR. |
<WILDCARD> 'sl[iau]m' |
slim, slam, or slum |
| { } |
Matches any one of a set of patterns separated
by a comma, |
<WILDCARD> 'hoist{s,ing,ed}' |
hoists, hoisting, or hoisted |
^ |
Matches any character not in the set. |
<WILDCARD>'sl[^ia]m' |
slum, but not slim or slam. |
| - |
Specifies a range for a single character in
a set. |
<WILDCARD> 'c[a-r]t' |
cat, cot, but not cut (that is, every word
beginning with c, ending with t, and containing
any single letter from a to r) |
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