General Notes:
| Scrub The Web Power Search Syntax | |
| Syntax | Description of Syntax Usage |
| - |
Put a minus sign (-) in front of words that you want to reject. For example, the query:
tyson chicken -mike will return results for Tyson chicken, but most likely NOT the boxer Mike Tyson. Note: Placing any operator (i.e., the - symbol) in front of the first word will have no effect. |
| " |
Use double quotation marks (") for words that must appear together. Multiple phrases may be searched for in the same query. For example, the query:
"health club" "San Francisco" will match documents containing both phrases somewhere within the document. |
| Logical expressions |
Logical expressions are also allowed. Example:
Symbol '|' means or movies "Sixth Sense" | "Die Hard" Will return results for all pages containing the phrase "Sixth Sense" or "Die Hard" movies "Sixth Sense" -"Die Hard" Will return results for all pages containing the phrase "Sixth Sense" but NOT "Die Hard" Note: using the '|' may return strange results if not grouped properly. For example; movies "Sixth Sense" | "Die Hard" "Unbreakable" will not return the results you may think. The above query will return results for movies "Sixth Sense" OR "Die Hard" OR "Unbreakable" Using the '|' will make all other keywords that follow become OR. See grouping below for more information |
| Filter by site |
You may also restrict your search query to or away from specific sites. Example:
apple site:scrubtheweb.com the above will match all documents which contain the word apple and will ONLY return results from scrubtheweb.com. apple -site:scrubtheweb.com the above will match all documents which contain the word apple and will NOT return results from scrubtheweb.com. Note: searching on -site:scrubtheweb.com apple will not produce the results you expect. That's because the first keyword entered is considered a required keyword. |
| Show all pages by domain |
You can get a listing of all files indexed by domain. Example:
site:your_site.com the above will list all documents which are part of the domain "your_site.com" as well as "www.your_site.com" or any other level. |
| Filter by keywords found in TITLE |
You can restrict your search query to only match documents where a single keyword or phrase is found in the TITLE. Example:
intitle:apple the above will match all documents where the keyword apple is found in the TITLE. intitle:apple pie the above will match all documents where the keyword apple is found in the TITLE and the keyword pie is found anywhere on the page. intitle:"apple pie" the above will match all documents where the keyword phrase "apple pie" is found in the TITLE. |
| Filter by keywords found in BODY of the document |
You can restrict your search query to only match documents where the keywords are found in the BODY of the document. Example:
inbody:apple the above will match all documents where the keyword apple is found in the BODY of the document. inbody:apple pie the above will match all documents where the keyword apple is found in the BODY of the document and the keyword pie is found anywhere on the page. inbody:"apple pie" the above will match all documents where the keyword phrase "apple pie" is found in the BODY of the document. |
| Grouping |
You can mix and match all filters and operators as explained above to further restrict your search results. Examples;
apple pie -cherry |
1) Experiment with your search query. Try different approaches. This will help you get exactly the kinds of sites you want.
2) Be as descriptive as possible in your query -- the more words used the more exact your search results will be.
3) Check your spelling -- even a small error will affect your search results.
To find listings most relevant to what you are looking for, construct your query as precisely as possible. You might not find exactly what you want if your search is too general.