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Scrub The Web Power Search Syntax
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| Syntax |
Description of Syntax Usage |
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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 (ie, the - symbol) in front of the first word will have no effect.
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| " |
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.
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| Logical expressions |
Logical expressions are also allowed. Example:
Symbol '|' means or
Symbol '-' means does not contain
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
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Filter by keywords found in TITLE |
You can restrict your search query to only match documents where the keywords are found in the TITLE. Example:
title:apple
the above will match all documents where the keyword apple is found in the TITLE.
title:apple pie
the above will match all documents where the keywords apple and pie is found in the TITLE.
title:"apple pie"
the above will match all documents where the keyword phrase "apple pie" is found in the TITLE.
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| Filter by keywords found in META Description |
You can restrict your search query to only match documents where the keywords are found in the META Description. Example:
desc:apple
the above will match all documents where the keyword apple is found in the META Description.
desc:apple pie
the above will match all documents where the keywords apple and pie is found in the META Description.
desc:"apple pie"
the above will match all documents where the keyword phrase "apple pie" is found in the META Description.
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| 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:
body:apple
the above will match all documents where the keyword apple is found in the body of the document.
body:apple pie
the above will match all documents where the keywords apple and pie is found in the body of the document.
body:"apple pie"
the above will match all documents where the keyword phrase "apple pie" is found in the body of the document.
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| Grouping |
You can mix and match all filters and operators as explained above to further restrict your search results. Examples;
apple pie -cherry
desert (pie | cherry) crust
chips (corn | potato | tortilla)
weather (site:usatoday.com | site:cnn.com)
"auto parts" (site:scrubtheweb.com | site:scrubtheweb.net)
site:scrubtheweb.com (body:parts | title:auto)
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