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What is the meaning of the square brackets in the Google query syntax? I could not find any official documentation.
by cft 14y ago
What is the meaning of the square brackets in the Google query syntax? I could not find any official documentation.
- akaBruce 14y agoThey don't seem to do anything. Searching without the brackets seems to give the same results for me. https://www.google.com/search?q=inurl%3Abcode%3D*%2Bn_m%3D*+site%3Afacebook.com https://www.google.com/search?q=inurl%3Abcode%3D*%2Bn_m%3D*+...
- Matt_Cutts 14y agoThey indicate doing a search. If I say do a search for [flowers] then someone should type the actual word flowers into Google. We use the brackets to make it clear what the literal text of a search query is.