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Yeah, people really need to know how to google effectively. You can also add "-" before a word to cut out results with that word. (example: "cats -dogs" will r

by porso9 13y ago

Yeah, people really need to know how to google effectively. You can also add "-" before a word to cut out results with that word. (example: "cats -dogs" will return searches with cats but take out ones that also include dogs.) Then there's "file:" and a file extension name to find searches of that filetype. (example: "AP biology file:ppt" returns all ap biology related powerpoints. Next there's "site:" and a website. (Example: "site:reddit.com fedoras" searches for fedoras on reddit, a very common thing. Useful if a site's search engine sucks.)

the_watcher 13y ago
site: is one of the more useful search operators I've discovered. It's almost always better than a site search button for me.
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cynwoody 13y ago
In my experience, as a rule, site search engines generally suck. And the exceptions to the rule often turn out to be farming the search out to Google one way or another.[1][2] I often simply ignore site search boxes in favor of using the "site:" operator. [1]https://www.google.com/cse/ https://www.google.com/cse/ [2]http://www.google.com/enterprise/search/products/gsa.html http://www.google.com/enterprise/search/products/gsa.html
ivanbrussik 13y ago
is file: different than filetype:
- eieio 13y ago
  file: doesn't appear to be a documented command, while filetype is [1] Searching for a few random queries with either "file:pdf" or "filetype:pdf" shows that both return pdfs, but the results that I get are different. Not sure what to make of that or which is better. [1] http://www.googleguide.com/using_advanced_operators.html http://www.googleguide.com/using_advanced_operators.html
  - James_Duval 13y ago
    For me, "file:pdf" returns .pdfs, .pdf documentation, .pdf information...all kinds of things which aren't .pdf. "filetype:pdf" seems to be the only command which reliably returns just .pdfs. I'm in the UK, your mileage may vary.

by porso9 13y ago

the_watcher 13y ago

site: is one of the more useful search operators I've discovered. It's almost always better than a site search button for me.

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cynwoody 13y ago

In my experience, as a rule, site search engines generally suck. And the exceptions to the rule often turn out to be farming the search out to Google one way or another.[1][2] I often simply ignore site search boxes in favor of using the "site:" operator. [1]https://www.google.com/cse/ https://www.google.com/cse/ [2]http://www.google.com/enterprise/search/products/gsa.html http://www.google.com/enterprise/search/products/gsa.html

ivanbrussik 13y ago

is file: different than filetype:

eieio 13y ago
file: doesn't appear to be a documented command, while filetype is [1] Searching for a few random queries with either "file:pdf" or "filetype:pdf" shows that both return pdfs, but the results that I get are different. Not sure what to make of that or which is better. [1] http://www.googleguide.com/using_advanced_operators.html http://www.googleguide.com/using_advanced_operators.html
- James_Duval 13y ago
  For me, "file:pdf" returns .pdfs, .pdf documentation, .pdf information...all kinds of things which aren't .pdf. "filetype:pdf" seems to be the only command which reliably returns just .pdfs. I'm in the UK, your mileage may vary.