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communication:internet:search [2019/10/21 16:58]
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 ====== variations in search syntax ====== ====== variations in search syntax ======
 Sometimes searche syntax is not spelled out by the site.  You may have to use their //advanced search// option to create a test search then see what happens in the URL.  Then you can start making your own advanced searches right in the search box.  Sometimes searche syntax is not spelled out by the site.  You may have to use their //advanced search// option to create a test search then see what happens in the URL.  Then you can start making your own advanced searches right in the search box. 
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 Youtube generally follows Google syntax, as does Duck Duck Go and Bing.   Youtube generally follows Google syntax, as does Duck Duck Go and Bing.  
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 eBay has [[https://www.ebay.com/sch/ebayadvsearch|a different alternation style]]:  ''(this,that,"other thing")''. eBay has [[https://www.ebay.com/sch/ebayadvsearch|a different alternation style]]:  ''(this,that,"other thing")''.
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 [[https://www.craigslist.org/about/help/search|Craigslist uses]] ''this|that|"other thing"'' [[https://www.craigslist.org/about/help/search|Craigslist uses]] ''this|that|"other thing"''
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