A few tips for those that have yet to discover the true power of google.
If all you do is type terms into the google search field you are really
missing out. The real power of google is best tapped by advanced search
and/or using the search operators. I will list a few and a couple of
simple examples but its fairly straight forward. Generally these
operators will work when combined with any other operator but how you
combine them makes a difference to the results so experiment a little.
Ok without further ado and without warranty for fitness for a particular
purpose etc....so if you accidentally put your cpu into an endless loop
that causes it to overheat and melt through your motherboard which in
turn splits an electron in just the right way to cause a ripple in
space/time and a T-Rex eats your computer don't come crying to me, be
smart and record the conditions under which this occurred so we can
reproduce the event and sell tickets next time. Ok now without further
ado or adon't....and briefly because this stuff is covered in many
places....
The plus and minus signs can be used to include or exclude a particular
term.
Say you want to search for Han Solo and Chewbacca. Try this in your
search field:
Han Solo +Chewbacca
exclude a term:
Han Solo -Chewbacca
restrict your search to a particular site or domain:
linux site:redhat.com
linux site:org
exclude a particular site or domain:
linux -site:redhat.com
linux -site:org
Looking for a linux related PDF ? Try this:
linux filetype:pdf
I should have noted this earlier but all operators so far as I recall
need a : with no spaces between the : and the term that follows. Here
are few other operators mostly self-explanatory:
intext: -searches the body of web pages for whatever term you specify
allintext:
inurl: -includes results with the search terms in the url
allinurl:
intitle: -looks for the search terms in the title of web pages
allintitle:
define: -defines the term
So can I search the fedora archives with this? sure you can, if you
craft your query the right way. For example:
ATI site:redhat.com/archives
gets you all the archives or you could just search the fedora archives:
ati site:redhat.com/archives/fedora-list
or combine several operators and restrict it to a particular year
intitle:ati intext:xorg site:redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2008
There are a few other operators and plenty of sites that cover this
stuff ad nauseum but I thought some might appreciate the pointers as
much as I did when I first discovered them( I wanted to jog my memory
too). Sky is the limit but be aware that occasionally combining
operators in particular ways or modifying previous searches
produces...unpredictable results, so when in doubt start from a blank
search field.
Happy Googleforging,
Max
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