Google Power Searching

Google Advanced Search Cheat Sheet.

Advanced Search Syntax

Query Operator Function
[ intitle: ] Restrict search results to pages containing first query word in the title.
Example: intitle:directory
[ allintitle: ] Restrict search results to pages containing all query words in the title.
Example: allintitle:member directory
[ inurl: ] Restricts the search results to URLs containing the first query word.
Example: inurl:bears
[ allinurl: ] Restricts the search results to URLs containing all query words.
Example: allinurl:chicago bears
[ site: ] Restricts the search results to pages containing the query term in the domain.
Example: site:godaddy
[ filetype: or ext: ] Restricts the search results to a specified file format such as xcell, word or pdf.
Example: filetype:pdf market share
[ link: ] Returns list of pages that link to the specified domain.
Example: link:www.google.com
[ related: ] Returns list of pages that Google considers related to the specified page.
Example: related:www.searchenginewatch.com
[ cache: ] Returns the cached version of a specified page.
Example: cache:www.webmasterworld.com
[ intext: ] Restricts the search results to pages containing the query term in the document's body text
Example: intext:architecture
[ phonebook: ] Searches street address and phone number information, business and residential.
Example: phonebook:Jane Doe, CA
[ define: ] Returns pages providing definitions of the specified term.
Example: define:syntactic
[ date: ] Restricts the search results to pages indexed in the past 3, 6 or 12 months.
Example: Winter Games date:6
[ #...# ] Search within a specified number range.
Example: Laptops $1000...$1700
[ safesearch: ] Filters results for adult content.
Example: safesearch:sex education
[ info: or id: ] Returns a variety of information related to the specified page.
Example: info:www.yahoo.com
[ allinanchor: ] Restricts the search results to pages whose backlinks have anchor text containing the query terms.
Example: allinanchor:best disney vacations
[ movie: ] Returns showtimes and reviews of specified film.
Example: movie:Revenge of the Sith
[ book ] Returns information provided by full text books.
Example: book the time machine
[ stocks: ] Shows stock information for given ticker.
Example: stocks:goog
[ weather ] Returns current weather and forecast for given area.
Example: weather reno, nv

Advanced Search Operators

Query Operator Function
[ or ] Searches for query word or query word
Example: Kuaia or Hawaii
[ + / - ] Returns results containing query word and(+) query word or query word but not(-) query word
Example: Work Trucks +Ford -Dodge
[ ~ ] Returns results containing query term and synonyms
Example: ~cars
[ * ] Specifies query terms proximity to seperated by one or more words.
Example: magical * tour
[ "" ] Restricts the search results to pages containing query exactly as it is entered into the search field
Example: "To be or not to be"

Special Google Groups Syntax

Query Operator Function
[ author: ] Returns messages posted by specified author.
Example: math author:9angles
[ group: ] Returns messages posted by specified group
Example: recipes group:misc.moms
[ insubject: ] Returns messages containing the query term in the subject.
Example: insubject:math quiz

Special Google News Syntax

Query Operator Function
[ location: ] Returns news from sources in the specified location
Example: location:sparks, nv
[ source: ] Restricts search results to news from a specific news source.
Example: source:fox news

Google Calculator Functions

Query Operator Function
[ + ] Addition
Example: 1 + 1
[ - ] Subtraction
Example: 2 - 1
[ * ] Multiplication
Example: 5 * 5
[ % of ] Percentage of
Example: 13% of 118
[ ^ or ** ] Raise to Power of
Example: 3^8
[ units in units ] Unit Conversion
Example: 616 in Binary (will convert 16 to its binary)
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