Google Search Notes
Sources
Key Web Tips
Search operators
foo OR bar (AND is assumed)
foo -bar excludes results including bar
foo +bar results must include bar
foo ~bar uses synonyms of bar as well as the word itself
- Hyphenation finds all forms, including hyphenate, single words, or phrases
- You can use a star (*) even within quotes
Search Filters
- Force query to appear in text of documents:
allintext:foo bar
- Variant:
intext: foo bar, only foo must be in text)
- Force query to appear in title of documents:
allintitle:foo bar
- Variant:
intitle: foo bar, only foo must be in title)
- Force query to appear in URL:
allinurl:foo bar
- Variant:
inurl: foo bar, only foo must be in URL)
- Find a specific filetype:
ext:pdf
filetype may be used instead of ext)
- Variant: Do not find a specific filetype:
-filetype:pdf
- Search a range of numbers:
1..2007
- Restrict search to a particular site:
site:foo.com (seems to work funny for images?)
- Find similar pages:
related:foo.com
- Get Google's cached page copy:
cache:foo.com
Page Resources
- Get info on a page:
info:food
- Find links to a page:
link:foo.com
Calculators
- Conversion:
3 feet in meters (in is the keyword, though seemingly not necessary)
Special Features
- Find flights:
phl sea
- Get weather for an area:
weather foo
- Travel conditions:
phl airport
- Search for movie showtimes:
movie:contact
- Residential phonebook:
rphonebook: joe PA
- Phonebook:
phonebook: joe PA
- Get a definition:
define:foo
- Search book full text:
book foo
Google will also recognize area codes, some package tracking codes, flight codes, vehicle codes, patents, aircraft registration numbers, UPC codes, and FCC IDs
Key Groups Tips
- Find messages by someone:
author:Joe
- Find messages for a specific group:
group:foo
- Find messages with query in subject: @@insubject:foo
Key News Tips
- Find articles for a given location:
location:foo
Interesting Searches
- For common web proxies:
inurl:”nph-proxy.cgi” “start using cgiproxy”
inurl:”nph-proxy.cgi” “Start browsing through this CGI-based proxy”
- For exposed content:
-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(wma|mp3) “Counting Crows”
- Find faces:
- Append
&imgtype=face to standard Google Image search. Doesn't seem to generally find the person you're looking for though. Keep in mind most of the Image Search stuff is reporting linked-to items.