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--- help:search [2020/02/02 19:44] – created icna
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 ==== Terms you want to exclude (-) ====
-You can attach a minus sign ''-'' immediately before a keyword to exclude pages that contain this keyword from your search results. For example, the query ''[ ICNApedia Wiki -plugin ]'' will find pages which contain "ICNApedia Wiki" but do not contain "plugin".
+You can attach a minus sign ''-'' immediately before a keyword to exclude pages that contain this keyword from your search results. For example, the query ''[neuropathy -trauma]'' will find pages which contain "neuropathy" but do not contain "trauma".
-You can use this syntax ''-'' not just for a keyword, but also for a partial matching, a phrase search, a namespace search and a grouping search described below. For example, you can use the query ''%%[ -"phrase you want to exclude" ]%%'' to exclude exact phrase.
+You can use this syntax ''-'' not just for a keyword, but also for a partial matching, a phrase search, a category(namespace) search and a grouping search described below. For example, you can use the query ''%%[ -"phrase you want to exclude" ]%%'' to exclude exact phrase.
 ==== Partial matching (*) ====
-You can perform a partial matching by prefixing and/or suffixing an asterisk ''*'' to a keyword. For example, searching for ''[ wiki ]'' will only find "wiki", but searching for ''[ *wiki ]'' will also find "ICNApedia Wiki" (suffix matching). You can also perform ''[ doku* ]'' (prefix matching) and ''[ *okuwik* ]'' (partial matching).
+You can perform a partial matching by prefixing and/or suffixing an asterisk ''*'' to a keyword. For example, searching for ''[ myelitis ]'' will only find "myelitis", but searching for ''[ *myelitis]'' will also find "encephalomyelitis" (suffix matching). You can also perform ''[ neuro* ]'' (prefix matching) and ''[ *cephalo* ]'' (partial matching).
-Note that ''*'' is not a "wildcard". You can't use it within a keyword, i.e. searching ''[ doku*iki ]'' will not find anything for you.
+Note that ''*'' is not a "wildcard". You can't use it within a keyword, i.e. searching ''[ neu*pathy ]'' will not find anything for you.
 ==== Phrase search ("") ====
-You can search for exact phrases by putting double quotes around a set of words, e.g. ''%%[ "installing ICNApedia Wiki" ]%%''.
+You can search for exact phrases by putting double quotes around a set of words, e.g. ''%%[ "acute disseminating encephalomyelitis" ]%%''.
 ==== Search within a namespace (@) ====
-You can restrict the search to namespaces. To search pages within a namespace, prefix ''@'' or ''ns:'' to the namespace. To not search pages within a namespace, prefix ''^'' or ''-ns:'' to the namespace.
+You can restrict the search to namespaces or categories. To search pages within a namespace, prefix ''@'' or ''ns:'' to the namespace. To not search pages within a namespace, prefix ''^'' or ''-ns:'' to the namespace.
-For example, the query ''[ ICNApedia Wiki @wiki ^wiki:docs ]'' will find pages which contain a word "ICNApedia Wiki" and are within "wiki" namespace but not within "wiki:docs" namespace. The query ''[ ICNApedia Wiki ns:wiki -ns:wiki:docs ]'' will do the same thing.
+For example, the query ''[ ataxia @content ^:neurolists ]'' will find pages which contain a word "ICNApedia Wiki" and are within "content" namespace but not within ":neurolists" namespace. The query ''[ ataxia ns:content -ns:neurolists ]'' will do the same thing.
 ==== The OR operator (|) ====
-By default ICNApedia Wiki performs a logical AND search, but you can also use a logical OR search by using ''|'' or ''or'' as a separator of your search terms. For example, the query ''[ plugin | template ]'' will find pages which contain either "plugin" or "template" or both. The query ''[ plugin or template ]'' will do the same thing. You may use OR as a simple alternative to [[#Partial matching (*)]], e.g. in finding pages about people with spelling variations as ''[ Frank | Fränk ]''.
+By default ICNApedia Wiki performs a logical AND search, but you can also use a logical OR search by using ''|'' or ''or'' as a separator of your search terms. For example, the query ''[ seizures | ataxia ]'' will find pages which contain either "seizures" or "ataxia" or both. The query ''[ seizures or ataxia ]'' will do the same thing. You may use OR as a simple alternative to [[#Partial matching (*)]], e.g. in finding pages about people with spelling variations as ''[ Frank | Fränk ]''.
-The OR operator has a lower precedence than the default AND operator. That is, the query ''[ ICNApedia Wiki plugin | template ]'' can be represented as ''[ (ICNApedia Wiki plugin) | template ]'', not as ''[ ICNApedia Wiki (plugin | template) ]''. Instead, use a grouping syntax as described below.
+The OR operator has a lower precedence than the default AND operator. That is, the query ''[ cerebellar ataxia | seizures ]'' can be represented as ''[ (cerebellar ataxia) | seizures ]'', not as ''[ cerebellar (ataxia | seizures) ]''. Instead, use a grouping syntax as described below.
-If you want to [[#Search within a namespace (@) |restrict your search on a namespace]], you **have** to group your search with "()", otherwise a search ''[ plugin | template @plugin]'' will behave as ''[ (plugin) | (template @plugin)]'', i.e. searching for "plugin" OR "template @plugin" over //all// namespaces, but not as you may intend searching "plugin" OR "template" over the //plugin// namespace, the latter being correctly expressed as ''[ (plugin | template) @plugin]''.
+If you want to [[#Search within a namespace (@) |restrict your search on a namespace]], you **have** to group your search with "()", otherwise a search ''[ ataxia | seizures @content]'' will behave as ''[ (ataxia) | (seizures @content)]'', i.e. searching for "ataxia" OR "seizures @content" over //all// namespaces, but not as you may intend searching "ataxia" OR "seizures" over the //content// namespace, the latter being correctly expressed as ''[ (ataxia | seizures) @content]''.
 ==== Grouping search ====
 You can group search terms by enclosing terms with parentheses ''( ... )''. Having the highest precedence, parentheses may be used to force precedence.
-For example, the query ''[ ICNApedia Wiki -(plugin | @plugin) ]'' will find pages which contain a word "ICNApedia Wiki" but not contain a word "plugin" and also are not within a namespace "plugin".
+For example, the query ''[ ataxia -(seizures | @content) ]'' will find pages which contain a word "ataxia" but not contain a word "seizures" and also are not within a namespace "content".
 ===== Quicksearch =====
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 ===== OpenSearch =====
-{{ :opensearch2.png|OpenSearch in Firefox}}
 [[http://www.opensearch.org/|OpenSearch]] is a standard to make it easy to integrate a website's search into your browser. It is supported by all modern browsers. ICNApedia Wiki is OpenSearch enabled.