Google Search - Cheat Sheet
Operators/Metacharacters
| OR | Inclusion. | "php forum" OR "php
blog"
Will find pages containing either string. |
| - | Exclude keywords or phrases. | "job search" -monster
-yahoo
This will search the string but exclude pages referring to Yahoo or Monster |
| ~ | Include synonyms. | ~colleges
Will return colleges, universities, etc... |
| * | Wildcards. | america*
Will match America, America's, American, etc... |
Other Tips/Tricks
| Function | Syntax | Example |
| Define a word or term | define:<word or term> | define:"turing machine" |
| Find a stock quote | stocks:<symbol> | stocks:ibm |
| Find pages with a keyword or string in the title | intitle:<word or string> | intitle:"excel spreadsheet" |
| Find all pages of a certain file type | filetype:<filetype> | amortization filetype:xls |
| Find information on a subject | info:<word or string> | info:"solar power" |
| Find information in web page | intext:<word or string> | intext:"military pay charts" |
| Search within a specific site | <search term> site:<site> | seo site:associateprograms.com |
Specialized Search
You can also further limit your search to more specific areas of the web.
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en
