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Primarily Google, but not all. Include tips and techniques along with syntax and operators.
The Full List of 21 Google Search Operators
Operator Meaning allinurl: / inurl: the URL allintitle: / intitle: the Title allintext: / intext: the text allinanchor: / inanchor: the anchor text filetype: file types site: Narrow results to a site related: Shows similar sites (being phased out) info: Shows page info define Gives a definition The quotes (“”) Search for a phrase The minus (-) Exclusion Numrange (..) Search for a range of numbers Asterisk (*) Stands for a word or a few words AROUND (n) Proximity search before:, after: Date search
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This is a biggie! https://stackoverflow.com/ https://stackoverflow.com/questions https://stackoverflow.com/tags
Search YouTube, Vendor sites and forums, Developer sites and forums...
Start with a search term
Look for words/phrases that are common in hits you do not want and add them to your search as exclusions. Do this several times as helpful.
Do not use stop words, even when it produces bad gammer.
combine operators and terms, and exclusion operators and exclusion terms to narrow in on the most helpful hits.
include variations on words and phrases; ftp 'file transfer protocol' wire sniffing monitoring logging recording
Parentheses. Rather than simply 'Linux', you can add more and more detailed and specific terms to zero in on what you are after. Be progressively specific: Linux Linux mint Linux mint 2021 Linux mint 2021 ver Linux mint 2021 ver 2.43
