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-===== Search =====
-{{ :wiki:search-box.png?300|}}
-A search can be started from any page, using the Search box in upper right of each page.
 ===== Search =====
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 The query would be ''[ Cahaly -(JBS | Georgia) ]'', and it will find pages which do contain the word "Cahaly" but not contain the word "JBS" and also not contain the word "Georgia".
-==== Phrase search ("") ====
-You can search for exact phrases by putting double quotes around a set of words, e.g. ''[ "Cornell Law Review" ]''.
-{{:wiki:searchsample_1.jpg?400|}}
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-==== Excluding Terms (-) ====
-To exclude pages, from a search, which contain a specific word or phrase, then attach a minus sign ''-'' immediately before the excluded word/phrase.
-For example,  [[https://wikipreview.qacos.com/doku.php?do=search&id=wiki%3Asearch&sf=1&q=%22Cornell+Law+Review%22|searching]] for ''[ "Cornell Law Review" ]''
-  * will find the 3 pages —
-those which contain "Cornell Law Review":
-  * briefing_book_pdf_files_4014
-  * problems_with_the_testimony_of_robert_brown_pdf_files_16269
-  * problems_in_the_testimony_of_robert_brown_txt_pages_19389
-But, [[https://wikipreview.qacos.com/doku.php?do=search&id=wiki%3Asearch&sf=1&q=%22Cornell+Law+Review%22+-Humbertson|searching]] for ''[ "Cornell Law Review" -Humbertson ]''
-{{:wiki:cornell-humbertson.jpg?500|}}
-  * will find only the 2 pages —
-those which contain "Cornell Law Review" but do //not// contain "Humbertson":
-  * briefing_book_pdf_files_4014
-  * problems_with_the_testimony_of_robert_brown_pdf_files_16269
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-==== Partial matching (*) ====
-To search for words for which you want the root word, plus any variation with suffixes (-ed, -ing, etc.), by using //Partial Matching//.
-Add a prefix and/or suffix of an asterisk ''*****'' to a search word.
-For example, searching for
-''[ [[https://wikipreview.qacos.com/doku.php?do=search&id=start&sf=1&q=onboard|onboard]] ]''
-  * will only find "onboard".
-but [[https://wikipreview.qacos.com/doku.php?do=search&id=start&sf=1&q=onboard*|searching]] for ''[ onboard* ]''
-  * will also find "onboard, onboarding, onboarded".
-**Extending the example:**
-Searching for
-''[ [[https://wikipreview.qacos.com/doku.php?do=search&id=start&sf=1&q=onboard|onboard]] ]'' results in these top search results:
-  * 8 Hits: energy_independence_charter_pdf_files_15840
-  * 8 Hits: texas_cos_energy_independence_coalition_eic_txt_pages_15296
-  * 7 Hits: texas_election_action_coalition_charter_docx_files_14865
-          (where "# hits" in the search results means number of times word appeared in document);
-while searching for ''[ onboard* ]'' results in a different set of top 3 search results — and a larger number of "hits" within each document:
-  * 64 Hits: leaders_onboarding_guide_pdf_files_22275
-  * 19 Hits: lmt_applicant_processing_pdf_files_8219
-  * 17 Hits: texas_election_action_coalition_charter_docx_files_14865
-You can also perform ''[ doku***** ]'' (prefix matching) and [*okuwik*] (partial matching).
-.
-Note that ''*****'' is not a "wildcard". You can't use it //inside// of a word. For example, searching ''[ doku*iki ]'' will not find anything for you.
-==== The OR operator (|) ====
-By default, DokuWiki searches for //all// the words in your search, but you can also search for //any// of your search terms. (This is called a logical OR search.)
-"OR" searching is done by including ''|'' or ''or'' as a separator between your search terms.
-For example, the query ''[ event | show ]'' will find pages which contain either "event" or "show" or both.
-The query ''[ event //or// show ]'' will do the same thing.
-=== Examples: ===
-Suppose we are looking for volunteer Mary Magathan and Representative Duane Droge (both of Kansas)
-A search using the default "and" search of the two last names, `[ Droge magathan ]` , brings up only one result.
-{{:wiki:search_droge_magathan.jpg?300|}}
-  * mary_magathan_s_district_page_txt_pages_20882
-A search using an "or" search, `[ Droge | magathan ]`, returns six results.
-{{:wiki:search_droge_or_magathan.jpg?300|}}
-  * mary_magathan_s_district_page_txt_pages_20882
-  * mary_magathan_is_convention_of_states_txt_blogposts_28290
-  * kansas_district_13_txt_pages_16778
-  * 2024_general_election_candidate_list_txt_pages_25882
-  * april_2025_newsletter_txt_blogposts_29033
-  *   cos_gains_support_from_kansans_for_constitutional_integrity_txt_blogposts_19416
-You can make use of OR as a way to find search terms with //spelling variations//, for example ''[ capitol | capital ]'', or, ''[ state capitol | state capital ]''.
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-The OR operator has a lower 'precedence' than the default AND operator.
-That is, the query
-''[ gun show | event ]''
-is the same as
-''[ (gun show) | event ]''.
-But, if you needed to search for (gun show) or for (gun event), you could //not// write it as ''[ gun (show | event) ]''.
-Instead, use a //grouping search// — as described below.
-==== 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, let's say we want to find Robert Cahaly mentioned, but not in the context of John Birch Society //nor// in the context of Georgia.
-The query would be ''[ Cahaly -(JBS | Georgia) ]'', and it will find pages which do contain the word "Cahaly" but not contain the word "JBS" and also not contain the word "Georgia".