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| You can also perform ''\[ doku**\*** \]'' (prefix matching) and \[\*okuwik\*\] (partial matching). | You can also perform ''\[ doku**\*** \]'' (prefix matching) and \[\*okuwik\*\] (partial matching). |
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| 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. | 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. |
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| ### The OR operator (|) | ### The OR operator (|) |
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| 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.) | 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.) |
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| OR searching is done by including ''|'' or ''or'' as a separator between your search terms. | "OR" searching is done by including ''|'' or ''or'' as a separator between your search terms. |
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| For example, the query ''\[ event | show \]'' will find pages which contain either "plugin" or "template" or both. | For example, the query ''\[ event | show \]'' will find pages which contain either "event" or "show" or both. |
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| The query ''\[ event or show \]'' will do the same thing. | The query ''\[ event _or_ show \]'' will do the same thing. |
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| You can make use of OR as a way to find search terms with spelling variations, for example ''\[ capitol | capital \]'', or, ''\[ state capitol | state capital \]''. | #### Examples: |
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| | Suppose we are looking for volunteer Mary Magathan and Representative Duane Droge (both of Kansas) |
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| | A search using the default "and" search of the two last names, `[ Droge magathan ]` , brings up only one result. |
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| | {{:wiki:search\_droge\_magathan.jpg?300|}} |
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| | * mary\_magathan\_s\_district\_page\_txt\_pages\_20882 |
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| | A search using an "or" search, `[ Droge | magathan ]`, returns six results. |
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| | {{:wiki:search\_droge\_or\_magathan.jpg?300|}} |
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| | * 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 |
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| | 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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| ''\[ (gun show) | event \]''. | ''\[ (gun show) | event \]''. |
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| But, if you needed to search for (gun show) or for (gun event), you could _not_ write it as ''\[ gun (show | event) \]''. | But, if you needed to search for (gun show) or for (gun event), you could _not_ write it as ''\[ gun (show | event) \]''. |
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| Instead, use a grouping syntax as described below. | Instead, use a _grouping search_ — as described below. |
| ### Grouping search | ### Grouping search |
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| You can group search terms by enclosing terms with parentheses ''( ... )''. Having the highest precedence, parentheses may be used to force precedence. | You can group search terms by enclosing terms with parentheses ''( ... )''. Having the highest precedence, parentheses may be used to force precedence. |
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| For example, the query ''\[ dokuwiki -(plugin | @plugin) \]'' will find pages which contain a word "DokuWiki" but not contain a word "plugin" and also are not within a namespace "plugin". | 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. |
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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". |
