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--- wiki:search [2026/02/18 14:56] – [The OR operator (|)] bobbyk
+++ wiki:search [2026/02/18 15:13] (current) – [Grouping search] bobbyk
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 Suppose we are looking for volunteer Mary Magathan and Representative Duane Droge (both of Kansas)
-A search using `[ Droge magathan ]` brings up only one result.
+A search using the default "and" search of the two last names, `[ Droge magathan ]` , brings up only one result.
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-A search using `[ Droge | magathan ]` returns six results.
+A search using an "or" search, `[ Droge | magathan ]`, returns six results.
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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, ''\[ state capitol | state capital \]''.
+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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 ''\[ (gun show) | event \]''.
-_**$$$  include some actual hits pages  $$$**_
-_**$$$  add a screen print of the sample search  $$$**_
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 But, if you needed to search for (gun show) or for (gun event), you could _not_ write it as ''\[ gun (show | event) \]''.
 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, 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.
+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".