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diff --git a/doc/user/search/advanced_search_syntax.md b/doc/user/search/advanced_search_syntax.md index d8fce3223ed..804d4c540ac 100644 --- a/doc/user/search/advanced_search_syntax.md +++ b/doc/user/search/advanced_search_syntax.md @@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ info: "To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated type: reference --- -# Advanced Syntax Search **(STARTER)** +# Advanced Search Syntax **(STARTER)** > - Introduced in [GitLab Enterprise Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 9.2 NOTE: **GitLab.com availability:** -Advanced Global Search (powered by Elasticsearch) is enabled for Bronze and above on GitLab.com since 2020-07-10. +Advanced Search (powered by Elasticsearch) is enabled for Bronze and above on GitLab.com since 2020-07-10. Use advanced queries for more targeted search results. @@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ visit the [administrator documentation](../../integration/elasticsearch.md). ## Overview -The Advanced Syntax Search is a subset of the -[Advanced Global Search](advanced_global_search.md), which you can use if you +The Advanced Search Syntax is a subset of the +[Advanced Search](advanced_global_search.md), which you can use if you want to have more specific search results. -Advanced Global Search only supports searching the [default branch](../project/repository/branches/index.md#default-branch). +Advanced Search only supports searching the [default branch](../project/repository/branches/index.md#default-branch). ## Use cases @@ -38,26 +38,26 @@ not so sure. In that case, using the advanced search syntax in your query will yield much better results. -## Using the Advanced Syntax Search +## Using the Advanced Search Syntax -The Advanced Syntax Search supports fuzzy or exact search queries with prefixes, +The Advanced Search Syntax supports fuzzy or exact search queries with prefixes, boolean operators, and much more. Full details can be found in the [Elasticsearch documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.3/query-dsl-simple-query-string-query.html#_simple_query_string_syntax), but here's a quick guide: - Searches look for all the words in a query, in any order - e.g.: searching - issues for `display bug` will return all issues matching both those words, in any order. -- To find the exact phrase (stemming still applies), use double quotes: `"display bug"` -- To find bugs not mentioning display, use `-`: `bug -display` -- To find a bug in display or sound, use `|`: `bug display | sound` -- To group terms together, use parentheses: `bug | (display +sound)` -- To match a partial word, use `*`: `bug find_by_*` -- To find a term containing one of these symbols, use `\`: `argument \-last` + issues for [`display bug`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=display+bug&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) and [`bug display`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+Display&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) will return the same results. +- To find the exact phrase (stemming still applies), use double quotes: [`"display bug"`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=%22display+bug%22&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) +- To find bugs not mentioning display, use `-`: [`bug -display`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+-display&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) +- To find a bug in display or banner, use `|`: [`bug display | banner`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+display+%7C+banner&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) +- To group terms together, use parentheses: [`bug | (display +banner)`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+%7C+%28display+%2Bbanner%29&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) +- To match a partial word, use `*`. In this example, I want to find bugs with any 500 errors. : [`bug error 50*`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+error+50*&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) +- To use one of symbols above literally, escape the symbol with a preceding `\`: [`argument \-last`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=argument+%5C-last&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) ### Syntax search filters -The Advanced Syntax Search also supports the use of filters. The available filters are: +The Advanced Search Syntax also supports the use of filters. The available filters are: - filename: Filters by filename. You can use the glob (`*`) operator for fuzzy matching. - path: Filters by path. You can use the glob (`*`) operator for fuzzy matching. @@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ To use them, simply add them to your query in the format `<filter_name>:<value>` Examples: -- Finding a file with any content named `hello_world.rb`: `* filename:hello_world.rb` -- Finding a file named `hello_world` with the text `whatever` inside of it: `whatever filename:hello_world` -- Finding the text 'def create' inside files with the `.rb` extension: `def create extension:rb` -- Finding the text `sha` inside files in a folder called `encryption`: `sha path:encryption` -- Finding any file starting with `hello` containing `world` and with the `.js` extension: `world filename:hello* extension:js` +- Finding a file with any content named `search_results.rb`: [`* filename:search_results.rb`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=*+filename%3Asearch_results.rb&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) +- Finding a file named `found_blob_spec.rb` with the text `CHANGELOG` inside of it: [`CHANGELOG filename:found_blob_spec.rb](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=CHANGELOG+filename%3Afound_blob_spec.rb&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) +- Finding the text `EpicLinks` inside files with the `.rb` extension: [`EpicLinks extension:rb`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=EpicLinks+extension%3Arb&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) +- Finding the text `Sidekiq` in a file, when that file is in a path that includes `elastic`: [`Sidekiq path:elastic`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=Sidekiq+path%3Aelastic&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) +- Syntax filters can be combined for complex filtering. Finding any file starting with `search` containing `eventHub` and with the `.js` extension: [`eventHub filename:search* extension:js`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=eventHub+filename%3Asearch*+extension%3Ajs&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) #### Excluding filters @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Filters can be inversed to **filter out** results from the result set, by prefix Examples: -- Finding `rails` in all files but `Gemfile.lock`: `rails -filename:Gemfile.lock` -- Finding `success` in all files excluding `.po|pot` files: `success -filename:*.po*` -- Finding `import` excluding minified JavaScript (`.min.js`) files: `import -extension:min.js` -- Finding `docs` for all files outside the `docs/` folder: `docs -path:docs/` +- Finding `rails` in all files but `Gemfile.lock`: [`rails -filename:Gemfile.lock`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=rails+-filename%3AGemfile.lock&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) +- Finding `success` in all files excluding `.po|pot` files: [`success -filename:*.po*`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=success+-filename%3A*.po*&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) +- Finding `import` excluding minified JavaScript (`.min.js`) files: [`import -extension:min.js`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=import+-extension%3Amin.js&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) +- Finding `docs` for all files outside the `docs/` folder: [`docs -path:docs/`](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=docs+-path%3Adocs%2F&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) |