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diff --git a/doc/user/search/global_search/advanced_search_syntax.md b/doc/user/search/global_search/advanced_search_syntax.md index 962aa00eea8..3aa016f0bff 100644 --- a/doc/user/search/global_search/advanced_search_syntax.md +++ b/doc/user/search/global_search/advanced_search_syntax.md @@ -1,49 +1,51 @@ --- stage: Enablement group: Global Search -info: "To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments" -type: reference +info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- # Advanced Search syntax **(PREMIUM)** With [Advanced Search](../advanced_search.md), you can perform a thorough -search through your entire GitLab instance. +search of your entire GitLab instance. The Advanced Search syntax supports fuzzy or exact search queries with prefixes, -boolean operators, and much more. Advanced Search uses +boolean operators, and more. Advanced Search uses [Elasticsearch's syntax](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-simple-query-string-query.html#simple-query-string-syntax). WARNING: -Advanced Search searches projects' default branches only. - -See query examples on the tables below and their respective expected output. -The examples link to a search on GitLab.com to help you visualize the output. +Advanced Search searches default project branches only. ## General search -| Query example | Expected output | -|---|---| -[`“display bug”`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=%22display+bug%22&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) | Returns the **exact phrase** _display bug_ (stemming still applies). | -[`bug -display`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+-display&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) | Results include _bug_, and **exclude** _display_. | -[<code>bug | display</code>](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+%7C+banner&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) | Results include _bug_ **or** _display_. | -[<code>bug | (display +banner)</code>](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+%7C+%28display+%2Bbanner%29&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) | Results include _bug_ **or** _display_ **and** _banner_. | -| [`bug error 50*`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+error+50*&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) | `*` finds **partial matches**. Results include _bug_, _error_, and the partial _50_ (looking for any 500 errors, for example). | -| [`bug \-display`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=argument+%5C-last&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) | `\` **scapes symbols**. Results include _bug_ **and** _-display_. | +<!-- markdownlint-disable --> + +| Use | Description | Example | +|-----|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| `"` | Exact search | [`"gem sidekiq"`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search=%22gem+sidekiq%22) | +| <code>|</code> | Or | [<code>display | banner</code>](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search=display+%7C+banner) | +| `+` | And | [`display +banner`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=display+%2Bbanner&snippets=) | +| `-` | Exclude | [`display -banner`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search=display+-banner) | +| `*` | Partial | [`bug error 50*`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=bug+error+50%2A&snippets=) | +| `\` | Escape | [`\*md`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=%5C*md&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) | + +## Code search -## Code Search +| Use | Description | Example | +|--------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| `filename:` | File name | [`filename:*spec.rb`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=filename%3A*spec.rb&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) | +| `path:` | Repository location | [`path:spec/workers/`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=path%3Aspec%2Fworkers&snippets=) | +| `extension:` | File extension, without the `.` | [`extension:js`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=extension%3Ajs&snippets=) | +| `blob:` | Git object ID | [`blob:998707*`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=false&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=blob%3A998707*&group_id=9970) | -| Query example | Expected output | Notes | -|---|---|---| -| [`filename:*spec.rb`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=filename%3A*spec.rb&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) | Returns the specified filename. | Use `*` for fuzzy matching. | -| [`path:spec/controllers/`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=path%3Aspec%2Fcontrollers%2F&snippets=) | Returns the specified path location of the repository. | Use `*` for fuzzy matching. | -| [`extension:js`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=extension%3Ajs&snippets=) | Returns the specified file extension. | **Do not** include a leading dot. This only works with exact matches for the extension. | -| [`blob:998707b421c89b*`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=false&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=blob%3A998707b421c89b*&group_id=9970) | Returns the specified Git object ID. | This only works with exact matches. | +`extension` and `blob` return exact matches only. -## Excluding filters +## Examples -Filters can also be inverted to filter out results from the result set by prefixing the filter name with a `-` (hyphen) character. +| Example | Description | +|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------| +| [`rails -filename:gemfile.lock`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=rails+-filename%3Agemfile.lock&snippets=) | Show _rails_ in all files except the _`gemfile.lock`_ file. | +| [`RSpec.describe Resolvers -*builder`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search=RSpec.describe+Resolvers+-*builder) | Show all _RSpec.describe Resolvers_ that don't start with _builder_. | +| [<code>bug | (display +banner)</code>](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+%7C+%28display+%2Bbanner%29&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) | Show _bug_ **or** _display_ **and** _banner_. | -| Query example | Expected output | -|---|---| -| [`rails -filename:gemfile.lock`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=rails+-filename%3Agemfile.lock&snippets=) | Results include _`rails`_ in all files except the _`gemfile.lock`_ file. | +<!-- markdownlint-enable --> |