how to use search?

thllgo · 03-28-2011, 09:41 AM

Is there a howto on search for this wiki? I'm guessing I'm not using it correctly as I wasn't even able to find the howto on the search for LQ.org and I'm sure there is one.

Thank you

Snark1994 · 03-28-2011, 10:49 AM

Um... I just tried searching for stuff, and it seems to be working reasonably normally

are you certain there's an article on searching LQ? 'cos that too seems rather self-explanatory to me...

TobiSGD · 03-28-2011, 10:55 AM

Wouldn't make much sense to have such an article, if you have to search for it.

thllgo · 03-28-2011, 12:15 PM

For example, what is the difference between search "Forums", "LQ Wiki" and "Tags"

TobiSGD · 03-28-2011, 12:41 PM

If you use Search Forums, you search the given keyword in this forums (pretty obvious I think).
If you use Search LQ Wiki you obviously search your keyword in the Wiki.
If you put your keyword in the Search Tags-field, all threads that are tagged with keyword will be displayed.

thllgo · 03-29-2011, 08:54 AM

Thank you

John VV · 03-29-2011, 04:37 PM

thllgo also keep in mind that ALL web sites and forums use a very limited search engine
search for one and only one word at a time

or
use google and the site tag

Code:

"fedora 14 " site:www.linuxquestions.org

that gives you
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22fe...xquestions.org

thllgo · 03-29-2011, 05:23 PM

Thanks

I didn't know you could do the site option in google, thats way too cool.

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