diff -r fc2e493b53ce -r e2cee60caaef web-search.rst --- a/web-search.rst Wed Dec 22 23:53:44 2010 +0200 +++ b/web-search.rst Thu Dec 23 00:07:38 2010 +0200 @@ -174,3 +174,101 @@ linkdomain:DOMAIN +* Bing search query syntax. + + http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-WW/bing/ff808535.aspx + Bing Help + http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/bing/ff808438.aspx + Advanced search options + http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/bing/ff524480.aspx + Search effectively + http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/bing/ff808421.aspx + Advanced search keywords + +** +. + +Finds webpages that contain all the terms that are preceded by the + symbol. Also allows you to +include terms that are usually ignored. + +** " ". + +Finds the exact words in a phrase. + +** (). + +Finds or excludes webpages that contain a group of words. + +** AND or &. + +Finds webpages that contain all the terms or phrases. + +** NOT or -. + +Excludes webpages that contain a term or phrase. + +** OR or |. + +Finds webpages that contain either of the terms or phrases. + +** contains:. + +Keeps results focused on sites that have links to the file types that you specify. + + contains:wma + +** filetype:. + +Returns only webpages created in the file type that you specify. + + filetype:pdf + +** inanchor: or inbody: or intitle:. + + +These keywords return webpages that contain the specified term in the metadata, such as the anchor, +body, or title of the site, respectively. Specify only one term per keyword. You can string multiple +keyword entries as needed. + +** ip:. + +Finds sites that are hosted by a specific IP address. The IP address must be a dotted quad address. +Type the ip: keyword, followed by the IP address of the website. + +** language:. + +Returns webpages for a specific language. Specify the language code directly after the language: +keyword. You can also access this function using the Search Builder Language function. For more +information about using Search Builder, see Use advanced search. + +** loc: or location:. + +Returns webpages from a specific country or region. Specify the country or region code directly +after the loc: keyword. To focus on two or more languages, use a logical OR to group the languages. + + WORD1 WORD2 (loc:US OR loc:GB) + +** prefer:. + +Adds emphasis to a search term or another operator to help focus the search results. + +** site:. + +Returns webpages that belong to the specified site. To focus on two or more domains, use a logical +OR to group the domains. You can use site: to search for web domains, top level domains, and +directories that are not more than two levels deep. You can also search for webpages that contain a +specific search word on a site. + +** feed:. + +Finds RSS or Atom feeds on a website for the terms you search for. + +** hasfeed:. + +Finds webpages that contain an RSS or Atom feed on a website for the terms you search for. + + site:www.nytimes.com hasfeed:football. + +** url:. + +Checks whether the listed domain or web address is in the Bing index. +