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This document provides examples and explanations of Google advanced search operators that can be used to refine search queries. It explains operators such as cache:, site:, link:, inurl:, intitle:, intext:, filetype:, "phrase search", - (minus), and OR. Powerful combinations of operators are suggested, such as using site:, inurl:, filetype:, and keywords to search for specific filetypes within URLs on a given site. The document emphasizes that these operators allow for very precise searching and finding of information on the public internet.

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advancedSearchOperators PDF

This document provides examples and explanations of Google advanced search operators that can be used to refine search queries. It explains operators such as cache:, site:, link:, inurl:, intitle:, intext:, filetype:, "phrase search", - (minus), and OR. Powerful combinations of operators are suggested, such as using site:, inurl:, filetype:, and keywords to search for specific filetypes within URLs on a given site. The document emphasizes that these operators allow for very precise searching and finding of information on the public internet.

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Used to get to google's cached (stored) link of the results page

cache: cache:http://www.rankya.com
cache:news.google.com.au
Also keep an eye out of the time of Google cached results. At times you can even
access the cached version from a site that may have required registration

site: in a valid top-level domain name (com, com.au, net etc.)


site:rankya.com
site:targetURL.com

Shows backlinks pointing back to the URL being searched. Link operator requires a
link:
link:google.com or link:yahoo.com
Note: by the nature of Google being secretive, this operator is very unrealiable for
proper back link analysis

Note: when you see targetUrl.com being mentioned, simply replace that with a websites address you want to analyze
Note: when you see targetKeyword being mentioned, simply replace that with a keyword/s you are interested in
Google Advanced Search Operators
Search text within a given URL. This gives you the ability to search for precise
inurl: directories or folders. Extremely powerful operator especially with the site and
filetype operators.
inurl:targetUrl.com
allinurl:
allininurl:targetKeyword anotherTargetKeyword

Search for the title of a page. The title is the text that appears at the top of the Web
intitle: page, and you can use intitle to locate text in that spot
intitle:targetKeyword
allintitle:targetKeyword anotherTargetKeyword
allintitle:

Locates a string within the text of a page. Although I have shown you examples
intext: using intext:targetKeyword which showed results for targetKeyword/s being any-
where on the webpage (as stored by Google cache servers) but when you want to
find targetKeywods anywhere in the web copy, instead of the title, the URL, and
allintext:
links. Then use allintext:tagetKeyword anotherTargetKeyword

Note: when you see targetUrl.com being mentioned, simply replace that with a websites address you want to analyze
Note: when you see targetKeyword being mentioned, simply replace that with a keyword/s you are interested in
Google Advanced Search Operators

filetype:

Out of all the Google operators, filetype: operator is one of the rare gems, which really will allow you to find
great information on internet’s public domain.
It searches for pages that end in a particular file extension. Here some of the useful extensions:

Adobe Flash (.swf) -- Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) -- Adobe PostScript (.ps) -- Autodesk Design
Web Format (.dwf) -- Google Earth (.kml, .kmz) -- GPS eXchange Format (.gpx) -- Hancom Hanword (.hwp) --
HTML (.htm, .html, other file extensions) -- Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx) -- Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx) --
Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) -- OpenOffice presentation (.odp) -- OpenOffice spreadsheet (.ods) -- OpenOffice
text (.odt) -- Rich Text Format (.rtf, .wri) -- Scalable Vector Graphics (.svg) -- Text (.txt, .text and other file exten-
sions) -- Wireless Markup Language (.wml, .wap) -- Extensible Markup Language XML (.xml) -- Lotus 1-2-3
Spreadsheet (.wk1, .wk2, .wk3, .wk4, .wk5, .wki) -- Lotus WordPro (.lwp) -- MacWrite (.mw) -- Microsoft Works (
.wks, .wps, .wdb) -- Microsoft Write (.wri) -- Shockwave Flash (.swf) -- Adobe Illustrator (.ai) -- Adobe Photo-
shop (.psd)

Don’t forget the power of mix and match these advanced operators

intitle:targetKeyword filetype:xls inurl:targetUrl

inurl:targetKeyword allintext:targetKeyword anotherTargetKeyword filetype:pdf inurl:targetUrl


Google Advanced Search Operators
targetKeyword wrap around “keywords in quotes” lets you search for phrases by
“” enclosing them with quotes “ ” This is phrase match type

- minus sign just before the targetKeyword basically fetches results minus the
- targetKeyword -targetKeyword

OR negates search logic by stating: fetch targetKeyword OR anotherTargetKeyword


OR (When you type OR operator in search, then, do so in ALL CAPS)
Example search: AFL Grand Final 2004 OR 2005 will give you results about either
one of these years, whereas AFL Grand Final 2004 2005 (without the OR) will show
results that include both years in your results

Note: when you see targetKeyword being mentioned, simply replace that with a keyword/s you are interested in
Google Advanced Search Operators

Power Search Examples

Don’t forget the power of mix and match these advanced operators

inurl:targetKeyword pdf
inurl:targetKeyword xls

site:www.targetURL.com
inurl:www.targetURL.com/ pdf OR doc xls
allintext:targetKeyword anotherTargetKeyword pdf OR doc xls

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