Basic Operators:-
1) And (+) :- This operator is used to
include multiple terms in a query which is
to be searched in google.
example:- if we type "hacker+yahoo
+science" in google search box and click
search, it will reveal the results something
which are related to all the three words
simultaneously i.e. hacker, yahoo and
science.
2 ) OR (|) :- The OR operator, represented
by symbol( | ) or simply the word OR in
uppercase letters, instructs google to
locate either one term or another term in
a query
3) NOT :- It is opposite of AND operator,
a NOT operator excludes a word from
search.
example:- If we want to search websites
containing the terms google and hacking
but not security then we enter the query
like "google+hacking" NOT "security".
Advanced Operators:-
1) Intitle :- This operator searches within
the title tags.
examples:- intitle:hacking returns all
pages that have the string "hacking" in
their title.
intitle:"index of" returns all pages that
have string "index of" in their title.
Companion operator:- "allintitle".
2) Inurl :- Returns all matches, where url
of the pages contains given word.
example:- inurl:admin returns all
matches, where url of searched pages
must contains the word "admin".
Companion operator:- "allinurl".
3) Site :- This operator narrows search to
specific website. It will search results only
from given domain. Can be used to carry
out information gathering on specific
domain.
example:- site:www.microsoft.com will
find results only from the domain
www.microsoft.com
4) Link :- This operator allows you to
search for pages that links to given
website.
example:- link:www.microsoft.com
Here, each of the searched result contains
asp links to www.microsoft.com
5) Info :- This operator shows summary
information for a site and provides links
to other google searches that might
pertain to that site.
example:- info:www.yahoo.com
6) Define :- This operator shows
definition for any term.
example:- define:security
It gives various definitions for the word
"security" in different manner from all
over the world.
7) Filetype :- This operator allows us to
search specific files on the internet. The
supported file types can be pdf, xls, ppt,
doc, txt, asp, swf, rtf, etc..
example:- If you want to search for all
text documents presented on domain
www.microsoft.com then we enter the
query something like following.
"inurl:www.microsoft.com filetype:txt"
website.
example:- link:www.microsoft.com
Here, each of the searched result contains
asp links to www.microsoft.com
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