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diff --git a/docs/user/search_syntax.rst b/docs/user/search_syntax.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..af26ea83c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/user/search_syntax.rst @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +Search syntax +============= + +Searx allows you to modify the default categories, engines and search +language via the search query. + +Category/engine prefix: ``!`` + +Language prefix: ``:`` + +Prefix to add engines and categories to the currently selected +categories: ``?`` + +Abbrevations of the engines and languages are also accepted. +Engine/category modifiers are chainable and inclusive (e.g. with +`!it !ddg !wp qwer <https://searx.me/?q=%21it%20%21ddg%20%21wp%20qwer>`_ +search in IT category **and** duckduckgo **and** wikipedia for ``qwer``). + +See the `/preferences page <https://searx.me/preferences>`_ for the +list of engines, categories and languages. + +Examples +~~~~~~~~ + +Search in wikipedia for ``qwer``: +`!wp qwer <https://searx.me/?q=%21wp%20qwer>`__ or +`!wikipedia qwer <https://searx.me/?q=%21wikipedia%20qwer>`_ + +Image search: +`!images Cthulhu <https://searx.me/?q=%21images%20Cthulhu>`_ + +Custom language in wikipedia: +`:hu !wp hackerspace <https://searx.me/?q=%3Ahu%20%21wp%20hackerspace>`_ |