Two "meta commands" and 4 target specific instructions are recognized.
Meta commands are signified by *& or *\
at the beginning of the search string.
If there are no meta commands, the following "target specific" commands are recognized.
& means paragraphs MUST have this target
| means accept paragraph if it has this target
\ means paragraph must NOT have this target
% means accept paragraph if it does NOT have this target
Summarizing ..
To be a "found" paragraph:
If present, all & and | targets will be highlighted
Examples:
( The best car)
Finds paragraphs containing the phrase the best car
car truck motorcycle
Finds paragraphs that contain one (or more) of car, truck or motorcycle
dog cat & store (pet pig)
Finds paragraphs that contain one (or more) of dog, cat or the phrase pet pig;
and that also contain store
*& computer price memory
Finds paragraphs that contain computer, price, and memory
(must have all of them, but can be in any order)
Expert mode (no highlighting)
The user enters a logical expression using the following operators:
& = AND
| = OR
\ = NOT
@ = XOR
( ) to group expressions
A sequence of words without any operators is treated as a phrase -- to
treat each word as a seperate subword, put ( ) around each one.
Basically, when using this mode, be liberal in your use of ( ), and
complete in your placement of operators.
Examples:
The best car
Finds paragraphs containing the phrase the best car
car | truck | motorcycle
Finds paragraphs that contain one (or more) of car, truck or motorcycle
( (dog & cat) | (pet pig) ) & stores
Finds paragraphs that contain stores, and that contain either both dog
and cat, or the phrase pet pig