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+# Search
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+The search box in Mattermost brings back results from any channel of which you’re a member. No results are returned from channels where you are not a member - even if they are open channels.
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+Some things to know about search:
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+- Multiple search terms are connected with “OR” by default. Typing in `Mattermost website` returns results containing “Mattermost” or “website”
+- You can use quotes to return search results for exact terms, like `"Mattermost website"` will only return messages containing the entire phrase `"Mattermost website"` and not return messages with only `Mattermost` or `website`
+- You can use the `*` character for wildcard searches that match within words. For example: Searching for `rea*` brings back messages containing `reach`, `reason` and other words starting with `rea`.
+
+Search in Mattermost uses the full text search features in MySQL and Postgres databases. Special cases that are not supported in default full text search, such as searching for IP addresses like `10.100.200.101`, can be added in future as the search feature evolves.