From 96e3adbdb3602ac45a4c9c57d5c4cd2e185d8a6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mishimi Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 07:54:30 -0800 Subject: Added documentation on search modifiers and two character search limitations --- doc/help/Search.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/help') diff --git a/doc/help/Search.md b/doc/help/Search.md index 02ecf7d40..79e4bba1b 100644 --- a/doc/help/Search.md +++ b/doc/help/Search.md @@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ The search box in Mattermost brings back results from any channel of which you Some things to know about search: - 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 quotes to return search results for exact terms. For example: Searching `"Mattermost website"` will only return messages containing the entire phrase `"Mattermost website"` and will 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`. +- You can use from: to find posts from specific users and in: to find posts in specific channels. For example: Searching `Mattermost in:town-square' will only return messages in Town Square that contain 'Mattermost' #### Limitations - Search in Mattermost uses the full text search features included in either a MySQL or Postgres database, which has some limitations - 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 - - Searches with fewer than three characters will return no results, so for searching in Chinese try adding * to the end of queries + - Due to the volume of results, two letter searches and common words like "this", "a" and "is" won't appear in search results + - For searching in Chinese try adding * to the end of queries -- cgit v1.2.3-1-g7c22 From d7a9f617bcfa249d62389fe4c33b6aa0a945896b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mishimi Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 08:20:44 -0800 Subject: Made updates more concise --- doc/help/Search.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/help') diff --git a/doc/help/Search.md b/doc/help/Search.md index 79e4bba1b..ccce46852 100644 --- a/doc/help/Search.md +++ b/doc/help/Search.md @@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ Some things to know about search: - Search in Mattermost uses the full text search features included in either a MySQL or Postgres database, which has some limitations - 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 - - Due to the volume of results, two letter searches and common words like "this", "a" and "is" won't appear in search results + - Two letter searches and common words like "this", "a" and "is" won't appear in search results - For searching in Chinese try adding * to the end of queries -- cgit v1.2.3-1-g7c22 From 3d7f1d1a3bbcab994e3519ca9efa8384330f29dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mishimi Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 08:22:35 -0800 Subject: Update Search.md --- doc/help/Search.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/help') diff --git a/doc/help/Search.md b/doc/help/Search.md index ccce46852..9824c021f 100644 --- a/doc/help/Search.md +++ b/doc/help/Search.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ The search box in Mattermost brings back results from any channel of which you Some things to know about search: - 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. For example: Searching `"Mattermost website"` will only return messages containing the entire phrase `"Mattermost website"` and will not return messages with only `Mattermost` or `website` +- You can use quotes to return search results for exact terms. For example: Searching `"Mattermost website"` returns messages containing the entire phrase `"Mattermost website"` and not messages containing 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`. - You can use from: to find posts from specific users and in: to find posts in specific channels. For example: Searching `Mattermost in:town-square' will only return messages in Town Square that contain 'Mattermost' -- cgit v1.2.3-1-g7c22 From 595444bd4024a57420435da576d58d668b6aabd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mishimi Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 09:59:35 -0800 Subject: Update Search.md --- doc/help/Search.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/help') diff --git a/doc/help/Search.md b/doc/help/Search.md index 9824c021f..392345813 100644 --- a/doc/help/Search.md +++ b/doc/help/Search.md @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ The search box in Mattermost brings back results from any channel of which you Some things to know about search: - 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. For example: Searching `"Mattermost website"` returns messages containing the entire phrase `"Mattermost website"` and not messages containing 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`. -- You can use from: to find posts from specific users and in: to find posts in specific channels. For example: Searching `Mattermost in:town-square' will only return messages in Town Square that contain 'Mattermost' +- Use quotes to return search results for exact terms. For example: Searching `"Mattermost website"` returns messages containing the entire phrase `"Mattermost website"` and not messages containing only `Mattermost` or `website` +- 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`. +- Use `from:` to find posts from specific users and `in:` to find posts in specific channels. For example: Searching `Mattermost in:town-square` only returns messages in Town Square that contain `Mattermost` #### Limitations -- cgit v1.2.3-1-g7c22 From 09e99d8ccc9e344c8e41c9708358bdeaea4255e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mishimi Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 10:00:46 -0800 Subject: Update Search.md --- doc/help/Search.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/help') diff --git a/doc/help/Search.md b/doc/help/Search.md index 392345813..554907605 100644 --- a/doc/help/Search.md +++ b/doc/help/Search.md @@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ 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. -Some things to know about search: +#### Some things to know about search: - Multiple search terms are connected with “OR” by default. Typing in `Mattermost website` returns results containing “Mattermost” or “website” - Use quotes to return search results for exact terms. For example: Searching `"Mattermost website"` returns messages containing the entire phrase `"Mattermost website"` and not messages containing only `Mattermost` or `website` - 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`. - Use `from:` to find posts from specific users and `in:` to find posts in specific channels. For example: Searching `Mattermost in:town-square` only returns messages in Town Square that contain `Mattermost` -#### Limitations +#### Limitations: - Search in Mattermost uses the full text search features included in either a MySQL or Postgres database, which has some limitations - 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 -- cgit v1.2.3-1-g7c22 From 441c338fa9fb5464e16b9dab9353f70ae48f5689 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mishimi Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 07:16:35 -0800 Subject: Update Search.md --- doc/help/Search.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/help') diff --git a/doc/help/Search.md b/doc/help/Search.md index 554907605..51095aac6 100644 --- a/doc/help/Search.md +++ b/doc/help/Search.md @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ The search box in Mattermost brings back results from any channel of which you #### Some things to know about search: - Multiple search terms are connected with “OR” by default. Typing in `Mattermost website` returns results containing “Mattermost” or “website” +- Use `from:` to find posts from specific users and `in:` to find posts in specific channels. For example: Searching `Mattermost in:town-square` only returns messages in Town Square that contain `Mattermost` - Use quotes to return search results for exact terms. For example: Searching `"Mattermost website"` returns messages containing the entire phrase `"Mattermost website"` and not messages containing only `Mattermost` or `website` - 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`. -- Use `from:` to find posts from specific users and `in:` to find posts in specific channels. For example: Searching `Mattermost in:town-square` only returns messages in Town Square that contain `Mattermost` #### Limitations: -- cgit v1.2.3-1-g7c22