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diff --git a/doc/user/search/advanced_search.md b/doc/user/search/advanced_search.md index cb272b3feed..5435a9d027c 100644 --- a/doc/user/search/advanced_search.md +++ b/doc/user/search/advanced_search.md @@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ when searching in: - Comments - Code - Commits -- Wiki (except [group wikis](../project/wiki/group.md)) - Users +- Wiki (except [group wikis](../project/wiki/group.md)) The Advanced Search can be useful in various scenarios: @@ -46,72 +46,9 @@ The Advanced Search can be useful in various scenarios: may be connected to each other, so your developers need to instantly search throughout the GitLab instance and find the code they search for. -## Use the Advanced Search syntax - -Elasticsearch has data for the default branch only. That means that if you go -to the repository tree and switch the branch from the default to something else, -then the **Code** tab in the search result page is served by the basic -search even if Elasticsearch is enabled. - -The Advanced Search syntax supports fuzzy or exact search queries with prefixes, -boolean operators, and much more. Use the search as before and GitLab shows -you matching code from each project you have access to. - - - -Full details can be found in the [Elasticsearch documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.3/query-dsl-simple-query-string-query.html#_simple_query_string_syntax), but -here's a quick guide: - -- Searches look for all the words in a query, in any order - for example: searching - issues for [`display bug`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=display+bug&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) and [`bug display`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+Display&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) return the same results. -- To find the exact phrase (stemming still applies), use double quotes: [`"display bug"`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=%22display+bug%22&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) -- To find bugs not mentioning display, use `-`: [`bug -display`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+-display&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) -- To find a bug in display or banner, use `|`: [`bug display | banner`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+display+%7C+banner&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) -- To group terms together, use parentheses: [`bug | (display +banner)`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+%7C+%28display+%2Bbanner%29&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) -- To match a partial word, use `*`. In this example, I want to find bugs with any 500 errors. : [`bug error 50*`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+error+50*&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) -- To use one of symbols above literally, escape the symbol with a preceding `\`: [`argument \-last`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=argument+%5C-last&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) - -## Syntax search filters - -Advanced Search also supports the use of filters. The available filters are: - -- `filename`: Filters by filename. You can use the glob (`*`) operator for fuzzy matching. -- `path`: Filters by path. You can use the glob (`*`) operator for fuzzy matching. -- `extension`: Filters by extension in the filename. Please write the extension without a leading dot. Exact match only. -- `blob`: Filters by Git `object ID`. Exact match only. - -To use them, add them to your keyword in the format `<filter_name>:<value>` without -any spaces between the colon (`:`) and the value. When no keyword is provided, an asterisk (`*`) is used as the keyword. - -Examples: - -- Finding a file with any content named `search_results.rb`: [`* filename:search_results.rb`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=*+filename%3Asearch_results.rb&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) -- The leading asterisk (`*`) can be ignored in the case above: [`filename:search_results.rb`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search=filename%3Asearch_results.rb) -- Finding a file named `found_blob_spec.rb` with the text `CHANGELOG` inside of it: [`CHANGELOG filename:found_blob_spec.rb`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=CHANGELOG+filename%3Afound_blob_spec.rb&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) -- Finding the text `EpicLinks` inside files with the `.rb` extension: [`EpicLinks extension:rb`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=EpicLinks+extension%3Arb&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) -- Finding any file with the `.yaml` extension: [`extension:yaml`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=extension%3Ayaml&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) -- Finding the text `Sidekiq` in a file, when that file is in a path that includes `elastic`: [`Sidekiq path:elastic`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=Sidekiq+path%3Aelastic&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) -- Finding any file in a path that includes `elasticsearch`: [`path:elasticsearch`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=path%3Aelasticsearch&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) -- Finding the files represented by the Git object ID `998707b421c89bd9a3063333f9f728ef3e43d101`: [`* blob:998707b421c89bd9a3063333f9f728ef3e43d101`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=false&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=*+blob%3A998707b421c89bd9a3063333f9f728ef3e43d101&group_id=9970) -- Syntax filters can be combined for complex filtering. Finding any file starting with `search` containing `eventHub` and with the `.js` extension: [`eventHub filename:search* extension:js`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=eventHub+filename%3Asearch*+extension%3Ajs&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) - -### Excluding filters - -> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/31684) in GitLab 13.3. - -Filters can be inverted to **filter out** results from the result set, by prefixing the filter name with a `-` (hyphen) character, such as: - -- `-filename` -- `-path` -- `-extension` -- `-blob` - -Examples: +## Advanced Search syntax -- Finding `rails` in all files but `Gemfile.lock`: [`rails -filename:Gemfile.lock`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=rails+-filename%3AGemfile.lock&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) -- Finding `success` in all files excluding `.po|pot` files: [`success -filename:*.po*`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=success+-filename%3A*.po*&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) -- Finding `import` excluding minified JavaScript (`.min.js`) files: [`import -extension:min.js`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=import+-extension%3Amin.js&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) -- Finding `docs` for all files outside the `docs/` folder: [`docs -path:docs/`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=docs+-path%3Adocs%2F&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) +See the documentation on [Advanced Search syntax](global_search/advanced_search_syntax.md). ## Search by issue or merge request ID @@ -139,6 +76,7 @@ its performance: | Commits | `global_search_commits_tab` | When enabled, the global search includes commits as part of the search. | | Issues | `global_search_issues_tab` | When enabled, the global search includes issues as part of the search. | | Merge Requests | `global_search_merge_requests_tab` | When enabled, the global search includes merge requests as part of the search. | +| Users | `global_search_users_tab` | When enabled, the global search includes users as part of the search. | | Wiki | `global_search_wiki_tab` | When enabled, the global search includes wiki as part of the search. [Group wikis](../project/wiki/group.md) are not included. | ## Global Search validation |