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diff --git a/doc/user/search/advanced_search_syntax.md b/doc/user/search/advanced_search_syntax.md index 5dc1f8fe779..d8fce3223ed 100644 --- a/doc/user/search/advanced_search_syntax.md +++ b/doc/user/search/advanced_search_syntax.md @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +--- +stage: Create +group: Editor +info: "To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers" +type: reference +--- + # Advanced Syntax Search **(STARTER)** > - Introduced in [GitLab Enterprise Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 9.2 @@ -66,3 +73,20 @@ Examples: - Finding the text 'def create' inside files with the `.rb` extension: `def create extension:rb` - Finding the text `sha` inside files in a folder called `encryption`: `sha path:encryption` - Finding any file starting with `hello` containing `world` and with the `.js` extension: `world filename:hello* extension:js` + +#### Excluding filters + +[Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/31684) in GitLab Starter 13.3. + +Filters can be inversed to **filter out** results from the result set, by prefixing the filter name with a `-` (hyphen) character, such as: + +- `-filename` +- `-path` +- `-extension` + +Examples: + +- Finding `rails` in all files but `Gemfile.lock`: `rails -filename:Gemfile.lock` +- Finding `success` in all files excluding `.po|pot` files: `success -filename:*.po*` +- Finding `import` excluding minified JavaScript (`.min.js`) files: `import -extension:min.js` +- Finding `docs` for all files outside the `docs/` folder: `docs -path:docs/` |