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---
stage: Data Stores
group: Global Search
info: "To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments"
source: /doc/user/search/advanced_search.md
---
# Syntax options
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| Syntax | Description | Example |
|---------------------|------------------|---------|
| `"` | Exact search | [`"gem sidekiq"`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search=%22gem+sidekiq%22) |
| `~` | Fuzzy search | [`J~ Doe`](https://gitlab.com/search?scope=users&search=j%7E+doe) |
| <code>|</code> | Or | [<code>display | banner</code>](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search=display+%7C+banner) |
| `+` | And | [`display +banner`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=display+%2Bbanner&snippets=) |
| `-` | Exclude | [`display -banner`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search=display+-banner) |
| `*` | Partial | [`bug error 50*`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=bug+error+50%2A&snippets=) |
| `\` | Escape | [`\*md`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=%5C*md&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) |
| `#` | Issue ID | [`#23456`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=%2323456&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) |
| `!` | Merge request ID | [`!23456`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=merge_requests&repository_ref=&search=%2123456&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) |
## Code search
| Syntax | Description | Example |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------|
| `filename:` | Filename | [`filename:*spec.rb`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=filename%3A*spec.rb&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) |
| `path:` | Repository location (full or partial matches) | [`path:spec/workers/`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=path%3Aspec%2Fworkers&snippets=) |
| `extension:` | File extension without `.` (exact matches only) | [`extension:js`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=extension%3Ajs&snippets=) |
| `blob:` | Git object ID (exact matches only) | [`blob:998707*`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=false&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=blob%3A998707*&group_id=9970) |
## Examples
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| Query | Description |
|----------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| [`rails -filename:gemfile.lock`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=rails+-filename%3Agemfile.lock&snippets=) | Returns `rails` in all files except the `gemfile.lock` file. |
| [`RSpec.describe Resolvers -*builder`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search=RSpec.describe+Resolvers+-*builder) | Returns `RSpec.describe Resolvers` that does not start with `builder`. |
| [<code>bug | (display +banner)</code>](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=issues&repository_ref=&search=bug+%7C+%28display+%2Bbanner%29&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) | Returns `bug` or both `display` and `banner`. |
| [<code>helper -extension:yml -extension:js</code>](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=helper+-extension%3Ayml+-extension%3Ajs&snippets=) | Returns `helper` in all files except files with a `.yml` or `.js` extension. |
| [<code>helper path:lib/git</code>](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search=helper+path%3Alib%2Fgit) | Returns `helper` in all files with a `lib/git*` path (for example, `spec/lib/gitlab`). |
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