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stage: Data Stores
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group: Global Search
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info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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# Advanced Search syntax **(PREMIUM)**
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With [Advanced Search](../advanced_search.md), you can perform a thorough
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search of your entire GitLab instance.
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The Advanced Search syntax supports fuzzy or exact search queries with prefixes,
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boolean operators, and more. Advanced Search uses
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[Elasticsearch's syntax](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-simple-query-string-query.html#simple-query-string-syntax).
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WARNING:
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Advanced Search searches default project branches only.
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## General search
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| Use | Description | Example |
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|-----|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| `"` | Exact search | [`"gem sidekiq"`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search=%22gem+sidekiq%22) |
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| <code>|</code> | Or | [<code>display | banner</code>](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search=display+%7C+banner) |
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| `+` | And | [`display +banner`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=display+%2Bbanner&snippets=) |
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| `-` | Exclude | [`display -banner`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search=display+-banner) |
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| `*` | Partial | [`bug error 50*`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=bug+error+50%2A&snippets=) |
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| `\` | Escape | [`\*md`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=%5C*md&group_id=9970&project_id=278964) |
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## Code search
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| Use | Description | Example |
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|--------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| `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) |
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| `path:` | Repository location | [`path:spec/workers/`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=path%3Aspec%2Fworkers&snippets=) |
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| `extension:` | File extension, without the `.` | [`extension:js`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=extension%3Ajs&snippets=) |
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| `blob:` | Git object ID | [`blob:998707*`](https://gitlab.com/search?snippets=false&scope=blobs&repository_ref=&search=blob%3A998707*&group_id=9970) |
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`extension` and `blob` return exact matches only.
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## Examples
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| Example | Description |
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| [`rails -filename:gemfile.lock`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&repository_ref=&scope=blobs&search=rails+-filename%3Agemfile.lock&snippets=) | Show _rails_ in all files except the _`gemfile.lock`_ file. |
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| [`RSpec.describe Resolvers -*builder`](https://gitlab.com/search?group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search=RSpec.describe+Resolvers+-*builder) | Show all _RSpec.describe Resolvers_ that don't start with _builder_. |
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| [<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) | Show _bug_ **or** _display_ **and** _banner_. |
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| [<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=) | Show _helper_ in all files, except for files with _`.yml`_ **or** _`.js`_ extensions. |
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