Google offers a large set of "Query modifiers" that restrict the results of your query.
Command | Example | Search Result Restricted To |
site:domain
| site:abcsite.com
| All pages of the domain and it's subdomains. |
| | blue widgits site:www.abcsite.com | Pages with the keyword phrase on the site specified. |
| keyword phrase site:URL extension | blue widgits site:.gov | Pages with the keyword phrase on sites with the specified extension. |
url:URL | url:www.abcsite.com/sitemap.htm | A specific page. |
inurl:keyword phrase | inurl:blue widgits | A specific word as part of a URL. |
intitle:keyword phrase | intitle:blue widgits | A specific word as part of the indexed titles. |
| intext:keyword phrase | intext:blue widgits | Pages that have the search text on the page -ignoring all other factors other than the text begin on the page. |
| keywordphrase2 inanchor:keywordphrase2 | manufacturing inanchor:blue widgits | Pages where the search term has links with the specified anchor text |
allinurl:keyword phrase | allinurl:blue widgits | Sites where the words of the 'keyword phrase' appear anywhere in the url. |
| allintext:keyword phrase | allintext: blue widgits | Pages where the words of the 'keyword phrase' occur in the text of the page. |
| allintitle:keyword phrase | allintitle:blue widgits | Pages where all the words of the 'keyword phrase' occur in the title of the page. |
| allinlinks:keyword phrase | allinlinks:blue widgits | Links where all the words of the 'keyword phrase occur. |
| allinanchor:keyword phrase | allinanchor:blue widgits | Pages where all the text of the 'keyword phrase' occur in the link text of links to a site.The example will give a list of the pages that have links with the text blue widgits pointing to it. |
| keyword phrase filetype:file extension | blue widgits filetype:doc | Files with a particular extension. |
Give these interesting commands a try.
Command | Example | Result |
| info: | | |
| define: word | define: widgit | Displays definitions for the word or phrase entered.BTW, Google doesn't know what a widgit is. |
| stocks: SYMBOL | stocks: MSFT GOOG | Will link you to a page displaying stock info for the symbols specified. |
| phonebook:name location | phonebook:Smith San Diego, CA | Will list matches for the name and location specified with links to map software. |
| rphonebook:name location | rphonebook:Smith San Diego, CA | Will list matches from residential phone book for the name and location specified. |
| bphonebook:name location | bphonebook:Smith San Diego, CA | Will list matches from business white pages for the name and location specified. |
