Google Search Operators — The Complete List for Power Users
site:, filetype:, intitle:, cache: — every operator explained.
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- Which Google search operators are worth knowing?
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- https://willem.com/en/2019-04-25_search-like-a-pro-google-search-operators/
Summary
Most people type words into Google. Power users use search operators to find exactly what they need.
Full text
The essential operators:
- `site:example.com` — search only within one website
- `filetype:pdf` — find only PDF documents
- `intitle:"exact phrase"` — pages with exact phrase in title
- `inurl:keyword` — pages with keyword in URL
- `-keyword` — exclude results
- `"exact phrase"` — find exact string
- `cache:url` — view cached version
Combinations: `site:github.com filetype:md "setup guide"` finds Markdown guides on GitHub. `intitle:review "tudor black bay" -youtube` finds written reviews only.
Willem uses these daily for research and finding documentation buried in large sites.