Commit 6980de91 authored by Nick Thomas's avatar Nick Thomas

Fix Advanced Search Syntax documentation

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title: Fix Advanced Search Syntax documentation
merge_request: 3571
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type: fixed
......@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ you need the search results to be as efficient as possible. You have a feeling
of what you want to find (e.g., a function name), but at the same you're also
not so sure.
In that case, using the regular expressions in your query will yield much better
results.
In that case, using the advanced search syntax in your query will yield much
better results.
## Using the Advanced Syntax Search
The Advanced Syntax Search supports queries of ranges, wildcards, regular
expressions, fuzziness and much more.
The Advanced Syntax Search supports fuzzy or exact search queries with prefixes,
boolean operators, and much more.
Full details can be found in the [Elasticsearch documentation][elastic], but
here's a quick guide:
......@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ here's a quick guide:
* To group terms together, use parentheses: `bug | (display +sound)`
* To match a partial word, use `*`: `bug find_by_*`
* To find a term containing one of these symbols, use `\`: `argument \-last`
* To limit the results based on the time "created_at:[2012-01-01 TO 2012-12-31]" and other sweet stuff
[ee]: https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-ee/
[elastic]: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.3/query-dsl-simple-query-string-query.html#_simple_query_string_syntax
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