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# Search syntax
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# Search syntax
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SearXNG allows you to modify the default categories, engines and search language
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SearXNG comes with a search syntax by with you can modify the categories,
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via the search query.
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engines, languages and more. See the {{link('preferences', 'preferences')}} for
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the list of engines, categories and languages.
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Prefix `!` to set category and engine names.
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## `!` select engine and category
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Prefix: `:` to set the language.
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To set category and/or engine names use a `!` prefix. To give a few examples:
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Abbrevations of the engines and languages are also accepted. Engine/category
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- search in wikipedia for **paris**
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modifiers are chainable and inclusive. E.g. with {{search('!map !ddg !wp paris')}}
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search in map category **and** duckduckgo **and** wikipedia for
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`paris`.
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See the {{link('preferences', 'preferences')}} for the list of engines,
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- {{search('!wp paris')}}
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categories and languages.
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- {{search('!wikipedia paris')}}
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## Examples
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- search in category **map** for **paris**
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Search in wikipedia for `paris`:
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- {{search('!map paris')}}
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* {{search('!wp paris')}}
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- image search
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* {{search('!wikipedia paris')}}
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Search in category `map` for `paris`:
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- {{search('!images Wau Holland')}}
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* {{search('!map paris')}}
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Abbreviations of the engines and languages are also accepted. Engine/category
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modifiers are chain able and inclusive. E.g. with {{search('!map !ddg !wp
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paris')}} search in map category and duckduckgo and wikipedia for **paris**.
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Image search:
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## `:` select language
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* {{search('!images Wau Holland')}}
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To select language filter use a `:` prefix. To give an example:
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Custom language in wikipedia:
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- search wikipedia by a custom language
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* {{search(':fr !wp Wau Holland')}}
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- {{search(':fr !wp Wau Holland')}}
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## `!!` external bangs
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SearXNG supports the external bangs from [ddg]. To directly jump to a external
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search page use the `!!` prefix. To give an example:
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- search wikipedia by a custom language
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- {{search('!!wfr Wau Holland')}}
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Please note, your search will be performed directly in the external search
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engine, SearXNG cannot protect your privacy on this.
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[ddg]: https://duckduckgo.com/bang
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## Special Queries
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In the {{link('preferences', 'preferences')}} page you find keywords for
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_special queries_. To give a few examples:
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- generate a random UUID
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- {{search('random uuid')}}
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- find the average
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- {{search('avg 123 548 2.04 24.2')}}
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- show _user agent_ of your browser (needs to be activated)
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- {{search('user-agent')}}
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- convert strings to different hash digests (needs to be activated)
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- {{search('md5 lorem ipsum')}}
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- {{search('sha512 lorem ipsum')}}
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