Search engine techniques

Exact Phrase Search "Peter Parker" Finds pages with the exact phrase.

Site-Specific Search site:linkedin.com "Peter Parker" Searches only within a specific website.

Username in Text intext:"peterparker_cool_123" site:instagram.com Finds pages with the username in the body text.

Title Search intitle:"Peter Parker" Searches for pages with the phrase in the title.

URL Search inurl:"peterparker" Finds pages with the keyword in the URL.

File Type Search "Peter Parker" resume filetype:pdf Finds documents like PDFs, Word files, etc.

OR Search "Peter Parker" OR "Spider Man" Finds pages with either term.

AND Search (Default) "Peter Parker" New York Google shows results containing both.

Exclude Term "Peter Parker" -marvel Excludes results that mention “marvel”.

Wildcard Search "Peter * Parker" The asterisk stands in for one or more unknown words.

Related Sites related:facebook.com Finds sites similar to Facebook.

Cache Search cache:linkedin.com Shows Google’s last cached version of a page.

Link Search (limited) link:example.com Attempts to show sites linking to a given URL.

Social Media Site Search site:facebook.com "Peter Parker" Useful to find public Facebook profiles.

Subreddit Search site:reddit.com/r/osint "tools" Searches within a specific subreddit.

Search by Location Mention "Peter Parker" "Brooklyn" Helps narrow down to geographic relevance.

Search with Allin Operators allintitle:Peter Parker allintext:"Peter Parker" Forces all keywords to appear in the title or text.

Hashtag Search site:instagram.com "#cybersecurity" Finds public posts using that hashtag.

Directory Search intitle:index.of "Peter Parker" Attempts to find open directories or file listings.