search word syntax

By default, Concord does a whole-word non-case-sensitive search.

Examples

search word	finds
book	Book or book or BoOk
book*	book, books, booking, booked
*book	textbook (but not textbooks)
b*	banana, baby, brown etc.
*ed	walked, wanted, picked etc.
bo* in	book in, books in, booking in (but not book into)
book * hotel	book a hotel, book the hotel, book my hotel
bo* in*	book in, books in, booking in, book into
book?	book, books, book; book.
book^	book, books
b^^k	book, back, bank, etc.
==book==	book (but not BOOK or Book)
book/paperback	book or paperback

symbol	meaning	examples
*	disregard the end of the word, disregard a whole word	tele* ness happi* book * hotel
?	any single character (including punctuation) will match here	Engl??? ?50.00
#	any sequence of numbers, 0 to 9	$# £#.00
^	any single letter of the alphabet will match here	Fr^nc^
==	case sensitive	==French== ==Fr*==
:\	means use a file for lots of search-words (see file-based search_words)	c:\text\frd.txt
/	separates alternative search-words. You can specify alternatives within an 80-character overall limit	may/can/will
<>	beginning & end of tags	<w NN1>

If you want to use *, ? , == , #, ^ , :\, >, < or / as a character in your search word, put it in double quotes. Examples:

"*"

Why"?"

and"/"or

":\"

"<"

Don't forget that question-marks come at the end of words (in English anyway) so you might need *"?"

Tags

You can also specify tags in your search-word if your text is tagged.

Examples:

symbol	meaning	examples
<w NN1>*	single common noun (BNC)	book, chair, elephant
<w NN?>*	singular or plural common noun	book, chairs
<w NN1>t*	any single noun beginning with T or t	table, teacher
<w NN1>* <w NN1>*	two single common nouns in sequence	campaign manager

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