(zettel (meta (back "00001006020000 00001007000000 00001007031100 00001007031140 00001007040310 00001010070200 00001012051200 00001012051400 00001012931600") (backward "00001006020000 00001007000000 00001007031100 00001007031140 00001007040310 00001007702000 00001007790000 00001010070200 00001012051200 00001012051400 00001012931600") (box-number "1") (created "20220805150154") (forward "00001006050000 00001007701000 00001007702000 00001007705000 00001007706000 00001007710000 00001007720000 00001007720300 00001007720600 00001007720900 00001007721200 00001007770000 00001007780000 00001007790000") (modified "20230731161954") (published "20230731161954") (role "manual") (syntax "zmk") (tags "#manual #search #zettelstore") (title "Query Expression")) (rights 4) (encoding "") (content "A query expression allows you to search for specific zettel and to perform some actions on them.\nYou may select zettel based on a list of [[zettel identifier|00001006050000]], based on a query directive, based on a full-text search, based on specific metadata values, or some or all of them.\n\nA query expression consists of an optional __[[zettel identifier list|00001007710000]]__, zero or more __[[query directives|00001007720000]]__, an optional __[[search expression|00001007701000]]__, and an optional __[[action list|00001007770000]]__.\nThe latter two are separated by a vertical bar character (\"\"''|''\"\", U+007C).\n\nA query expression follows a [[formal syntax|00001007780000]].\n\n* [[List of zettel identifier|00001007710000]]\n* [[Query directives|00001007720000]]\n** [[Context directive|00001007720300]]\n** [[Ident directive|00001007720600]]\n** [[Items directive|00001007720900]]\n** [[Unlinked directive|00001007721200]]\n* [[Search expression|00001007701000]]\n** [[Search term|00001007702000]]\n** [[Search operator|00001007705000]]\n** [[Search value|00001007706000]]\n* [[Action list|00001007770000]]\n\nHere are [[some examples|00001007790000]], which can be used to manage a Zettelstore:\n{{{00001007790000}}}"))