(zettel (meta (back "00001007700000 00001007720300 00001007720600 00001007770000") (backward "00001007700000 00001007720300 00001007720600 00001007770000") (box-number "1") (created "20230707205043") (forward "00001006010000 00001006020000 00001007702000 00001007705000 00001007706000") (modified "20250102210324") (published "20250102210324") (role "manual") (syntax "zmk") (tags "#manual #search #zettelstore") (title "Query: Search Expression")) (rights 4) (encoding "") (content "In its simplest form, a search expression just contains a string to be searched for with the help of a full-text search.\nFor example, the string ''syntax'' will search for all zettel containing the word \"\"syntax\"\".\n\nIf you want to search for all zettel with a title containing the word \"\"syntax\"\", you must specify ''title:syntax''.\n\"\"title\"\" denotes the [[metadata key|00001006010000]], in this case the [[supported metadata key \"\"title\"\"|00001006020000#title]].\nThe colon character (\"\"'':''\"\") is a [[search operator|00001007705000]], in this example to specify a match.\n\"\"syntax\"\" is the [[search value|00001007706000]] that must match to the value of the given metadata key, here \"\"title\"\".\n\nA search expression may contain more than one search term, such as ''title:syntax''.\nSearch terms must be separated by one or more space characters, for example ''title:syntax title:search''.\nAll terms of a select expression must be true so that a zettel is selected.\n\nAbove sequence of search expressions may be combined by specifying the keyword ''OR''.\nAt most one of those sequences must be true so that a zettel is selected.\n\n* [[Search term|00001007702000]]\n* [[Search operator|00001007705000]]\n* [[Search value|00001007706000]]"))