Search engine

The search engine of the knowledge base is available here

Tools > Knowledge base ("Search" tab)

Knowledge base search engine

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Simple search

It is possible to perform a simple keyword search.

For example, if you search for the following keywords apple

GLPI will automatically add a * (except if * is already present) apple*

GLPI will then search for all articles that contain words such as apple, apples, applesauce, or applet.

Complex search

The search engine of the knowledge base also offers the following operators for a complex search

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Operators

Operator	Description
````+```	Word must be present
-	Word must not be present
*	Truncate suffix
" "	The sequence contained must be searched literally
< >	Define the order of search items
()	Grouping when using < and >

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Behaviors

Here are some examples:

{{ read_csv('data/search.csv', sep=';') }}

References

MySQL Boolean Full-Text Searches