# Req: more usable search

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/req-more-usable-search/50372>\
**Category:** Ruby-Forum\
**Created:** [December 15, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/req-more-usable-search/50372 "2005-12-15T19:44:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/req-more-usable-search/50372/1 "2005-12-15T19:44:39Z")

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As far as I can tell, the current search function only does single-word  
or maybe phrase searches. Not so useful.

Boolean search syntax would be fine, but I think you;d get the most  
usability out of basic typical search-engine syntax, where a search is  
understood to be an AND of the words and/or quoted phrases unless stated  
otherwise.

But I’m not picky.

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**Author:** ![hatless](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/848f3c/32.png) [@hatless](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hatless)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/req-more-usable-search/50372/2 "2005-12-15T23:31:33Z")

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Steve K. wrote:

> As far as I can tell, the current search function only does single-word  
> or maybe phrase searches. Not so useful.
> 
> Boolean search syntax would be fine, but I think you;d get the most  
> usability out of basic typical search-engine syntax, where a search is  
> understood to be an AND of the words and/or quoted phrases unless stated  
> otherwise.

Yes, this is already being worked on.