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Search Quick Ref.

Copy and paste these commands into your Google search bar for advanced search queries:

Alternatively, click on the links to view the results on <Code Desk> Search page:

 

   1. “search term”: Double quotes allows you to search for an exact word or phrase.

       Eg: 

              "South African Universities"

             

              "Table Mountain"

      

 

   2. * : The asterisk character acts as a wildcard and will match any word or phrase. 

       Eg:

             Jesus*Christ

            

             John*baptist

      

 

   3. filetype: OR ext: Displays results for a certain filetype (TXT, PDF, DOCX, XLS, PPT, etc.) 

      Eg:   

            KJV Bible filetype:pdf      


            Geneva*bible ext:pdf   

      

 

   4. site: Returns results limeted to a specific website only. 

      Eg:

            Linux site:www.codedesk.co.za

     

            PHP site:https://www.w3schools.com

      

 

   5. weather: Shows the weather for the specified location. 

      Eg:

             weather:Cape Town

      

 

   6. in Convert one unit into another (like currencies, weights, 

      temperatures, etc.) 

      EG:

             10 meters in feet

     

             10 USD in ZAR

      

 

   7. stocks: Displays stock information from public stock exchanges, such as the New York Stock Exchange and JSE.

      Eg:      

            stocks:APPL

         

            stocks:TSLA

     

            stocks:BHP Billiton PLC

      

 

   8. map: View map results for a location search. 

      Eg:

             map:Kimberley     

     

             map:Bloemfontein

      

 

   9. movie: Finds information about a specific movie.

      Eg:

            movie:Ace Ventura

      

 

   10. word english translate ( Translates to English ).

      Eg:

            Koppelaar pedaal english translate