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  • 17:12, 2 December 2005 User:Datrio m (Reverted edits by 63.19.146.238 to last version by Korg)
  • 17:03, 2 December 2005 User:63.19.146.238 (rv another NC sock, crap you in the ass)
  • 03:37, 2 December 2005 User:Korg m (Reverted edits by 63.19.158.84 to last version by M7)
  • 03:17, 2 December 2005 User:63.19.158.84 (ass shit ass shit crap you in the ass.asshole! asshole! butt you in the ass)
  • 22:58, 28 November 2005 User:M7 m (Reverted edits by 63.19.141.241 to last version by M7)
  • 22:58, 28 November 2005 User:63.19.141.241 (para shoes)
  • 22:57, 28 November 2005 User:M7 m (Reverted edits by 63.19.141.241 to last version by Amgine)
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  • 22:41, 28 November 2005 User:Amgine m (Reverted edits by 63.19.131.105 to last version by Uncle G)
  • 22:32, 28 November 2005 User:63.19.131.105 (this page is in need of infinite protection.)
  • 08:13, 27 November 2005 User:Uncle G (Fixed capitalization of template name.)
  • 03:35, 25 November 2005 User:Uncle G (Fixed capitalization of template name.)
  • 20:28, 20 November 2005 User:Datrio m (Reverted edits by 63.19.208.12 to last version by Datrio)
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  • 20:23, 20 November 2005 User:Datrio m (Reverted edits by 63.19.208.12 to last version by M7)
  • 20:22, 20 November 2005 User:63.19.208.12 (what makes you think I will stop?)
  • 15:59, 20 November 2005 User:M7 m (Reverted edits by 63.19.207.129 to last version by M7)
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  • 15:41, 20 November 2005 User:M7 m (Reverted edits by 63.19.207.8 to last version by M7)
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  • 15:38, 20 November 2005 User:M7 m (Reverted edits by 63.19.149.16 to last version by M7)
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  • 15:35, 20 November 2005 User:M7 m (Reverted edits by 63.19.149.16 to last version by M7)
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  • 15:34, 20 November 2005 User:M7 m (Reverted edits by 63.19.149.16 to last version by Mindspillage)
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  • 15:28, 20 November 2005 User:Mindspillage m (Reverted edits by 63.19.149.16 to last version by Korg)
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  • 05:12, 20 November 2005 User:Korg m (Reverted edits by 63.19.214.1 to last version by 203.12.97.91)
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  • 03:51, 20 November 2005 User:203.12.97.91 (reverted vandalism)
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  • 03:49, 16 November 2005 User:Uncle G (Fixed hyperlinks that break when this page is copied to other projects.)
  • 02:42, 1 October 2005 User:Mindspillage m (Reverted edits by 63.19.197.89 to last version by Amgine)
  • 02:41, 1 October 2005 User:63.19.197.89 (Shut up. Revert.)
  • 02:39, 1 October 2005 User:Amgine (reverting a complete nobody.)
  • 02:38, 1 October 2005 User:63.19.134.29 (You loser will never give up. Neither will I.)
  • 02:37, 1 October 2005 User:Amgine (rv vandalism)
  • 02:36, 1 October 2005 User:63.19.134.29 (Only a complete Dumbass has never heard of Mayodan)
  • 02:32, 1 October 2005 User:Mindspillage m (Reverted edits by 63.19.134.29 to last version by Mindspillage)
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  • 01:51, 1 October 2005 User:Mindspillage m (Reverted edits by 63.19.131.104 to last version by 24.85.85.76)
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  • 01:22, 1 October 2005 User:24.85.85.76 (rv vandalism)
  • 01:18, 1 October 2005 User:63.19.139.203 (Give up, jerks!)
  • 21:10, 30 September 2005 User:Korg m (Reverted edits by 63.19.139.203 to last version by Korg)
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  • 20:35, 30 September 2005 User:Korg m (Reverted edits by 63.19.213.221 to last version by Korg)
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  • 14:25, 30 September 2005 User:Korg m (Reverted edits by 63.19.192.67 to last version by Datrio)
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  • 13:44, 30 September 2005 User:Datrio m (Reverted edits by 63.19.192.67 to last version by Korg)
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  • 04:47, 30 September 2005 User:Korg m (Reverted edits by 63.19.148.2 to last version by Aphaia)
  • 04:13, 30 September 2005 User:63.19.148.2 (I am going to do this till you give up!)
  • 03:33, 30 September 2005 User:Aphaia m (Reverted edits by 63.19.148.2 to last version by Korg)
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  • 02:54, 30 September 2005 User:Korg m (Reverted edits by 63.19.148.2 to last version by Brion VIBBER)
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  • 00:56, 30 September 2005 User:Brion VIBBER (rev)
  • 14:49, 29 September 2005 User:63.19.156.83
  • 03:48, 29 September 2005 User:Mindspillage m (Reverted edits by 63.19.159.204 to last version by Angelix)
  • 03:39, 29 September 2005 User:63.19.159.204
  • 06:39, 25 September 2005 User:Angelix m (→The wikitext is searched - MediaWiki User's Guide: Interwiki linking->Help:Interwiki linking)
  • 18:03, 6 September 2005 User:161.28.125.22 (→Avoid short and common words)
  • 18:02, 6 September 2005 User:161.28.125.22 (→Avoid short and common words)
  • 18:50, 26 August 2005 User:137.165.8.64 (→Search facilities in MediaWiki)
  • 12:20, 18 July 2005 User:Patrick m
  • 12:19, 18 July 2005 User:Patrick
  • 12:12, 18 July 2005 User:Patrick (all)
  • 11:40, 18 July 2005 User:Patrick m
  • 09:53, 18 July 2005 User:Patrick (Search namespace (replace x in the URL by the search term):)
  • 12:28, 16 July 2005 User:Patrick (→Namespaces searched)
  • 12:26, 16 July 2005 User:Patrick (The number of search results reported seems to be the total for all namespaces; accordingly there are links to supposed other pages with results; correctly a lower number of results is actually presen)
  • 12:16, 16 July 2005 User:Patrick (→Namespaces searched)
  • 12:10, 16 July 2005 User:Patrick (→Namespaces searched)
  • 12:08, 16 July 2005 User:Patrick (→Namespaces searched)
  • 12:06, 16 July 2005 User:Patrick (→Namespaces searched)
  • 12:02, 16 July 2005 User:Patrick (To search the Help pages use [http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&ns12=1&&fulltext=Search&search=x] and replace the x in the URL by the search term.)
  • 21:19, 23 June 2005 User:Adam Katz (→Avoid short and common words - how to index shorter words)
  • 21:37, 16 May 2005 User:Duesentrieb (→Boolean search possible - not any more.)
  • 15:03, 27 April 2005 User:Patrick m (→See also)
  • 21:40, 23 April 2005 User:Patrick ({{h:g|enname=Searching}})
  • 16:26, 21 April 2005 User:TheDJ (convert to h:h and h:f)
  • 20:44, 19 April 2005 User:Patrick m (→See also)
  • 16:02, 18 April 2005 User:Patrick (mv ills)
  • 14:57, 18 April 2005 User:Patrick ({{Searching}})
  • 16:32, 17 April 2005 User:AnyFile (hi -> hh)
  • 16:19, 17 April 2005 User:AnyFile (hc -> hcen, added it link)
  • 15:07, 7 April 2005 User:67.166.125.169 (fixed awkward wording)
  • 15:04, 7 April 2005 User:67.166.125.169 (simple typo)
  • 03:46, 7 April 2005 User:Brianjd (→Languages searched - See the feature request at MediaZilla:1837.)
  • 00:35, 2 April 2005 User:209.240.205.63 (ENENKIO)
  • 02:29, 28 March 2005 User:Patrick m (Reverted edits by 80.127.11.11 to last version by 194.72.54.134)
  • 17:26, 27 March 2005 User:80.127.11.11 (Made a ' ' space into a %20 in a example URL)
  • 12:54, 24 March 2005 User:194.72.54.134 (→Boolean search possible)
  • 12:54, 24 March 2005 User:194.72.54.134 (→Boolean search possible)
  • 23:56, 4 March 2005 User:64.154.93.1 (→phrase)
  • 16:47, 2 March 2005 User:64.231.29.114 (→Administration Options)
  • 14:36, 23 February 2005 User:Patrick (→Google - ====Thumbnails in Google cache====)
  • 16:35, 19 February 2005 User:Patrick (→Namespaces searched -searching image titles does not seem to work with the general search function)
  • 12:44, 28 January 2005 User:Patrick (→Google -====Examples====)
  • 15:41, 21 December 2004 User:Mormegil m (+cs:)
  • 03:34, 2 December 2004 User:Patrick (→Highlighting - restore bit in clarified form)
  • 07:32, 1 December 2004 User:Brion VIBBER (→Secondary search - remove strange invented term used nowhere else)
  • 22:36, 7 November 2004 User:Curious1 ([Enter] key = [Go] button (in Mozilla too).)
  • 06:43, 29 October 2004 User:Jean-Christophe Chazalette m (Reverted edits by 221.194.206.191 to last version by AaronPeterson)
  • 04:32, 29 October 2004 User:221.194.206.191
  • 16:08, 18 October 2004 User:AaronPeterson m (→Searching limitations)
  • 16:07, 18 October 2004 User:AaronPeterson m (→Gotchas - are moving to Search Limitations)
  • 22:46, 16 October 2004 User:Patrick m (Reverted edit of 129.46.221.40, changed back to last version by AaronPeterson)
  • 22:39, 16 October 2004 User:129.46.221.40 (→Boolean search possible)
  • 05:18, 23 September 2004 User:AaronPeterson ({{handbook}}}

[edit] Searching syntax

I'm trying to do a search similar to what's possible in Wikipedia, for example:
Java "programming language" platform -incategory:"Java platform"
will list articles WITH those keywords but NOT in that category. Here at Wikibooks, this does not seem to work:
Java "programming language" platform -incategory:"Java programming"
I also tried:
Java -"Category:Java programming language" -"Category: Java Programming"
but that gives strange results also. How can I do that kind of search involving categories and exclusion?...Thanks, --Alainr345 (talk) 23:59, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

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