Google
WebCrawler
Yahoo Search
Excite
Required word + Ex: +apple
Prohibited word - Ex: banana -orange
Grouping () Ex: Ex: Homer NOT (Simpson OR Alaska)
Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT and AND NOT
Alta Vista Search
Required word + Ex: +apple
Prohibited word - Ex: -orange
Variant spellings * Ex: alumi*m
Phrases " " Ex: "The Fox and the Hound"
Magellan
Required word + Ex: +apple
Prohibited word - Ex: -orange
A2Z & Lycos & Point
Info Seek
Required word + Ex: +apple
Prohibited word - Ex: banana -orange
Phrases " " Ex: "The Fox and the Hound"
Separate names , Ex: Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox
Appear within 1 word - EX: cable-networks