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Version 5 (modified by Christian Boos, 18 years ago) ( diff )

Added description of the search: TracLinks syntax

This page documents the 1.4 (latest stable) release. Documentation for other releases can be found here.

Using Search

Trac has a built-in search engine to allow finding occurrences of keywords and substrings in wiki pages, tickets and changeset descriptions.

Using the Trac search facility is straightforward and its interface should be familiar to most www users.

Apart from the Search module, you will also find a small search field above the navigation bar at all time. It provides convenient access to the search module from all pages.

Quickjumps

For intermediate and advanced use, Trac has a useful way to quickly navigate to a given resource, named quickjumps.

If you enter a TracLink in the search field above the navigation bar, Trac will recognize this and assume you know where you're going.

For example:

  • [42] — Opens change set 42
  • #42 — Opens ticket number 42
  • {1} — Opens report 1

Note: This is a particularly useful feature to quickly navigate to a specific issue ticket or changeset.

Advanced

Disabling Quickjumps

To disable the quickjump feature for a search keyword - for example when searching for occurences of the literal word TracGuide - begin the query with an exclamation mark (!).

From the Wiki, it is possible to link to a specific search, using search: links:

  • search:?q=crash will search for the string "crash"
  • search:?q=trac+link&wiki=on will search for "trac" and "link" in wiki pages only

See also: TracGuide, TracLinks, TracQuery

Note: See TracWiki for help on using the wiki.