Why Google can't search for words prefixed with '--'? 3 points by ronbeltran 14y ago ↗ HN Why Google can't search for words prefixed with '--' ? Try searching for "--enable-thread" https://twitter.com/#!/ronbeltran/status/117457491176071168
[–] saiko-chriskun 14y ago ↗ if you prefix anything with a dash google takes that keyword out of search queries, for the most part.so if I wanted to search for computer stuff, but nothing to do with windows, I'd type in: "computers -windows"
[–] Argorak 14y ago ↗ It can. Try to quote the term:"--enable-thread"(with quotes)will yield results.
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 12.3 ms ] threadso if I wanted to search for computer stuff, but nothing to do with windows, I'd type in: "computers -windows"
"--enable-thread"
(with quotes)
will yield results.