Obsidian Searches & Queries - Evan Harmon

# Obsidian Searches & Queries url:: [Search - Obsidian Help](https://help.obsidian.md/Plugins/Search) ## Saved Searches Do a search, then change to the starred tab and there's an icon that says save current search Or you could always do the inline query code block thing which is pretty neat. ## Search Selected Text - Cmd-Shfit-F (same as search all files command) ## Copy Search Results Very useful feature - you can copy search results as text - ie, a list of markdown links easily pasted anywhere. Also a plugin that basically uses that ability to embed that kind of functionality similar to an embedded dataview query - [[Obsidian Expander Plugin]] ## Boolean - OR, AND, () ## Exact phrase with quotes "" ## Operators |Search operator|Description| |---|---| |`file:`|Find text in filename. Matches any file in the vault. Example: `file:.jpg` or `file:202209`.| |`path:`|Find text in file path. Matches any file in the vault. Example: `path:"Daily notes/2022-07"`.| |`content:`|Find text in file content. Example: `content:"happy cat"`.| |`match-case:`|Case-sensitive match. Example: `match-case:HappyCat`.| |`ignore-case:`|Case-insensitive match. Example: `ignore-case:ikea`.| |`tag:`|Find tag in file. Example: `tag:#work`. **Note**: Since `tag:` ignores matches in code blocks and in non-Markdown content, it's often faster and more accurate than a normal full-text search for `#work`.| |`line:`|Find matches on the same line. Example: `line:(mix flour)`.| |`block:`|Find matches in the same block. Example: `block:(dog cat)`. **Note**: Since `block:` requires Search to parse the Markdown content in every file, it can cause your search term to take longer time to finish.| |`section:`|Find matches in the same section (text between two headings). Example: `section:(dog cat)`.| |`task:`|Find matches in a [task](https://help.obsidian.md/Editing+and+formatting/Basic+formatting+syntax#Task%20lists) on a block-by-block basis. Example: `task:call`.| |`task-todo:`|Find matches in an _uncompleted_ [task](https://help.obsidian.md/Editing+and+formatting/Basic+formatting+syntax#Task%20lists) on a block-by-block basis. Example: `task-todo:call`.| |`task-done:`|Find matches in a _completed_ [task](https://help.obsidian.md/Editing+and+formatting/Basic+formatting+syntax#Task%20lists) on a block-by-block basis. Example: `task-done:call`.| ## Properties - `[aliases:Name]` returns files where the aliases property value is `Name` - Both property and value allow sub-queries, such as parentheses for grouping, the OR operator, double-quotes for exact matching, and regex. - Example: `[status:Draft OR Published]` to find returns files where the status property value is Draft or Published ### Example - Return notes that contain a tag in the tags property ```query [tags:view/node] ``` ## Results - Copy search results option - Expander plugin ## # Use regular expressions [Search - Obsidian Help](https://help.obsidian.md/Plugins/Search) > Surround the expression with forward slashes (/) > > /\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}/ matches an ISO 8601 date, such as 2022-01-01. > You can even combine regular expressions with search operators: > > path:/\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}/ returns files with a date in the file path. > For more information on how to write regular expressions, refer to Regular expressions > > Note > Regular expressions come in different flavors that may look different from each other. Obsidian uses JavaScript-flavored regular expressions. ## Embedded Query ```query tag:#to ``` ## Examples `file:/^On / AND tag:#Type/Form`