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    Use Google like a pro

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    Jan 19, 2023 8:01 PM
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    Googling is one of the most important skills for every developer.

    Let me show you how to get better at Googling.

    Let’s start!

    1. Use quotes to force an exact-match search:

    "what is javascript"

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    Google search exact match example

    2. AND operator will return only results related to both terms:

    html AND css

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    Google search with AND keyword

    3. You can use the OR operator to get the results related to one of the search terms

    (javascript OR python) free course

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    Google search OR keyword example

    4. - operator will exclude results that contain a term or phrase:

    javascript -css

    5. You can use the (*) wildcards as placeholders, which will be replaced by any word or phrase.

    "how to start * in 6 months"

    6. Search inside a single website:

    site:freecodecamp.org

    7. You can also use a very useful feature that helps to find a specific file type.

    filetype:pdf learn css

    8. Search for a range of numbers:

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