Quick Search - Exact Match Operator

Overview

Quick Search now supports the exact match operator (=) at the beginning of your search query. This allows you to search for notes where the title or content exactly matches your search term, rather than just containing it.

Usage

To use exact match in Quick Search:

Start your search query with the = operator
Follow it immediately with your search term (no space after =)

Examples

=example - Finds notes with title exactly "example" or content exactly "example"
=Project Plan - Finds notes with title exactly "Project Plan" or content exactly "Project Plan"
='hello world' - Use quotes for multi-word exact matches

Comparison with Regular Search

Query	Behavior
`example`	Finds all notes containing "example" anywhere in title or content
`=example`	Finds only notes where the title equals "example" or content equals "example" exactly

Technical Details

When you use the = operator:

The search performs an exact match on note titles
For note content, it looks for exact matches of the entire content
Partial word matches are excluded
The search is case-insensitive

Limitations

The = operator must be at the very beginning of the search query
Spaces after = will treat it as a regular search
Multiple = operators (like ==example) are treated as regular text search

Use Cases

This feature is particularly useful when:

You know the exact title of a note
You want to find notes with specific, complete content
You need to distinguish between notes with similar but not identical titles
You want to avoid false positives from partial matches

For more complex exact matching queries, use the full Search functionality
For fuzzy matching (finding results despite typos), use the ~= operator in the full search
For partial matches with wildcards, use operators like *=*, =*, or *= in the full search

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