Bugzilla QuickSearch
Using QuickSearch
QuickSearch searches the following fields by default: summary, product, component, whiteboard.
- Use , or | for OR
- img,image matches image and IMG tag.
- style,CSS border matches CSS border and border style.
- url,address,location field,bar matches url bar, address field, etc.
- Use - to negate terms when necessary
- java -javascript
- column -table
- Take advantage of stemming
- bookmark matches bookmark, bookmarks, and bookmarking.
- resiz matches resizing, resizable, and resize.
- Take advantage of mid-word (substring) matching
- auto compl matches auto-complete, autocomplete, and auto complete.
- mouse wheel matches wheel mouse, mouse wheel and mousewheel.
- Use quotes to search for phrases or symbols
- "default browser"
- "data:" url
- Expand searches to include duplicate bugs or all resolved bugs
- +DUP searches for open bugs and duplicate bugs.
- ALL searches for all bugs (open or resolved).
- These must be in all-caps and at the beginning of your search.
- (Tip: it's often easier to find a duplicate of a bug than the open bug itself. Include duplicates in your searches often.)
QuickSearch Fields
- Fields that are searched by default
- summary: (shortcut: +foo)
- whiteboard:
- product: (shortcut: :foo searches product and component)
- component:
- (Tip: since these fields are searched by default, you won't have to use these prefixes often.)
- Fields that are sometimes searched automatically
- status: (automatic with: OPEN, UNCO, RESO, VERI, etc. as first word in all-caps)
- resolution: (automatic with: FIXED, WONT, INVA, DUP, etc. as first word in all-caps)
- severity:
- priority:
- keyword: (automatic with: the exact name of a keyword) (shortcut: kw:foo or !foo)
- url: (automatic with: microsoft.com) (Tip: search without "http://www." in case the reporter removed them.)
- Other fields
- flag: (e.g. flag:in-testsuite+)
- group: (e.g. group:core-security for bugs hidden due to being security holes)
- version:
- milestone:
- platform:
- os:
- votes: (Tip: use votes:2 to narrow your search if you know the bug you're looking for is popular.)
- desc: searches for comments
- People
- reporter:
- owner: (shortcut: @foo)
- qa:
- cc:
- (Tip: use reporter,cc:jruderman@gmail.com to search multiple people-fields at once.)
- Attachments
- attachdesc:
- attachdata:
- attachmimetype:
Other things you can do with the QuickSearch box
- 111222 takes you directly to bug 111222.
- 111222,111333 takes you to a bug list with those two bugs.
Why use QuickSearch?
- QuickSearch loads quickly.
- Searching only requires typing, not clicking or scrolling.
- You usually don't have to think about what fields you're searching.
- Summary searches involving "or" or "not" are easy.
- If you hit back after searching, it's easy to see what the search was.
- Ariem will think that you have "memorized every bug in bugzilla" because you can search so quickly.