Advanced Google Hacking

Operators that can be used in Google 

 Google offers special terms known as advanced operators to help you perform more advanced queries.These operators, when used properly, can help you get to exactly the information you’re looking for without spending too much time poring over page after page of search results. When advanced operators are not provided in a query, Google will locate your search terms in any area of the Web page, including the title, the text, the URL, or the like.

1. intitle
=> Finds strings in the title of a page
=> Best used with Web, Group, Images, and News searches

For eg.

Code:

intitle:“index of”“backup files”

2. allintitle
=> Finds all terms in the title of a page
=> Best used with Web, Group, Images, and News searches

For eg.

Code:

allintitle:”index of”“backup files”

3. inurl
=> Finds strings in the URL of a page
=> Best used with Web and Image searches

For eg.

Code:

inurl:admin backup

4.allinurl
=> Finds all terms in the URL of a page
=> Best used with Web, Group, and Image searches

For eg.

Code:

allinurl:admin backup

5. filetype
=> Finds specific types of files based on file extension
=> Synonymous with ext
=> Requires an additional search term
=> Mixes well with other operators
=> Best used with Web and Group searches

For eg.

Code:

filetype:doc doc

6.allintext
=> Finds all provided terms in the text of a page
=> Pure evil—don’t use it
=> Forget you ever heard about allintext

7. site
=> Restricts a search to a particular site or domain
=> Can be used alone
=> Best used with Web, Groups and Image searches

For eg.

Code:

site:www.h4ck3r.in

8.link
=> Searches for links to a site or URL
=> Does not mix with other operators or search terms
=> Best used with Web searches

For eg.

Code:

link:linux

9. inanchor
=> Finds text in the descriptive text of links
=> Mixes well with other operators and search terms
=> Best used for Web, Image, and News searches

For eg.

Code:

inanchor:hack

10.cache
=> Displays Google’s cached copy of a page
=> Does not mix with other operators or search terms
=> Best used with Web searches

For eg.

Code:

cache:www.hackonly.in

11. info
=> Displays summary information about a page
=> Does not mix with other operators or search terms
=> Best used with Web searches

For eg.

Code:

info:www.hackonly.in

12. related
=> Shows sites that are related to provided site or URL
=> Does not mix with other operators or search terms
=> Best used with Web searches

For eg.

Code:

related www.linux.org

13. author
=> Searches for the author of a Group post
=> Mixes well with other operators and search terms
=> Best used as a Group search

14. group
=> Searches Group names, selects individual Groups
=> Mixes well with other operators
=> Best used as a Group search

15. msgid
=> Locates a Group message by message ID
=> Does not mix with other operators or search terms
=> Best used as a Group search

For eg.

Code:

msgid:mmsg-26388

16.insubject
=> Locates a string in the subject of a Group post
=> Mixes well with other operators and search terms
=> Best used as a Group search

For eg.

Code:

insubject:h4ck3r

17.stocks
=> Shows the Yahoo Finance stock listing for a ticker symbol
=> Does not mix with other operators or search terms
=> Best provided as a Web query

For eg.

Code:

stocks:reliance

18.define
=> Shows various definitions of a provided word or phrase
=> Does not mix with other operators or search terms
=> Best provided as a Web query

For eg.

Code:

define:hacking