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diff --git a/pages/firefox-address-bar-tips.md b/pages/firefox-address-bar-tips.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b7cef1a --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/firefox-address-bar-tips.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +<!-- +title: firefox address bar tips +author: erxeto +description: Some useful tips for using the firefox address bar more +efficiently +--> + +# Firefox address bar. + +The address bar has become our entry point to the internet these days. +Firefox in its default configuration does some sort of _smart_ guess on +what you type there. If it resembles a [URL][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL] +then the browser makes that request. If not, it sends the string you typed +to your default search engine. It also includes some fuzzy search matches +from your history and all that, which is fine 90% of the time, but +sometimes you need a bit more control over what results it shows you. + +# Changing the address bar behaviour + +This is a list of modifiers you can set at the beginning of the search to +tell firefox what do you want to see on the results, a kind of filtering: + +``` +^ to search for matches in your browsing history. +* to search for matches in your bookmarks. ++ to search for matches in pages you've tagged. +% to search for matches in your currently open tabs. +# to search for matches in page titles. +$ to search for matches in web addresses (URLs). +? to search for matches in suggestions. +``` + +# Examples + +So, if you want to search for the word `headphones` in your bookmarks only, +you can type on the address bar: + +`*headphones` + +And, if you want to include only the results of your browsing history it +would be: + +`^headphones` + +[back](/) |