An alternative method to 'search' the forums

DutchDaemon

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I can't believe that this would be news in this stage of human evolution, but I guess it won't hurt to repeat it: if you can't find what you are looking for using the forum's search function (see the small red bar at the top of every page) (and to do fine-grained 'exact' searches, you really need to do 'advanced searching'), you can always use Google by using its search field like this to search for:

e.g. topics mentioning 'zfs' and 'installation' (both words needed, but not in that order or combination)

Code:
[B]site:forums.freebsd.org[/B] +zfs +installation

or "ISO" or "IMG" (one of the words needed)

Code:
[B]site:forums.freebsd.org[/B] iso img

or the exact string "usb disk"

Code:
[B]site:forums.freebsd.org[/B] "usb disk"

Google indexes these forums in (almost) real-time, so you get fresh results for every search.
 
Sometimes, there is a learning curve.

Newcomers may ask naive questions without searching.

I prefer google and our great handbook, they always work.
 
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