Search Dorks

You can use special keywords, or "dorks," to narrow down your search results. Here's how to use them.

DORK site: / url:

Site / URL Path Filter

Restricts your search to a specific website or a URL path.

Examples:

  • site:192.168.1.100 movies - Searches for "movies" on the server at 192.168.1.100
  • url:example.com/public/ - Searches for files only within the /public/ directory on example.com
DORK ext: / filetype:

File Extension Filter

Filters results by a specific file extension.

Examples:

  • ubuntu ext:iso - Finds files named "ubuntu" with the .iso extension
  • filetype:pdf financial report - Finds PDF files related to "financial report"
DORK after: / before:

Date Range Filter

Filters results to files indexed within a specific date range. Dates must be in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Examples:

  • after:2023-01-01 - Finds files indexed on or after January 1, 2023
  • before:2022-12-31 - Finds files indexed on or before December 31, 2022
  • after:2023-01-01 before:2023-01-31 project files - Finds "project files" indexed in January 2023
DORK size:

File Size Filter

Filters results by file size. Use > for greater than or < for less than, followed by the size (e.g., KB, MB, GB).

Examples:

  • size:>100MB movie - Finds files related to "movie" larger than 100MB
  • size:<1MB document - Finds files smaller than 1MB
DORK exact:

Exact Phrase Match

Forces an exact phrase match for your search term.

Examples:

  • exact:"secret project" - Finds files that contain the exact phrase "secret project"
DORK inurl:

URL Path Filter

Finds files where the URL path contains a specific keyword.

Examples:

  • inurl:admin - Finds files where "admin" appears in the URL path
DORK not: / -

Exclusion Filter

Excludes specific words from your search results.

Examples:

  • ubuntu -iso - Finds files matching "ubuntu" but excludes any results containing "iso"
  • ubuntu not:iso - Alternative syntax to exclude results containing "iso"