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Open Help browser Search pane and search for specified term
Graphical Interface
As an alternative to the docsearch function, select Desktop -> Help and click the Search tab.
Syntax
Description
docsearch
opens the Help browser to the Search pane, or if the Help browser is already opens, brings it to the top.
docsearch word
executes a Help browser full-text search for word, displaying results in the Help browser Search pane.
docsearch ('word1 word2 ...')
executes a Help browser full-text search for pages containing word1 and word2 and any other specified words, displaying results in the Help browser Search pane.
docsearch('word1 word2 BOOLEANOP word3')
executes a a Help browser full-text search for the term word1 word2 BOOLEANOP word3, where BOOLEANOP is a Boolean operator (AND, NOT, OR) used to limit the search. Results display in the Help browser Search pane.
Examples
docsearch print finds all pages that contain the word print.
docsearch('print figure') finds all pages that contain the words print and figure.
docsearch('print OR printing AND figure NOT exporting') finds all pages that contain the words print and figure, or printing and figure, but only if the pages do not contain the word exporting.
See Also
Search Documentation with the Help Browser in the MATLAB Desktop Tools and Development Environment documentation
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