Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Quincy ⁂ @quincy@chaos.social

8/17/2025, 7:32:04 AM

Quiet public

(then e.g. sort and/or display as tree to see what to expect)

Quincy ⁂ @quincy@chaos.social

8/17/2025, 7:35:18 AM

Quiet public

rhetorical question

what's the bloody point of accepting posix regular expressions but not "extended" posix regular expressions.

(surprisingly many tools do this, for no discernible reason)

e.g. inotifywait, severely limiting the usefulness of the important -exclude option without good reason

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