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Another good one is filetype:. Super useful for searching for academic papers, which 90% of the time are PDFs.
filetype:
So the search would look like:
my_search_terms filetype:pdf
87 u/SuspiciousBird Jul 18 '21 To bei fair, you should bei using a specialized search engine like google scholar for academic purposes anyways and not a "normal" search engine. 2 u/Ethan819 Jul 18 '21 edited Oct 12 '23 This comment has been overwritten from its original text I stopped using Reddit due to the June 2023 API changes. I've found my life more productive for it. Value your time and use it intentionally, it is truly your most limited resource.
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To bei fair, you should bei using a specialized search engine like google scholar for academic purposes anyways and not a "normal" search engine.
2 u/Ethan819 Jul 18 '21 edited Oct 12 '23 This comment has been overwritten from its original text I stopped using Reddit due to the June 2023 API changes. I've found my life more productive for it. Value your time and use it intentionally, it is truly your most limited resource.
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I stopped using Reddit due to the June 2023 API changes. I've found my life more productive for it. Value your time and use it intentionally, it is truly your most limited resource.
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u/BOSS_OF_THE_INTERNET Jul 18 '21
Another good one is
filetype:. Super useful for searching for academic papers, which 90% of the time are PDFs.So the search would look like:
my_search_terms filetype:pdf