Selects messages from Scilab mailing lists archives
uman topic! @ uman topic @ uman author>topic! @ uman author><Ndays @ uman author>topic<Ndays! @ uman "author > topic1 | topic2 < Ndays!" @ uman author1|author2>(topic1|topic2)&topic3&~(topic4|topic5)! @
Names (pseudonymes) of messages authors (case-insensitive).
"*"
appended to a name will search for any author's name starting with
the entry and having any trailing part.
Case-insensitive words or text expressions that must be searched for.
"*"
can be used inside any topic. It then matches any string, possibly empty.
For instance "SI*P" will match "SIP", "SIVP", "soap", etc.
"?" will match a single character
in the same way.
For instance "S*P" will match "SIP", "SVP", "SoP", "s1p", etc.
"*" and "?" can't be used at the head of authors or topics.
Since they have special meanings, "& | ( ) ~ < >" characters are not (or badly) supported in topics.
Positive integer (entered as text): maximum age of messages to be selected, expressed in number of days up to now.
| ! | Search only in subjects. When the search pattern ends
with "!",
the search is restricted to the subject of messages posted and
archived on the mailing lists. Otherwise, both body and subject of messages
are scanned. |
| > | authors ">"
topics separator.
When no authors are specified, ">" is not required. |
| < | topics "<"
maximum messages age
separator. When no messages max age is specified,
"<" is not required. |
| (..) | Grouping parentheses |
| | | OR conjunction between topics or authors. |
| & | AND conjunction between topics. Meaningless between authors, since each message has only one author. |
| ~ | "NOT" modifier to exclude some topics. Can't be used for authors. |
| "..." | When there is at least one space in any part of the search pattern (authors, topics, messages age), the whole pattern must be specified between single or double quotes. |
uman .. @ runs the web browser defined in
your Scilab preferences and opens an URL that searches in the archives of
official Scilab
mailing lists homed at http://mailinglists.scilab.org/
for messages fulfilling specifications given in terms of author(s),
topic(s), and maximum messages age.
Hence, uman .. @ requires an active internet connexion.
uman .. @ is console-quiet.
None of possible search criteria is mandatory, but giving at least one of them is more efficient ;-). When several types of criteria are provided (author, topic, message age), only messages fulfilling all of them are selected.
uman .. @ does not take into account any
other possible uman options. Noticeably,
uman .. L## language option is ignored, in such
a way that specific french-speaking lists are handled with other ones.
Whenever Scilab users specific communities would use an active
non-english and non-french speaking mailing list with public archives,
please get in touch with uman's author in order to
possibly implement the L## language option
within the @ one.
// ====== ALIVE INTERNET CONNEXION REQUIRED ====== // Mailing lists: Search Scilab online archives: The "@" option // ------------------------------------------------------------ uman aliasing @ // Search "aliasing" in any part of messages uman aliasing! @ // Search "aliasing" only in Subjects uman grand&setting @ // Messages with "grand" AND "setting" in any part uman grand&~setting @ // Messages with "grand" AND WITHOUT "setting" in any part uman "grand & ~setting" @ // idem. Use quotes when there are blanks. uman cell|struct! @ // Subject with "cell" OR "struct" uman "(cell|struct)&~matrix!" @ // Subject with "cell" OR "struct", AND NOT "matrix" // Quotes are mandatory to protect the leading ( uman struct&~(array|scilab)! @ // Subject with "struct" AND NOT ("array" OR "scilab") uman "(cell|struct)&~(function|array)!" @ // Subject with "cell" OR "struct", // AND NOT "function" OR "array" uman denizet>SEP|graphics! @ // Subject with ("SEP" OR "graphics") FROM Denizet uman steer|couvert>SEP! @ // Subject with "SEP" FROM ("Steer" OR "Couvert") uman elias>genlib<200! @ // Subject about "genlib" FROM "Elias" in last 200 days uman david><200 @ // All messages FROM "David" in the last 200 days // With wildcards "*" and "?" (rhe server may be buged on queries): uman S*P! @ // OK uman linspace! @ // OK: A list is returned uman l*space! @ // KO: nothing returned, while the previous list is a minimal match!
| Version | Description |
| 3.0 | 2019-08-22 : 4 bugs fixed. |
| 2.1 | 2016-10-30 : 1 bug fixed. Translation of this page in french. |
| 2.0 | 2016-04-06 : @ option introduced. |