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. |