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  1. Atlassian Intelligence
  2. AI-534

Searching for unique matches using special characters returns multiple results

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    • Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
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    • Search - Core
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    • Severity 3 - Minor

      Issue Summary

      When using the Search syntax to return only pages/content with specific characters and a word, it also includes results for content that would contain only the word in question.

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. Tap the search bar at the top right and select Confluence Advanced Search
      2. Use an exact match search for special characters that are combined with a word (I.E. "--test")

      Expected Results

      The results should only contain pages that have the "--test" search.

      Actual Results

      Any pages with the "test" and additional characters using this word will be returned (I.E. "testing", "tested").

      Notes:

      • The API is also impacted. For example: 
        https://instance.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/content/search?cql=text~"--test"
      • This seems similar to this bug.

      Workaround

      Currently, there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available

            [AI-534] Searching for unique matches using special characters returns multiple results

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              ywang2@atlassian.com Ying Wang
              gdecampos Giuliano C.
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