whole

Used with the find command to search for a string of characters consisting of entire words.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

whole

# Examples

find whole "this card" in field "Comments"

find whole "run" -- finds "run", but not "grunt" or "running"

# Description

Use the whole keyword to find a string.

A word is a set of characters enclosed by spaces, tabs, or returns. When using the find command, punctuation next to a word is considered part of the word.

When used with the find command, the whole keyword finds cards that contain the specified string only if the found string consists of entire words.

# Tags

database,

# See

- **keyword:** string, characters, words - **property:** wholeMatches - **command:** find - **object:** card - **glossary:** command, keyword