
When an invalid link: syntax is provided, Google treats the search as a phrase
search. Google offers another clue as to how it handles invalid link searches
through the cache page.As shown in Figure 2.17, the cached banner for a site
found with a link:linux search does not resemble a typical link search cached
banner but rather a standard search cache banner with included highlighted
terms.
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Figure 2.15 link:linux Returns 14,200 Results
Figure 2.16 “link linux” Returns an Identical 14,200 Results
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