GPEN · Question #46
Which of the following is a valid google searching operator that is used to search a specified file type?
The correct answer is B. filetype. The 'filetype:' operator is the correct Google dork syntax for restricting search results to a specific file extension or document type.
Question
Which of the following is a valid google searching operator that is used to search a specified file type?
Options
- Ainurl
- Bfiletype
- Cintitle
- Dfile type
How the community answered
(56 responses)- A5% (3)
- B80% (45)
- C4% (2)
- D11% (6)
Why each option
The 'filetype:' operator is the correct Google dork syntax for restricting search results to a specific file extension or document type.
'inurl:' is a valid Google operator but it searches for a keyword within a URL string, not for a specific file type.
The 'filetype:' Google search operator filters results to pages with a specific file extension, for example 'filetype:pdf' returns only PDF documents. It is a widely used Google dorking technique in OSINT and reconnaissance to locate exposed documents such as spreadsheets, configuration files, or PDFs on target domains.
'intitle:' is a valid Google operator that searches for keywords within the HTML page title, not the file type.
'file type' with a space is not a recognized Google search operator and will be treated as a plain keyword search.
Concept tested: Google dorking filetype operator for OSINT reconnaissance
Source: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/2466433
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