QUESTION: Apparently "#" and "*" function as wildcards in search strings, e.g., the query "Description CONTAINS ####" returns a list of all PRs. We use "####" as a placeholder in the description text for a PR cross-reference. How do I disable the wild-card function of the "#" and "*" characters so I can find PRs containing the string "####" (or PRs containing stars)? Are there any other "special" characters that the search function will interpret? ANSWER: The special characters are *, # and ? * matches any string of characters ? matches any single character # matches any single digit You can also match a single character to a set of characters by enclosing them in square brackets []. For example, A[12] matches A1 or A2. [*], [#], and [?] match special characters * , # and ?, respectively. [a-f] matches a, b, c, d, e or f. [!0-9] matches all non digit characters KEYWORDS: wildcard, pattern, query, queries