# \*.pdf and \*pdf not giving the same results while searching in elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pdf-and-pdf-not-giving-the-same-results-while-searching-in-elasticsearch/217963>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 5, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pdf-and-pdf-not-giving-the-same-results-while-searching-in-elasticsearch/217963 "2020-02-05T10:37:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![manish\_kakoti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/manish_kakoti/32/53285_2.png) [@manish\_kakoti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/manish_kakoti)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pdf-and-pdf-not-giving-the-same-results-while-searching-in-elasticsearch/217963/1 "2020-02-05T10:37:40Z")

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I have a query:

```auto
"query": {
     "query_string": {
            "query": "*.pdf"/"*pdf"
           }
   }

```

\*.pdf doesn't include all the pdf docs, however \*pdf gives the right results. Why is that so?

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pdf-and-pdf-not-giving-the-same-results-while-searching-in-elasticsearch/217963/2 "2020-02-05T12:54:53Z")

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It depends on the analyzer used for the fields.  
Probably `foo.pdf` has been indexed as `foo`, `pdf`.

If you don't understand, could you provide a full recreation script as described in [About the Elasticsearch category](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21). It will help to better understand what you are doing. Please, try to keep the example as simple as possible.

A full reproduction script will help readers to understand, reproduce and if needed fix your problem. It will also most likely help to get a faster answer.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pdf-and-pdf-not-giving-the-same-results-while-searching-in-elasticsearch/217963/3 "2020-03-04T12:54:53Z")

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