Searching Jira efficiently with its query language

Jira has it owns query language called the Jira Query Language (JQL). If you’re like me you probably type in a phrase an expect it to return results that are similar to the phrase, as we would expect from other search providers like Google or any other software. However, the default in Jira is a literal, exact match. So if you search for

boot

you will only get back

rubber boot

or

boot heel

If you want to find

bootstrap

you use syntax like

Text ~ "boot*"

or

Text ~ "*strap"

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