Difference between links:, link: and inlinks:

Does anyone know the difference between using links:sitename.com, link:sitename.com and inlinks:sitename.com?

Each one gives a different number of responses and I am curious what each one does specifically.

Ex.
link:accenture.com - 2,600 results
links:accenture.com - 1,110,000 results
inlinks:accenture.com - 175,000

Thanks for the heads up!

 

link: is for links to your site.
links: is for the word 'links' in reference to the domain in question. (It's not a search command. Google is seeing it as an actual word to search for.)
inlinks: same as links:

Hope this helps,
-drmike

edit: In other words links: and inlinks: are incorrect usage of google commands.

 

Ah ha! Very cool. Thanks DrMike!

 

Thanks DrMike for nice answer.

I almost forget such searches for now I only use seoquake add-on for this purpose.

Have a nice day,