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Searching on GitHub
Finding files on GitHubโ
You can search for a file in a repository using the file finder. To search for a file in multiple repositories on GitHub, use the filename code search qualifier.
Searching for repositoriesโ
You can search for repositories on GitHub and narrow the results using these repository search qualifiers in any combination.
Searching topicsโ
You can search for topics associated with repositories on GitHub.
Searching codeโ
You can search for code on GitHub and narrow the results using these code search qualifiers in any combination.
Searching code for exact matchesโ
You can search code for exact matches in a subset of repositories on GitHub.
Searching commitsโ
You can search for commits on GitHub and narrow the results using these commit search qualifiers in any combination.
Searching issues and pull requestsโ
You can search for issues and pull requests on GitHub and narrow the results using these search qualifiers in any combination.
Searching GitHub Marketplaceโ
You can search for apps and actions that are available on GitHub Marketplace.
Searching usersโ
You can search for users on GitHub and narrow the results using these user search qualifiers in any combination.
Searching for packagesโ
You can search for packages on GitHub and narrow the results using search qualifiers.
Searching wikisโ
You can search wikis on GitHub and narrow the results using these wiki search qualifiers in any combination.
Searching in forksโ
By default, forks are not shown in search results. You can choose to include them in repository searches, and in code searches if they meet certain criteria.