Search on GitHub documentation
Learn how to use the search functions available on GitHub to find different types of information, like projects, people, and code.
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About searching on GitHub
Our integrated search covers the many repositories, users, and lines of code on GitHub.
About GitHub Code Search
You can search, navigate and understand code across GitHub with code search.
Understanding the search syntax
When searching GitHub, you can construct queries that match specific numbers and words.
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About GitHub Code Search
You can search, navigate and understand code across GitHub with code search.
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About searching on GitHub
Our integrated search covers the many repositories, users, and lines of code on GitHub.
Get started with search
Finding files on GitHub
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 path code search qualifier.
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