--- title: About searching on GitHub intro: 'Our integrated search covers the many repositories, users, and lines of code on {% data variables.product.product_name %}.' redirect_from: - /articles/using-the-command-bar/ - /articles/github-search-basics/ - /articles/search-basics/ - /articles/searching-github/ - /articles/advanced-search/ - /articles/about-searching-on-github - /github/searching-for-information-on-github/about-searching-on-github - /github/searching-for-information-on-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/about-searching-on-github versions: fpt: '*' ghes: '*' ghae: '*' ghec: '*' topics: - GitHub search --- {% data reusables.search.you-can-search-globally %} - To search globally across all of {% data variables.product.product_name %}, type what you're looking for into the search field at the top of any page, and choose "All {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}" in the search drop-down menu. - To search within a particular repository or organization, navigate to the repository or organization page, type what you're looking for into the search field at the top of the page, and press **Enter**. {% note %} **Notes:** {% ifversion fpt or ghes or ghec %} - {% data reusables.search.required_login %}{% endif %} - {% data variables.product.prodname_pages %} sites are not searchable on {% data variables.product.product_name %}. However you can search the source content if it exists in the default branch of a repository, using code search. For more information, see "[Searching code](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-code)." For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_pages %}, see "[What is GitHub Pages?](/articles/what-is-github-pages/)" - Currently our search doesn't support exact matching. - Whenever you are searching in code files, only the first two results in each file will be returned. {% endnote %} After running a search on {% data variables.product.product_name %}, you can sort the results, or further refine them by clicking one of the languages in the sidebar. For more information, see "[Sorting search results](/search-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/sorting-search-results)." {% data variables.product.product_name %} search uses an ElasticSearch cluster to index projects every time a change is pushed to {% data variables.product.product_name %}. Issues and pull requests are indexed when they are created or modified. ## Types of searches on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} You can search for the following information across all repositories you can access on {% data variables.product.product_location %}. - [Repositories](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-for-repositories) - [Topics](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-topics) - [Issues and pull requests](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-issues-and-pull-requests){% ifversion fpt or ghec %} - [Discussions](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-discussions){% endif %} - [Code](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-code) - [Commits](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-commits) - [Users](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-users) - [Packages](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-for-packages) - [Wikis](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-wikis) ## Searching using a visual interface You can search {% data variables.product.product_name %} using the {% data variables.search.search_page_url %} or {% data variables.search.advanced_url %}. {% if command-palette %}Alternatively, you can use the interactive search in the {% data variables.product.prodname_command_palette %} to search your current location in the UI, a specific user, repository or organization, and globally across all of {% data variables.product.product_name %}, without leaving the keyboard. For more information, see "[{% data variables.product.prodname_command_palette %}](/get-started/using-github/github-command-palette)."{% endif %} The {% data variables.search.advanced_url %} provides a visual interface for constructing search queries. You can filter your searches by a variety of factors, such as the number of stars or number of forks a repository has. As you fill in the advanced search fields, your query will automatically be constructed in the top search bar. ![Advanced Search](/assets/images/help/search/advanced_search_demo.gif) {% ifversion fpt or ghes or ghae-next or ghec %} ## Searching repositories on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} from your private enterprise environment If you use {% ifversion fpt or ghec %}{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}{% ifversion ghae-next %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_managed %}{% endif %}{% else %}{% data variables.product.product_name %}{% endif %} and you're a member of a {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} organization using {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, an enterprise owner for your {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} environment can enable {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} so that you can search across both environments at the same time{% ifversion ghes or ghae %} from {% data variables.product.product_name %}{% endif %}. For more information, see the following. {% ifversion fpt or ghes or ghec %} - "[Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_unified_search %} between your enterprise account and {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}](/{% ifversion ghes %}{{ currentVersion }}{% else %}enterprise-server@latest{% endif %}/admin/configuration/managing-connections-between-your-enterprise-accounts/enabling-unified-search-between-your-enterprise-account-and-githubcom)" in the {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} documentation{% endif %}{% ifversion ghae-next %} - "[Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_unified_search %} between your enterprise account and {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}](/github-ae@latest/admin/configuration/managing-connections-between-your-enterprise-accounts/enabling-unified-search-between-your-enterprise-account-and-githubcom)" in the {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_managed %} documentation {% endif %} {% ifversion ghes or ghae-next %} To scope your search by environment, you can use a filter option on the {% data variables.search.advanced_url %} or you can use the `environment:` search prefix. To only search for content on {% data variables.product.product_name %}, use the search syntax `environment:local`. To only search for content on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, use `environment:github`. Your enterprise owner on {% data variables.product.product_name %} can enable {% data variables.product.prodname_unified_search %} for all public repositories, all private repositories, or only certain private repositories in the connected {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} organization. When you search from {% data variables.product.product_name %}, you can only search in the private repositories that you have access to in the connected {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} organization. Enterprise owners for {% data variables.product.product_name %} and organization owners on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} cannot search private repositories owned by your account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}. To search the applicable private repositories, you must enable private repository search for your personal accounts on {% data variables.product.product_name %}. For more information, see "[Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} repository search from your private enterprise environment](/search-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/enabling-githubcom-repository-search-from-your-private-enterprise-environment)." {% endif %} {% endif %} ## Further reading - "[Understanding the search syntax](/search-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/understanding-the-search-syntax)" - "[Searching on GitHub](/articles/searching-on-github)"