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---
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title: About searching on GitHub
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intro: 'Our integrated search covers the many repositories, users, and lines of code on {% data variables.product.product_name %}.'
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redirect_from:
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- /articles/using-the-command-bar
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- /articles/github-search-basics
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- /articles/search-basics
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- /articles/searching-github
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- /articles/advanced-search
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- /articles/about-searching-on-github
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- /github/searching-for-information-on-github/about-searching-on-github
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- /github/searching-for-information-on-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/about-searching-on-github
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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ghes: '*'
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ghae: '*'
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ghec: '*'
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topics:
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- GitHub search
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---
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{% data reusables.search.you-can-search-globally %}
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- 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.
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- 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**.
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{% note %}
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**Notes:**
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{% ifversion fpt or ghes or ghec %}
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- {% data reusables.search.required_login %}{% endif %}
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- {% 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/)"
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- Currently our search doesn't support exact matching.
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- Whenever you are searching in code files, only the first two results in each file will be returned.
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{% endnote %}
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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)."
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{% 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.
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## Types of searches on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}
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You can search for the following information across all repositories you can access on {% data variables.product.product_location %}.
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- [Repositories](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-for-repositories)
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- [Topics](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-topics)
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- [Issues and pull requests](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-issues-and-pull-requests){% ifversion fpt or ghec %}
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- [Discussions](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-discussions){% endif %}
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- [Code](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-code)
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- [Commits](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-commits)
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- [Users](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-users)
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- [Packages](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-for-packages)
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- [Wikis](/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-wikis)
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## Searching using a visual interface
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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 %}
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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.
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{% ifversion fpt or ghes or ghae or ghec %}
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## Searching repositories on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} from your private enterprise environment
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If you use {% ifversion fpt or ghec %}{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_managed %}{% 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.
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{% ifversion fpt or ghes or ghec %}
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- "[Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_unified_search %} for your enterprise]({% ifversion not ghes %}/enterprise-server@latest{% endif %}/admin/configuration/configuring-github-connect/enabling-unified-search-for-your-enterprise)" in the {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} documentation{% endif %}
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- "[Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_unified_search %} for your enterprise](/github-ae@latest/admin/configuration/configuring-github-connect/enabling-unified-search-for-your-enterprise)" in the {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_managed %} documentation
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{% ifversion ghes or ghae %}
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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`.
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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.
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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)."
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{% endif %}
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{% endif %}
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## Further reading
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- "[Understanding the search syntax](/search-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/understanding-the-search-syntax)"
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- "[Searching on GitHub](/articles/searching-on-github)"
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