Query for values greater or less than another value
You can use >, >=, <, and <= to search for values that are greater than, greater than or equal to, less than, and less than or equal to another value.
Query
Example
>n
cats stars:>1000 matches repositories with the word "cats" that have more than 1000 stars.
>=n
cats topics:>=5 matches repositories with the word "cats" that have 5 or more topics.
<n
cats size:<10000 matches code with the word "cats" in files that are smaller than 10 KB.
<=n
cats stars:<=50 matches repositories with the word "cats" that have 50 or fewer stars.
You can also use range queries to search for values that are greater than or equal to, or less than or equal to, another value.
Query
Example
n..*
cats stars:10..* is equivalent to stars:>=10 and matches repositories with the word "cats" that have 10 or more stars.
*..n
cats stars:*..10 is equivalent to stars:<=10 and matches repositories with the word "cats" that have 10 or fewer stars.
Query for values between a range
You can use the range syntax n..n to search for values within a range, where the first number NUMBER is the lowest value and the second is the highest value.
Query
Example
n..n
cats stars:10..50 matches repositories with the word "cats" that have between 10 and 50 stars.
Query for dates
You can search for dates that are earlier or later than another date, or that fall within a range of dates, by using >, >=, <, <=, and range queries. {% data reusables.time_date.date_format %}
Query
Example
>YYYY-MM-DD
cats created:>2016-04-29 matches issues with the word "cats" that were created after April 29, 2016.
>=YYYY-MM-DD
cats created:>=2017-04-01 matches issues with the word "cats" that were created on or after April 1, 2017.
<YYYY-MM-DD
cats pushed:<2012-07-05 matches repositories with the word "cats" that were pushed to before July 5, 2012.
<=YYYY-MM-DD
cats created:<=2012-07-04 matches issues with the word "cats" that were created on or before July 4, 2012.
YYYY-MM-DD..YYYY-MM-DD
cats pushed:2016-04-30..2016-07-04 matches repositories with the word "cats" that were pushed to between the end of April and July of 2016.
You can exclude results containing a certain word, using the NOT syntax. The NOT operator can only be used for string keywords. It does not work for numerals or dates.
Query
Example
NOT
hello NOT world matches repositories that have the word "hello" but not the word "world."
Another way you can narrow down search results is to exclude certain subsets. You can prefix any search qualifier with a - to exclude all results that are matched by that qualifier.
Query
Example
-QUALIFIER
cats stars:>10 -language:javascript matches repositories with the word "cats" that have more than 10 stars but are not written in JavaScript.
mentions:defunkt -org:github matches issues mentioning @defunkt that are not in repositories in the GitHub organization
Use quotation marks for queries with whitespace
If your search query contains whitespace, you will need to surround it with quotation marks. For example:
cats NOT "hello world" matches repositories with the word "cats" but not the words "hello world."
build label:"bug fix" matches issues with the word "build" that have the label "bug fix."
Some non-alphanumeric symbols, such as spaces, are dropped from code search queries within quotation marks, so results can be unexpected.
Queries with usernames
If your search query contains a qualifier that requires a username, such as user, actor, or assignee, you can use any {% data variables.product.product_name %} username, to specify a specific person, or @me, to specify the current user.
