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Article version: Enterprise Server 2.21
Article version: Enterprise Server 2.21
Searching on GitHub
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 Enterprise Server, use the
filename
code search qualifier.Searching for repositories→
You can search for repositories on GitHub Enterprise Server and narrow the results using these repository search qualifiers in any combination.
Searching topics→
You can search for topics associated with repositories on GitHub Enterprise Server.
Searching code→
You can search for code on GitHub Enterprise Server and narrow the results using these code search qualifiers in any combination.
Searching commits→
You can search for commits on GitHub Enterprise Server and narrow the results using these commit search qualifiers in any combination.
Searching issues and pull requests→
You can search for issues and pull requests on GitHub Enterprise Server and narrow the results using these search qualifiers in any combination.
Searching users→
You can search for users on GitHub Enterprise Server and narrow the results using these user search qualifiers in any combination.
Searching wikis→
You can search wikis on GitHub Enterprise Server and narrow the results using these wiki search qualifiers in any combination.
Searching in forks→
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.