This version of GitHub Enterprise Server was discontinued on 2024-07-09. No patch releases will be made, even for critical security issues. For better performance, improved security, and new features, upgrade to the latest version of GitHub Enterprise Server. For help with the upgrade, contact GitHub Enterprise support.
Searching on GitHub
You can use qualifiers to narrow your search and focus on specific categories of information.
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 discussions
You can search for discussions on GitHub Enterprise Server and narrow the results using search qualifiers.
Searching users
You can search for users on GitHub Enterprise Server and narrow the results using these user search qualifiers in any combination.
Searching for packages
You can search for packages on GitHub Enterprise Server and narrow the results using search qualifiers.
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.
Searching gists
You can search for gists on GitHub Enterprise Server and narrow the results using search qualifiers.