To show forks in repository search results, add fork:true or fork:only to your query.
Forks are only indexed for code search when they have more stars than the parent repository. You will not be able to search the code in a fork that has less stars than its parent. To show forks with more stars than the parent repository in code search results, add fork:true or fork:only to your query.
The fork:true qualifier finds all results that match your search query, including forks. The fork:only qualifier finds only forks that match your search query.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
fork:true | github fork:true matches all repositories containing the word "github," including forks. |
| android language:java fork:true matches code with the word "android" that's written in Java, in both forks and regular repositories. | |
fork:only | github fork:only matches all fork repositories containing the word "github." |
| forks:>500 fork:only matches repositories with more than 500 forks, and only returns those that are forks. |