Searching for information on GitHub

Use different types of searches to find the information you want.

Getting started with searching on GitHub

You can use a wide range of syntax to search GitHub. You can adjust the scope of your search, build and troubleshoot queries, and sort search results with qualifiers.

Searching on GitHub

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