Article version: Enterprise Server 2.14

This version of GitHub Enterprise will be discontinued on This version of GitHub Enterprise was discontinued on 2019-07-12. 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. For help with the upgrade, contact GitHub Enterprise support.

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, use the filename code search qualifier.

Searching for repositories

You can search for repositories on GitHub Enterprise 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.

Searching code

You can search for code on GitHub Enterprise and narrow the results using these code search qualifiers in any combination.

Searching commits

You can search for commits on GitHub Enterprise 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 and narrow the results using these search qualifiers in any combination.

Searching users

You can search for users on GitHub Enterprise and narrow the results using these user search qualifiers in any combination.

Searching wikis

You can search wikis on GitHub Enterprise 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.

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