NAME

       gh-search-repos - Search for repositories

SYNOPSIS

       gh search repos [<query>] [flags]

DESCRIPTION

       Search for repositories on GitHub.

       The  command  supports  constructing  queries  using  the  GitHub search syntax, using the
       parameter and qualifier flags, or a combination of the two.

       GitHub search syntax is documented at: https://docs.github.com/search-github/searching-on-
       github/searching-for-repositories     ⟨https://docs.github.com/search-github/searching-on-
       github/searching-for-repositories⟩

OPTIONS

       --archived
              Filter based on archive state

       --created <date>
              Filter based on created at date

       --followers <number>
              Filter based on number of followers

       --forks <number>
              Filter on number of forks

       --good-first-issues <number>
              Filter on number of issues with the 'good first issue' label

       --help-wanted-issues <number>
              Filter on number of issues with the 'help wanted' label

       --include-forks <string>
              Include forks in fetched repositories: {false|true|only}

       -q, --jq <expression>
              Filter JSON output using a jq expression

       --json <fields>
              Output JSON with the specified fields

       --language <string>
              Filter based on the coding language

       --license <strings>
              Filter based on license type

       -L, --limit <int>
              Maximum number of repositories to fetch

       --match <strings>
              Restrict search to specific field of repository: {name|description|readme}

       --number-topics <number>
              Filter on number of topics

       --order <string>
              Order  of  repositories  returned,  ignored  unless  '--sort'  flag  is  specified:
              {asc|desc}

       --owner <string>
              Filter on owner

       --size <string>
              Filter on a size range, in kilobytes

       --sort <string>
              Sort fetched repositories: {forks|help-wanted-issues|stars|updated}

       --stars <number>
              Filter on number of stars

       -t, --template <string>
              Format JSON output using a Go template

       --topic <strings>
              Filter on topic

       --updated <date>
              Filter on last updated at date

       --visibility <strings>
              Filter based on visibility: {public|private|internal}

       -w, --web
              Open the search query in the web browser

EXAMPLE

              # search repositories matching set of keywords "cli" and "shell"
              $ gh search repos cli shell

              # search repositories matching phrase "vim plugin"
              $ gh search repos "vim plugin"

              # search repositories public repos in the microsoft organization
              $ gh search repos --owner=microsoft --visibility=public

              # search repositories with a set of topics
              $ gh search repos --topic=unix,terminal

              # search repositories by coding language and number of good first issues
              $ gh search repos --language=go --good-first-issues=">=10"

              # search repositories without topic "linux"
              $ gh search repos -- -topic:linux

SEE ALSO

       gh-search(1)

                                             Aug 2022                          GH-SEARCH-REPOS(1)