NAME

       gh-search-code - Search within code

SYNOPSIS

       gh search code <query> [flags]

DESCRIPTION

       Search within code in GitHub repositories.

       The search syntax is documented at:

       ⟨https://docs.github.com/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-code⟩

       Note  that  these  search  results  are  powered  by what is now a legacy GitHub code search engine.  The
       results might not match what is seen on github.com, and new  features  like  regex  search  are  not  yet
       available via the GitHub API.

OPTIONS

       --extension <string>
              Filter on file extension

       --filename <string>
              Filter on filename

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

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

       --language <string>
              Filter results by language

       -L, --limit <int> (default 30)
              Maximum number of code results to fetch

       --match <strings>
              Restrict search to file contents or file path: {file|path}

       --owner <strings>
              Filter on owner

       -R, --repo <strings>
              Filter on repository

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

       -t, --template <string>
              Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"

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

EXAMPLE

       # search code matching "react" and "lifecycle"
       $ gh search code react lifecycle

       # search code matching "error handling"
       $ gh search code "error handling"

       # search code matching "deque" in Python files
       $ gh search code deque --language=python

       # search code matching "cli" in repositories owned by microsoft organization
       $ gh search code cli --owner=microsoft

       # search code matching "panic" in the GitHub CLI repository
       $ gh search code panic --repo cli/cli

       # search code matching keyword "lint" in package.json files
       $ gh search code lint --filename package.json

SEE ALSO

       gh-search(1)

                                                    Jul 2025                                   GH-SEARCH-CODE(1)