GH-SEARCH-REPOS(1)

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⟩

OPTIONS

--archived
    Filter based on the repository archived state {true|false}

--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> (default 30)
    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> (default "desc")
    Order of repositories returned, ignored unless '--sort' flag is specified: {asc|desc}

--owner <strings>
    Filter on owner

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

--sort <string> (default "best-match")
    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; see "gh help formatting"

--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
    # search repositories excluding archived repositories
    $ gh search repos --archived=false

SEE ALSO

gh-search(1)