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.TH "GH-SEARCH-REPOS" "1" "Oct 2022" "" "GitHub CLI manual"

.SH NAME
.PP
gh-search-repos - Search for repositories


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fB\fCgh search repos [<query>] [flags]\fR


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Search for repositories on GitHub.

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

.PP
GitHub search syntax is documented at:
https://docs.github.com/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-for-repositories
\[la]https://docs.github.com/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-for-repositories\[ra]


.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\fC--archived\fR
Filter based on archive state

.TP
\fB\fC--created\fR \fB\fC<date>\fR
Filter based on created at date

.TP
\fB\fC--followers\fR \fB\fC<number>\fR
Filter based on number of followers

.TP
\fB\fC--forks\fR \fB\fC<number>\fR
Filter on number of forks

.TP
\fB\fC--good-first-issues\fR \fB\fC<number>\fR
Filter on number of issues with the 'good first issue' label

.TP
\fB\fC--help-wanted-issues\fR \fB\fC<number>\fR
Filter on number of issues with the 'help wanted' label

.TP
\fB\fC--include-forks\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Include forks in fetched repositories: {false|true|only}

.TP
\fB\fC-q\fR, \fB\fC--jq\fR \fB\fC<expression>\fR
Filter JSON output using a jq expression

.TP
\fB\fC--json\fR \fB\fC<fields>\fR
Output JSON with the specified fields

.TP
\fB\fC--language\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Filter based on the coding language

.TP
\fB\fC--license\fR \fB\fC<strings>\fR
Filter based on license type

.TP
\fB\fC-L\fR, \fB\fC--limit\fR \fB\fC<int>\fR
Maximum number of repositories to fetch

.TP
\fB\fC--match\fR \fB\fC<strings>\fR
Restrict search to specific field of repository: {name|description|readme}

.TP
\fB\fC--number-topics\fR \fB\fC<number>\fR
Filter on number of topics

.TP
\fB\fC--order\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Order of repositories returned, ignored unless '--sort' flag is specified: {asc|desc}

.TP
\fB\fC--owner\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Filter on owner

.TP
\fB\fC--size\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Filter on a size range, in kilobytes

.TP
\fB\fC--sort\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Sort fetched repositories: {forks|help-wanted-issues|stars|updated}

.TP
\fB\fC--stars\fR \fB\fC<number>\fR
Filter on number of stars

.TP
\fB\fC-t\fR, \fB\fC--template\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"

.TP
\fB\fC--topic\fR \fB\fC<strings>\fR
Filter on topic

.TP
\fB\fC--updated\fR \fB\fC<date>\fR
Filter on last updated at date

.TP
\fB\fC--visibility\fR \fB\fC<strings>\fR
Filter based on visibility: {public|private|internal}

.TP
\fB\fC-w\fR, \fB\fC--web\fR
Open the search query in the web browser


.SH EXAMPLE
.PP
.RS

.nf
# 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
 

.fi
.RE


.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fB\fCgh-search(1)\fR