gh search repos
gh search repos [<query>] [flags]
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
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--archived - Filter based on the repository archived state {true|false}
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--created <date> - Filter based on created at date
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--followers <number> - Filter based on number of followers
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--forks <number> - Filter on number of forks
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--good-first-issues <number> - Filter on number of issues with the 'good first issue' label
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--help-wanted-issues <number> - Filter on number of issues with the 'help wanted' label
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--include-forks <string> - Include forks in fetched repositories: {false|true|only}
-q,--jq <expression>- Filter JSON output using a jq expression
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--json <fields> - Output JSON with the specified fields
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--language <string> - Filter based on the coding language
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--license <strings> - Filter based on license type
-L,--limit <int> (default 30)- Maximum number of repositories to fetch
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--match <strings> - Restrict search to specific field of repository: {name|description|readme}
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--number-topics <number> - Filter on number of topics
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--order <string> (default "desc") - Order of repositories returned, ignored unless '--sort' flag is specified: {asc|desc}
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--owner <strings> - Filter on owner
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--size <string> - Filter on a size range, in kilobytes
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--sort <string> (default "best-match") - Sort fetched repositories: {forks|help-wanted-issues|stars|updated}
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--stars <number> - Filter on number of stars
-t,--template <string>- Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"
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--topic <strings> - Filter on topic
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--updated <date> - Filter on last updated at date
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--visibility <strings> - Filter based on visibility: {public|private|internal}
-w,--web- Open the search query in the web browser
Examples
# 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