Show search query filter list (inside search field)
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<string-literal>
<regexp-pattern>
Match value occurrence anywhere
<filter>:<value>
Match results that begin or end with value
<filter>:^<value>
<filter>:<value>$
Find exact matches for value
<filter>:^<value>$
Exclude results that match filter and value
-<filter>:<value>
Repo (exact match)
repo:^<repo-url>$
Directory / File (with regex variations)
file:<file-path>
file:^<root-path>
file:^<exact-file>$
Include or exclude results containing content string
content:"<string>"
-content:"<string>"
Language
lang:<language>
Type (diff, commit, repo, file, path, symbol)
type:diff
Author (pair with type:diff or type:commit)
author:<name>
Select (repo, file, content, symbol, commit) to define result type
select:<type>
Example: Return list of repos that have contents which match search query
select:repo
Time box results using range phrases (eg. "1 year ago", "1 week ago", "1 day ago")
before:<time>
after:<time>
Multiple filters can be combined or regex can be used for advanced matching
file:/common/ file:/styles.js$
file:/common/.*/styles.js$
Structural search supports multi-line and complex matchers (active via search options)
Supports using ... "structural hole" syntax within queries
Examples
:[[prop]]={() => :[fn]()}
lang:JavaScript class ... extends ... {...}
Show all diffs within repo during the last year for user
repo:^<repo>$ author:<name> type:diff after:"1 year ago"