---
title: Search on GitHub documentation
intro: 'Learn how to use the search functions available on GitHub to find different types of information, like projects, people, and code.'
introLinks:
  overview: /search-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/about-searching-on-github
featuredLinks:
  startHere:
    - /search-github/searching-on-github/searching-issues-and-pull-requests
    - '{% ifversion ghes %}/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-code{% endif %}'
    - /search-github/github-code-search/understanding-github-code-search-syntax
    - /search-github/searching-on-github/searching-for-repositories
    - /search-github/searching-on-github/searching-commits
  popular:
    - /search-github/github-code-search/about-github-code-search
    - /search-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/understanding-the-search-syntax
    - /search-github/searching-on-github/searching-users
    - /search-github/searching-on-github/finding-files-on-github
    - /search-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/sorting-search-results
  guideCards:
    - /search-github/searching-on-github/searching-in-forks
    - /search-github/searching-on-github/searching-topics
    - /search-github/searching-on-github/searching-for-packages
changelog:
  label: search
layout: product-landing
redirect_from:
  - /categories/78/articles
  - /categories/search
  - /categories/searching-for-information-on-github
  - /github/searching-for-information-on-github
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - GitHub search
children:
  - /getting-started-with-searching-on-github
  - /searching-on-github
  - /github-code-search
shortTitle: Search on GitHub
---