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GH-SEARCH-REPOS(1)	       GitHub CLI manual	    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 syn-
       tax, 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/search-
       ing-for-repositories>

       For  more  information  on handling search queries containing a hyphen,
       run gh search --help.

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|descrip-
	      tion|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|up-
	      dated}

       --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

JSON FIELDS
       createdAt,  defaultBranch,  description,	forksCount, fullName, hasDown-
       loads, hasIssues, hasPages, hasProjects,	 hasWiki,  homepage,  id,  is-
       Archived,  isDisabled,  isFork,	isPrivate,  language,  license,	 name,
       openIssuesCount,	owner,	pushedAt,  size,  stargazersCount,  updatedAt,
       url, visibility,	watchersCount

EXIT CODES
       0: Successful execution

       1: Error

       2: Command canceled

       4: Authentication required

       NOTE:  Specific	commands  may have additional exit codes. Refer	to the
       command's help for more information.

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)

				   Nov 2025		    GH-SEARCH-REPOS(1)

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