Sourcegraph

Search code across public GitHub repositories via Sourcegraph; supports regex, language/repo/file filters, and symbol search (max 20 results). Only searches public repos.

<usage> - Provide search query using Sourcegraph syntax - Optional result count (default: 10, max: 20) - Optional timeout for request </usage>

<basic_syntax>

• "fmt.Println" - exact matches
• "file:.go fmt.Println" - limit to Go files
• "repo:^github.com/golang/go$ fmt.Println" - specific repos
• "lang:go fmt.Println" - limit to Go code
• "fmt.Println AND log.Fatal" - combined terms
• "fmt.(Print|Printf|Println)" - regex patterns
• ""exact phrase"" - exact phrase matching
• "-file:test" or "-repo:forks" - exclude matches </basic_syntax>

<key_filters> Repository: repo:name, repo:^exact$, repo:org/repo@branch, -repo:exclude, fork:yes, archived:yes, visibility:public File: file:.js$, file:internal/, -file:test, file:has.content(text) Content: content:"exact", -content:"unwanted", case:yes Type: type:symbol, type:file, type:path, type:diff, type:commit Time: after:"1 month ago", before:"2023-01-01", author:name, message:"fix" Result: select:repo, select:file, select:content, count:100, timeout:30s </key_filters>

<examples> - "file:.go context.WithTimeout" - Go code using context.WithTimeout - "lang:typescript useState type:symbol" - TypeScript React useState hooks - "repo:^github\.com/kubernetes/kubernetes$ pod list type:file" - Kubernetes pod files - "file:Dockerfile (alpine OR ubuntu) -content:alpine:latest" - Dockerfiles with base images </examples>

<boolean_operators>

• "term1 AND term2" - both terms
• "term1 OR term2" - either term
• "term1 NOT term2" - term1 but not term2
• "term1 and (term2 or term3)" - grouping with parentheses </boolean_operators>

<limitations> - Only searches public repositories - Rate limits may apply - Complex queries take longer - Max 20 results per query </limitations> <tips> - Use specific file extensions to narrow results - Add repo: filters for targeted searches - Use type:symbol for function/method definitions - Use type:file to find relevant files </tips>