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Code Search

Search Interface

The search interface provides a powerful way to explore your codebase using Zoekt query syntax.

Section titled “Search Bar”
Section titled “Basic Search”

Enter your query in the search bar and press Enter or click Search.

function handleRequest

Results appear instantly with matching code highlighted.

Query Syntax

Section titled “Query Syntax”

Code Search uses Zoekt query syntax for powerful searching. Here are the most common patterns:

Search in Files or Paths

Section titled “Search in Files or Paths”
Pattern Description
foo bar Both “foo” and “bar” (implicit AND)
foo or bar Either “foo” or “bar”
"exit boot" Exact phrase match
FOO case:yes Case-sensitive search
/open(File|Dir)/ Regular expression

Filter Results

Section titled “Filter Results”
Modifier Example Description
file: file:README setup Filter by filename
repo: repo:torvalds/linux test Filter by repository
lang: lang:typescript Filter by language
branch: branch:main Filter by branch
case:yes FOO case:yes Case-sensitive search
case:no foo case:no Case-insensitive (default)
-lang: foo -lang:c Negate filter
-file: foo -file:test Exclude files
-repo: foo -repo:deprecated Exclude repository

Advanced

Section titled “Advanced”
Pattern Description
file:\.py$ Files ending in “.py”
sym:main Symbol definitions
content:README Search content only (not filenames)

Combined Queries

Section titled “Combined Queries”
repo:myorg/api lang:go func.*Handler -file:test

This searches for:

  • Pattern matching func.*Handler (regex)
  • In Go files
  • In the myorg/api repo
  • Excluding files with “test” in the path

Search Results

Section titled “Search Results”

Results List

Section titled “Results List”

Each result shows:

  • Repository name - The source repository
  • File path - Path to the matching file
  • Matching lines - Code with syntax highlighting
  • Line numbers - For easy reference

Code Preview

Section titled “Code Preview”

Click on any result to expand and see more context around the match.

Advanced Features

Section titled “Advanced Features”

Regular Expressions

Section titled “Regular Expressions”

Use /pattern/ syntax for regex matching:

/func\s+\w+Handler\(/

Matches function declarations ending in Handler.

Section titled “Symbol Search”

Search for symbol definitions:

sym:CreateUser

Finds definitions (functions, classes, types) named CreateUser.

Search Examples

Section titled “Search Examples”
lang:go sym:auth

Find Go symbol definitions related to authentication.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Section titled “Keyboard Shortcuts”
Shortcut Action
/ Focus search bar
Escape Clear search / close preview
↑ / ↓ Navigate results
Enter Open result

URL Sharing

Section titled “URL Sharing”

The search query is encoded in the URL - share it with teammates:

http://localhost:3000?q=repo:api+lang:go+handler

Tips

Section titled “Tips”

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”