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| stage | group | info |
|---|---|---|
| Enablement | Global Search | To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments |
Advanced Search syntax (PREMIUM)
With Advanced Search, you can perform a thorough search of your entire GitLab instance.
The Advanced Search syntax supports fuzzy or exact search queries with prefixes, boolean operators, and more. Advanced Search uses Elasticsearch's syntax.
WARNING: Advanced Search searches default project branches only.
General search
| Use | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
" |
Exact search | "gem sidekiq" |
| |
Or | display | banner |
+ |
And | display +banner |
- |
Exclude | display -banner |
* |
Partial | bug error 50* |
\ |
Escape | \*md |
Code search
| Use | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
filename: |
File name | filename:*spec.rb |
path: |
Repository location | path:spec/workers/ |
extension: |
File extension, without the . |
extension:js |
blob: |
Git object ID | blob:998707* |
extension and blob return exact matches only.
Examples
| Example | Description |
|---|---|
rails -filename:gemfile.lock |
Show rails in all files except the gemfile.lock file. |
RSpec.describe Resolvers -*builder |
Show all RSpec.describe Resolvers that don't start with builder. |
bug | (display +banner) |
Show bug or display and banner. |