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Finding files on GitHub

You can search for a file in a repository using the file finder. To search for a file in multiple repositories on GitHub, use the filename code search qualifier.

Tips:

  • File finder results exclude some directories like build, log, tmp, and vendor. To search for files within these directories, use the filename code search qualifier.
  • You can also open the file finder by pressing t on your keyboard. For more information, see "Keyboard shortcuts."
  1. On GitHub.com, navigate to the main page of the repository.
  2. Above the list of files, click Go to file. Find file button
  3. In the search field, type the name of the file you'd like to find. Find file search field
  4. In the list of results, click the file you wanted to find.

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