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# gt search repo

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Search repositories

## Synopsis

```text
Search the names and descriptions of repositories, or their topics with --topic.
```

```
gt search repo [<query>...] [flags]
```

## Examples

```
# Search repositories about a CLI
$ gt search repo command line

# Search the archived repositories of an organization
$ gt search repo --owner acme --archived

# Search by topic, most recently updated first
$ gt search repo go --topic --sort updated --order desc
```

## Options

```
      --archived       Only archived repositories (use =false for active)
  -h, --help           help for repo
  -L, --limit int      Maximum number of results (1..1000) (default 30)
      --order string   Sort order (requires --sort) {asc|desc} (default "asc")
      --owner string   Only repositories of this user or organization
      --page int       Result page (default 1)
      --private        Only private repositories (use =false for public)
      --sort string    Sort by (default: alphabetical, your own repositories first) {alpha|created|updated|size|id}
      --topic          Match repository topics
      --type string    Only repositories of this kind {fork|source|mirror}
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --cwd directory       Working directory for repository discovery
      --debug               Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr
      --host URL            Gitea instance URL, including any base path
      --interactive         Allow prompts with machine output
  -q, --jq expression       Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json
      --json fields[="*"]   Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields
      --no-input            Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions
      --remote remote       Git remote used for repository discovery
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO     Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL
      --sudo user           Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)
      --user name           Account name on the selected instance
  -y, --yes                 Accept confirmations without prompting
```

## SEE ALSO

* [gt search](../search/index.md): Search within one selected Gitea instance