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{% ifversion code-search-upgrade %}
Note
Sorting search results is not supported for {% data variables.product.github %} code search. For more information on code search, see AUTOTITLE.
{% endif %}
Use the Sort dropdown menu to sort results by relevance, number of stars, number of forks, and how recently the items were updated.
To sort by interactions, reactions, comments, created date, relevance, author date, committer date, or how recently the items were updated, you can add a sort qualifier to your search query.
The sort:comments qualifier sorts by the number of comments.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
sort:comments or sort:comments-desc |
org:github sort:comments matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by the highest number of comments. |
sort:comments-asc |
org:github sort:comments-asc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending number of comments (the fewest to the most). |
The sort:created qualifier sorts by the date when the items were created.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
sort:created or sort:created-desc |
org:github sort:created matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by the most recently created date. |
sort:created-asc |
org:github sort:created-asc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending created date (oldest to newest). |
The sort:relevance qualifier sorts by search relevance.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
sort:relevance or sort:relevance-desc |
org:github sort:relevance matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by highest search relevance. |
The sort:interactions qualifier sorts by the highest combined number of reactions and comments.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
sort:interactions or sort:interactions-desc |
org:github sort:interactions matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by the highest combined number of reactions and comments. |
sort:interactions-asc |
org:github sort:interactions-asc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by the lowest combined number of reactions and comments. |
The sort:reactions qualifier sorts by the number or type of reactions.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
sort:reactions or sort:reactions-desc |
org:github sort:reactions matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by the highest number of reactions. |
sort:reactions-asc |
org:github sort:reactions-asc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending number of reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-reaction |
org:github sort:reactions-+1 matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most thumbs up (:+1:) reactions. |
sort:reactions-+1-asc |
org:github sort:reactions-+1-asc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending thumbs up (:+1:) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-+1-desc |
org:github sort:reactions-+1-desc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending thumbs up (:+1:) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
sort:reactions-reaction |
org:github sort:reactions--1 matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most thumbs down (:-1:) reactions. |
sort:reactions--1-asc |
org:github sort:reactions--1-asc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending thumbs down (:-1:) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions--1-desc |
org:github sort:reactions--1-desc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending thumbs down (:-1:) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
sort:reactions-reaction |
org:github sort:reactions-smile matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most laugh (:smile:) reactions. |
sort:reactions-smile-asc |
org:github sort:reactions-smile-asc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending laugh (:smile:) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-smile-desc |
org:github sort:reactions-smile-desc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending laugh (:smile:) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
sort:reactions-reaction |
org:github sort:reactions-tada matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most hurray (:tada:) reactions. |
sort:reactions-tada-asc |
org:github sort:reactions-tada-asc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending hurray (:tada:) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-tada-desc |
org:github sort:reactions-tada-desc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending hurray (:tada:) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
sort:reactions-reaction |
org:github sort:reactions-heart matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most heart (:heart:) reactions. |
sort:reactions-heart-asc |
org:github sort:reactions-heart-asc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending heart (:heart:) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-heart-desc |
org:github sort:reactions-heart-desc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending heart (:heart:) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
sort:reactions-thinking_face |
org:github sort:reactions-thinking_face matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most thinking face (:thinking_face:) reactions. |
sort:reactions-thinking_face-asc |
org:github sort:reactions-thinking_face-asc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending thinking face (:thinking_face:) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-thinking_face-desc |
org:github sort:reactions-thinking_face-desc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending thinking face (:thinking_face:) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
sort:reactions-rocket |
org:github sort:reactions-rocket matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most rocket (:rocket:) reactions. |
sort:reactions-rocket-asc |
org:github sort:reactions-rocket-asc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending rocket (:rocket:) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-rocket-desc |
org:github sort:reactions-rocket-desc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending rocket (:rocket:) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
sort:reactions-eyes |
org:github sort:reactions-eyes matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most eyes (:eyes:) reactions. |
sort:reactions-eyes-asc |
org:github sort:reactions-eyes-asc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending eyes (:eyes:) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-eyes-desc |
org:github sort:reactions-eyes-desc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending eyes (:eyes:) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
The sort:author-date qualifier sorts by descending or ascending author date.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
sort:author-date or sort:author-date-desc |
feature org:github sort:author-date matches commits containing the word "feature" in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending author date. |
sort:author-date-asc |
feature org:github sort:author-date-asc matches commits containing the word "feature" in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending author date. |
The sort:committer-date qualifier sorts by descending or ascending committer date.
| Qualifier | Example |
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sort:committer-date or sort:committer-date-desc |
feature org:github sort:committer-date matches commits containing the word "feature" in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending committer date. |
sort:committer-date-asc |
feature org:github sort:committer-date-asc matches commits containing the word "feature" in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending committer date. |
The sort:updated qualifier sorts by how recently the items were updated.
| Qualifier | Example |
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sort:updated or sort:updated-desc |
feature sort:updated matches repositories containing the word "feature," sorted by most recently updated date. |
sort:updated-asc |
feature sort:updated-asc matches repositories containing the word "feature," sorted by least recently updated date. |