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gitquarry code

Search repository file contents from GitHub without cloning the repository.

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Synopsis

gitquarry code [OPTIONS] <OWNER/REPO> <PATTERN>

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Behavior

code first fetches the repository tree, filters candidate blobs, then fetches matching file contents through the GitHub API. Use --path, --limit, and --max-file-bytes to keep broad searches bounded. Files that cannot be decoded as UTF-8 text are skipped.

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Options

--reference <REF>
--path <GLOB>
--mode literal|regex
--context <N>
--limit <N>
--max-file-bytes <BYTES>
--format pretty|json|toon|compact|csv
--progress auto|on|off
--path can be repeated. Repeated patterns use OR semantics.

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Examples

Search for literal text: 
gitquarry code rust-lang/rust "fn main" --path "src/*.rs"
Search with a regex and context: 
gitquarry code rust-lang/rust "pub fn [a-z_]+" --mode regex --context 2
Use structured output for automation: 
gitquarry code rust-lang/rust "HashMap" --path "compiler/*.rs" --format json