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Ask HN: What code search tools do you use?

6 pointsby hazboalmost 5 years ago
One feature I really like about GitHub, which is seldom talked about nearly as much as many of their other features, is the search. Often if I&#x27;m trying to find some &quot;real code&quot; as an example to help me with my own work, searching for function definitions on GitHub&#x27;s search has saved me so much time. Particularly when working with lesser known &#x2F; used libraries.<p>Are there any other tools out there that provide a way to search quickly, in the same way GitHub&#x27;s work, in which their emphasis <i>is</i> on search?<p>I&#x27;d add, that by search I mean cross-repo search. Not just on a single codebase.<p>EDIT: changed some words

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pulkitsh1234almost 5 years ago
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softwaredougalmost 5 years ago
I find the Github search super frustrating.<p>I often want an IDE-like search experience. GoTo definition, or other similar browsing tools. Instead I have to think about the exact way to find a literal definition &quot;class Foo&quot;<p>I realize that&#x27;s ambitious - but it is Github after all!