finding-files-on-github.md

title	Finding files on GitHub
intro	You can search for a file in a repository using the file finder. To search for a file in multiple repositories on {% data variables.product.product_name %}, use the [`filename` code search qualifier](/articles/searching-code#search-by-filename).
redirect_from	/articles/finding-files-on-github /github/searching-for-information-on-github/finding-files-on-github /github/searching-for-information-on-github/searching-on-github/finding-files-on-github
versions	fpt ghes ghae * * *
topics	GitHub search

{% tip %}

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."

{% endtip %}

{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %} 2. Above the list of files, click Go to file. 3. In the search field, type the name of the file you'd like to find. 4. In the list of results, click the file you wanted to find.

Further reading

• "About searching on GitHub"