[weinzierl]

If you search code for a string you know is there it is completely git or miss if it is found. Always has been like that.

Also see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35144250

[edflsafoiewq]

I assumed you were talking about issue search, since that's what the thread is about.

[idunnoman1222]

Oh yeah, where on the Internet does this work reliably?please don’t say gitlab

[maeil]

Sourcegraph.

[trollbridge]

grep -rli search_this some-repo # (or use rg if you prefer)

[idunnoman1222]

Holy shit what a good idea why doesn’t GitHub just let you use ripgrep?!?!?

[edflsafoiewq]

Too expensive I assume.