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gh-search cannot strip repo url prefix #13862
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Describe the bug
The -R of gh search code does not support repo url, but only supports OWNER/REPO format
Affected version
gh version 2.93.0 (2026-05-28)
https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.93.0
Steps to reproduce the behavior
- Run commands in log
Expected vs actual behavior
Expect both commands to output results
Logs
$ gh search code -R https://github.com/cli/cli catch-all
no code results matched your search
$ gh search code -R cli/cli catch-all
Showing 1 of 1 results
cli/cli internal/run/stub.go
Activity
cli-triage commentedon Jul 13, 2026
This looks like a bug: the
-Rflag forgh search codesilently returns no results when given a full GitHub URL (e.g.,https://github.com/cli/cli) instead of either stripping the URL toOWNER/REPOor returning a clear error. No duplicate issues were found. I'm suggestingbugandpriority-3— it's a real defect but a workaround exists (useOWNER/REPOformat directly).BagToad commentedon Jul 20, 2026
Thanks for the issue!
This is expected because the
-R/--repoflag ongh searchisn't the same flag as the-Ron repo-scoped commands likegh issue listorgh pr view. On those commands,-Rselects a single base repository and accepts a few forms, including a full URL, which gets parsed down toOWNER/REPO.On
gh search,--repois a repository filter that can take multiple values and passes them straight through to GitHub's search syntax asrepo:OWNER/REPO. That qualifier only understands theOWNER/REPOform, so-R https://github.com/cli/clibecomesrepo:https://github.com/cli/cliand matches nothing.So the behavior is working as intended, but the flag's help text didn't make the expected format clear. I've opened #13922 to add an
OWNER/REPOformat hint to the--repoflag help across thegh searchcommands. In the meantime, use theOWNER/REPOform (-R cli/cli). Thanks for surfacing it!github-actions commentedon Jul 20, 2026
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BagToad commentedon Jul 20, 2026
Fixed by #13922