FAQs

Learn about some of the most commonly asked questions about Code Search.

Code Search

Does Code Search work with my repositories?

Code Search works with all your repositories. Likewise, you can also search through our public code that has a 2 million+ open source codebase.

Who can search my code?

Public code is searchable by anyone, but your private code can be searched only by users who have access to it.

No, the default search-based code navigation works out of the box without any configuration. However, for an advanced and customized navigation experience your site admin will set up precise code navigation.

What is the max file size limit for Code Search?

By default, files larger than 1 MB are excluded from search results.

What programming languages are supported?

Code Search supports almost all programming languages: Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#/C/C++, Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin, Ruby, Scala, Rust, Perl, Dart, Erlang, COBOL, Clojure, Lisp, Shell, Terraform, Lua, GraphQL, Thrift, Protobuf, YAML, JSON, Jsonnet, R, PHP, Elixir, Haskell, PowerShell, OCaml, CUDA, Pascal, Verilog, VHDL, Groovy, and Tcl.

What deployment options are available with Code Search?

Code Search supports the following deployment options: Kubernetes cluster, Amazon EKS or EC2, Google GKE, Microsoft, Azure AKS, Docker Compose, and Docker Compose in GCP. Read more about our deployment docs here.

Why are my results sometimes incorrect?

If an index is not found for a particular file in a repository, Sourcegraph will fall back to search-based code navigation. You may occasionally see results from search-based code navigation even when you have uploaded an index. This can happen in the following scenarios:

The line containing the symbol was created or edited between the nearest indexed commit and the commit being browsed. The Find references panel may include search-based results, but only after all of the precise results have been displayed. This ensures every symbol has useful code navigation.

What languages are supported?

Search-based code navigation supports 40 programming languages, including all of the most popular ones: Apex, Clojure, Cobol, C++, C#, CSS, Cuda, Dart, Elixir, Erlang, Go, GraphQL, Groovy, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Jsonnet, Kotlin, Lisp, Lua, OCaml, Pascal, Perl, PHP, PowerShell, Protobuf, Python, R, Ruby, Rust, Scala, Shell, Starlark, Strato, Swift, Tcl, Thrift, TypeScript, Verilog, VHDL.

Why does it sometimes time out?

The symbol search performance section describes query paths and performance. Consider using Rockskip if you're experiencing frequent timeouts.