Search by label using logical OR

[superkhau]

I want to filter labels using a query like label:bug OR label:feature. Is there a way to do this? Seems to only support AND ATM.

[TPS]

Should probably be implemented along with #65. 👍

[OliverJAsh]

This has been changed in the current GitHub version: By default labels now use OR

I'm not seeing this. If I filter by two labels, the search performs an AND

[bltierney]

seems to be an 'AND' for both labels in a single issue. What I want is an OR across all issues.

[rue-dluria]

Having an option between OR and AND would be fantastic - a use case at my org is that many of our PRs have a help wanted or ready for review label, both of which mean that the PR needs attention, and there's no way to have a single filter that captures both.

[avalan4e57]

That would be quite helpful! It was a surprise for me when I've found out that there could be no optional logical operators for search.

[anatoliyarkhipov]

Also it would be nice to have OR for search by authors

[tseabra]

For me its review :)
Suggestions:

• review:none,changes_requested
• review:none|changes_requested
• review:none or review:changes_requested

[OBreidenbach]

+1
An 'or' would be great. ;-)

[malyuk]

@jotaen - I am sorry about this. I was just over excited about possibility to use logical OR in issues filtering and wanted to upvote :) 3 different teams are using shared repo for issue tracking on our end which creates a need for labeling that looks like this:

Once I want to see all issues that are in QA, I have to go over each label and look at them individually. Ideally, I would like to sum them up.

[jtakalai]

Gitlab already does this (they seem to be using ElasticSearch). What gives? https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/search/advanced_search_syntax.html#using-the-advanced-syntax-search

[chris-heathwood-mood]

+1
Really slowing me down I have 4 filters I check on a regular basis which could be one if an 'or' existed.

[alexfornuto]

So I wonder how many others in this thread (myself included) didn't notice that this is not an official GitHub repo, only used for public tracking of issues otherwise sent privately.

That means for this feature request to get any love from GitHub, each of us should email support@github.com to voice our support for this idea.

See https://github.com/isaacs/github/blob/master/README.md for more details.

[teknoraver]

If I try to find my commits on repo with more than 10 stars, I get a lot of results from repos with 0 star:

https://github.com/search?q=author:teknoraver+-user:teknoraver+stars:>10&type=Commits

what I'm doing wrong?

[TPS]

@teknoraver My guess? A typo & an unsafe encode.… Try:
https://github.com/search?q=author:teknoraver+-user:teknoraver+stars:%3E10+type=Commits

[teknoraver]

@teknoraver My guess? A typo & an unsafe encode.… Try:
https://github.com/search?q=author:teknoraver+-user:teknoraver+stars:%3E10+type=Commits

Hi. the &type=Commits is added automatically when switch from "repositories" and "commits" by clicking on the left menu

[sypets]

There is also a StackOverflow question about this: Can I search github labels with logical operator OR?

[oprogramador]

message from developer@githubsupport.com :

Hi Piotr,

Thanks for your feedback! We're always working to improve GitHub and we consider every suggestion we receive. I don't show that we are planning to offer logical OR in our searches this year, but I have added it to our internal Feature Request List.

We can't say if/when we may add a feature, however your feedback has definitely been recorded.

Cheers, 
GitHub Support

[alexfornuto]

heh, 3 years to get put on the list to maybe be looked at sometime after the next year.

[dpaks]

Any update on this? 5th anniversary is just about a month away!

[Rand-Random]

Happy 5th birthday!

[ahsf]

still open? come on ...
this makes me want to switch back to CVS

[Rocking80]

My God, 5 years passed and this issue is still OPEN!
What are those product owners of github?

[ElectricRCAircraftGuy]

FYI all: here's my answer, to provide insight meanwhile, on Can I search github labels with logical operator OR?

And for anyone using GitHub for no cost, remember what you paid for it.

And for anyone complaining here (which does less good) but NOT also contacting GitHub via their support page (which does more good), please go do that now: https://support.github.com/contact/feedback.

This Issue is a 3rd-party issue tracker on a 3rd-party repo which is NOT officially sponsored by, nor used by, nor monitored by the github development team. So, if you expect them to follow this issue here but you aren't providing them feedback above and linking your feedback to them back to here (ie: giving them this link in your feedback to them), your expectations are in vain.

cc: @Rocking80, @ahsf, @mjonchhe, @Rand-Random, @dpaks, @delfu, @nestor-custodio, @a-elhag, @anyayunli, etc.

[Levi-Lesches]

And for anyone using GitHub for FREE, remember what you paid for it.

Honestly, this is a real head-scratcher in most support forums. I'd also love this feature, but for those of you losing your cool (not many), c'mon. It's a free service, and while new features and improvements are always nice, it's also free! Being appreciative of free software is one of the pinnacles of open-source.

[TPS]

@Levi-Lesches To be fair, if GitHub was open-source, this would likely have been kludged in w/in a week of request, & then (probably) properly added some point since then.

[oprogramador]

@superkhau

Are you going to clone this proposal to https://github.com/github/feedback/discussions ?

[superkhau]

Wow, I can't believe this is still here! Let's hope this gets solved before the next half decade. 🍻

@oprogramador Unfortunately, I don't have admin rights and cannot convert this issue to a discussion.

[oprogramador]

@superkhau

It seems that everybody can create a discussion there https://github.com/github/feedback/discussions/new but maybe you have to do that manually.

[superkhau]

@oprogramador Done! Please show your support at community/community#4507. 🚀

[Rand-Random]

@superkhau
Forgot to close this? Or why keep both open?

[superkhau]

@Rand-Random I'm not sure if closing this will have any major ramifications -- what does everyone here think?

Thumbs up this comment if you think this should be closed in favour of the linked discussion.

[0xdevalias]

The official GitHub team and other maintainers are discussing the best way to handle migrations on another issue on this repo. I’d suggest not closing anything and letting them handle it all appropriately

[Levi-Lesches]

To be fair, closing an issue does nothing in terms of moving content. A bot can still read and move the comments and even a clossed issue can still be converted to a discussion (just tested to make sure). I think the issues here should be closed to indicate that future discussion should be done on the official forums and that this is here just for archival purposes.

What's likely to happen in terms of migration is that issues will be transferred to github/feedback and then converted to discussions there. Again, no impact if the issue is closed.

[0xdevalias]

There may be no ‘technical limitation’, but by closing the issue it will likely fade into the noise of irrelevant/already fixed/duplicate/etc issues. It’s still an issue, thus it should stay open. At least until any official advice otherwise.

[michellemerrill]

👋🏼 hi everyone, closing this issue in favor of community/community#4507 - be sure to watch this space for updates on this enhancement soon!

[TPS]

@michellemerrill Locked resolved doesn't seem quite right yet… or does your update have that quick an ETA? 🤔

[michellemerrill]

@TPS I agree -- I was locking it temporarily as we received some spam on it (which now looks to be deleted) -- unlocking, but keeping closed as we will comment on updates in the discussions thread. Stay tuned... soon!!!

[RanganaFernando]

If Google owns Github, they will definitely give this feature.
but you know Microsoft, they don't care

[emmaviolet]

@TPS it was a fairly quick ETA! https://github.blog/changelog/2021-08-02-search-issues-by-label-using-logical-or/

Do head to the feedback issue with any comments community/community#4507

[TPS]

@emmaviolet Just to find out, is that comma syntax usable w/ any other filters, e.g., user:, org:, &c?

[emmaviolet]

Just to find out, is that comma syntax usable w/ any other filters, e.g., user:, org:, &c?

@TPS sorry, I missed this! Currently this only works with issue labels. We could look into the others though :-)