The repository filtering when searching by code dissapeared

[Thialesssu]

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Bug

💬 Feature/Topic Area

Code Search and Navigation

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I was trying to search code on a repository, but, it only said "Press / to search", when I did that, it was aiming to search on ALL of github, not that specific repository, i've searched code with this before with no problem inside the repository

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[amrthesha213-netizen]

This sounds more like a search indexing or UI issue than a problem with the repository itself.

GitHub has recently updated parts of the code search experience, and in some cases the repository-specific search context isn't preserved when using the global search bar or the / shortcut. As a result, pressing / may open the global search instead of limiting results to the current repository.

A few things that may help:

Try opening the repository's Code tab first, then use the search bar from within the repository instead of the global search.

If you're using the new code search experience, check whether the repository filter (repo:owner/repository) is being applied automatically. If not, adding it manually should restrict the search to that repository.

If the repository is private, ensure you still have the required permissions, as missing access can also affect repository-scoped search.

If the repository was recently renamed, transferred, or has had a large number of new commits, the search index may take some time to update.

If none of these apply and the repository filter has completely disappeared compared to previous behavior, it may be a regression in GitHub's search UI rather than an issue with your repository. In that case, reporting it with screenshots and browser details would help the GitHub team reproduce the problem.