Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Eugene @evgandr@bsd.cafe

1/15/2026, 5:16:19 PM

Public

Lol, #GitHub is so funny — #Microsoft disabled code search if you are not logged in.

Before, I successfully searched in some project's code without login, but looks like since 2026 #Microslop desided to make things worse.

Thankfully, "git clone" through HTTPS and good old grep still working without GitHub account, lol

Screenshot of GitHub with attempt to see the search results for code in some project. Attempt failed, because for now it is mandatory to log in, to see search results for code.

The message in the page states: "Sign in to search code on GitHub. Before you can access our code search functionality please sign in or create a free account."

Emacs frame with two windows: the "git clone" from GitHub repo in the top window, and the grep results on the bottom window.

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