# Finding repositories (/docs/guides/finding-repositories)

Search your repositories, your stars and all of GitHub, and sort or narrow the list.

## Your repositories [#your-repositories]

`gh select` opens on **My repos**: everything you own, plus repositories from your organizations and ones you collaborate on. Type to filter by name.

![Typing in the search box filters the list](/screens/list.png)

`enter` opens the [action menu](/docs/reference/action-menu) for the highlighted repository.

## Starred [#starred]

Press `tab` once to see the repositories you starred.

![The Starred tab](/screens/starred.png)

## All of GitHub [#all-of-github]

Press `tab` again to search all of GitHub. Type a name and results appear when you pause typing.

![Searching GitHub for charmbracelet bubbletea](/screens/github-search.png)

You can type any of these:

- a repository name, such as `bubbletea`
- an owner, such as `charmbracelet`
- `owner/repo`, `owner repo` or `owner-repo`
- a URL or a whole `git clone` command

The repository you named is pinned on top. If you paste a URL while on My repos or Starred, gh-select switches to GitHub search for you.

`shift+tab` goes back one tab. `esc` clears the search.

## Sort [#sort]

`ctrl+s` changes the order. The current sort is shown in the footer. The choices are most recently updated, stars and name. Starred and GitHub add recently pushed.

## Narrow the list [#narrow-the-list]

Add a filter word to the search to keep only some repositories. They work in all three tabs and combine with ordinary text.

| Type                         | Keeps                             |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| `lang:go`                    | repositories written mainly in Go |
| `is:public` or `is:private`  | public or private repositories    |
| `is:fork` or `is:source`     | forks, or original repositories   |
| `is:archived` or `is:active` | archived, or not archived         |
| `is:local`                   | repositories you already cloned   |
| `is:mine`                    | repositories you own              |

For example, `lang:go is:mine` lists the Go repositories you own. The [filter token reference](/docs/reference/filter-tokens) has the details, including how they map to GitHub search.