code-search

To find function definitions and usages across a large codebase, use code search to identify and locate symbols with precise location reporting including file paths and line numbers. It enables fast code understanding across multiple files.

Exploring code patterns for feature planning involves identifying structural conventions and usages across files. Code search helps understand these patterns and facilitates feature exploration and refactor planning across multiple languages.

You can locate implementation details across multiple programming languages using code search. It performs read-only navigation to discover definitions, usages, and patterns while providing contextual snippets for rapid comprehension.

Code search does not modify files when locating variables and classes. It ensures read-only navigation to identify definitions and usages, reporting precise locations and contextual snippets without altering the underlying codebase.

To validate changes against existing usages during a refactor, locate where symbols are defined and used across the repository. Code search provides precise location reporting and contextual snippets to ensure safe modifications.

You need code search for onboarding new codepaths when you must quickly understand unfamiliar code structure and locate implementation details. It reduces manual searching by rapidly identifying definitions, usages, and patterns.