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 # Repository indexer
 
+## Builtin repository code search without indexer
+
+Users could do repository-level code search without setting up a repository indexer.
+The builtin code search is based on the `git grep` command, which is fast and efficient for small repositories.
+Better code search support could be achieved by setting up the repository indexer.
+
 ## Setting up the repository indexer
 
 Gitea can search through the files of the repositories by enabling this function in your [`app.ini`](administration/config-cheat-sheet.md):
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 | Git Blame                                   | ✓                                                   | ✘    | ✓         | ✓         | ✓         | ✓         | ✓            | ✓            |
 | Visual comparison of image changes          | ✓                                                   | ✘    | ✓         | ?         | ?         | ?         | ✘            | ✘            |
 
+- Gitea has builtin repository-level code search
+- Better code search support could be achieved by [using a repository indexer](administration/repo-indexer.md)
+
 ## Issue Tracker
 
 | Feature                       | Gitea                                               | Gogs | GitHub EE | GitLab CE | GitLab EE | BitBucket | RhodeCode CE | RhodeCode EE |