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@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ Forgejo supports code search through an indexer and `git-grep` as a fallback whe
 
 If `REPO_INDEXER_ENABLED` is set to `false`, the code search function will be limited to a single repository and will use [`git-grep`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-grep).
 
-Currently, only fixed strings are supported and any case differences are ignored. The search results will include the matched line, along with a context of three lines before and after the match. The search query will be executed on the default branch of the repository.
+Currently, only fixed strings are supported and any case differences are ignored. The search results will include the matched line, along with a single line before and after the match.
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+Since, the searches are performed in the fly they may be performed on any valid branch or tag.
 
 # Indexer
 
 For advanced search queries and searching across an entire organisation or instance, `REPO_INDEXER_ENABLED: true` enables code search via bleve/elasticsearch.
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+However, search results are limited to the HEAD of the repository.