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Il s'agit de feuilleter le registre jusqu'à la découverte.

Il s'agit de feuilleter le registre jusqu'à la découverte.
It is a matter of leafing through the register until the discovery.
From Lesson 331:Extreme consequence (au point que)·French

Questions & Answers about Il s'agit de feuilleter le registre jusqu'à la découverte.

What exactly does Il s'agit de mean in this context?
Il s'agit de is an impersonal expression meaning "it is a matter of", "the task is to", or "what is required is". It is often used to define the core purpose of an action or explain what needs to be done.
How does the word feuilleter relate to leaves?
The verb feuilleter comes from the noun feuille, which means a "leaf" (of a tree) or a "sheet" (of paper). Just like in English, it translates perfectly to "leafing through" a book or document.
Why doesn't jusqu'à trigger the subjunctive here, as we learned for "until"?
The subjunctive is only required when "until" acts as a conjunction introducing a full clause with a subject and verb (jusqu'à ce que). Because this sentence uses a simple noun (la découverte), jusqu'à functions as a preposition, so there is no verb to put in the subjunctive.
Could we use a verb instead of the noun découverte here?
Yes! You could say jusqu'à découvrir (using the infinitive). In French, you can use jusqu'à + infinitive when the same unspecified person is doing the leafing and the discovering. Using the noun la découverte just sounds a bit more formal and concise.

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