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Ctags is not always the best solution to this today. There are Language Server implementations for some modern languages that would offer these features and more. Also, as of 2019, there are other ctags alternatives to consider today, such as Universal Ctags.
Ctags lets you navigate code fast, and is perhaps the single most useful productivity boosting tool in any developer's arsenal. If you're not using Ctags yet, let's get you started.
I believe ctags defaults to sort=yes so these edits are not necessary. I'm wondering if the edits are useful. JohnBeckett 23:32, May 28, 2010 (UTC) The autocompletion does.NOT. work for boost shared pointers. So for example, if there is a section of code that looks like.
- Exuberant CTags extension for VSCode. A CTags definitions provider for VSCode. Registers with VSCode as a definitions provider for C/C files. Provides symbol autocompletion from tags file. Provides fast lookup even on large tags files. Handles symbols with multiple definitions. Provides commands for regenerating and reindexing the.
- UC comes free with UE. That's right – purchases of UltraEdit include a key for UltraCompare Pro at no additional cost! Together, UltraEdit and UltraCompare give you the ideal text and source code editor as well as the ability to effortlessly manage your changes, visually inspect your differences, and exercise quick and easy merge operations.
What's it for?
Free rar password recovery 4 software. Ctags indexes a project's tags, or names of its classes and methods. Coupled with some integration with your editor (shown: Vim's unite-tag), it will give you two interesting features to help you traverse code base:
Installing Ctags
Exuberant Ctags
In OS X, use Homebrew to install Exuberant Ctags. This is a more useful version of ctags than the one that ships with Xcode.
Ctags options
Let's make ctags ignore some common directories. Save this file as
~/.ctags
.Generate ctags for a project
Go to your project's path, and run ctags to generate a
tags
file in your project. This is the index of all tags in your project that your editor will use.Ignore all ctags files
It's safe to make all projects ignore all files called
tags
. I recommend setting up a global git ignore list.Vim setup
Auto-update ctags files
Use vim-autotag to automatically update
tags
files. This will only work on projects that have already had ctags -R
performed before.Jumping to tags
Use
:tag
to go to the definition of a certain tag. Optimax 125 hp manual. Usually, you will want to use this to jump to a certain Class or Method. Yes, this supports tab completion!From the command line
Use
vim -t
to open vim to a certain tag.Navigating through multiple definition
If you used
:tag
on a tag that's got multiple definitions, use these commands to sift through them all.Shortcut | Definition |
---|---|
:tn | Move to next definition (:tnext ) |
:tp | Move to previous definition (:tprevious ) |
:ts | List all definitions (:tselect ) |
Key shortcuts
You can also place your cursor on some text and press
^]
to jump to that tag.Shortcut | Definition |
---|---|
^] | Jump to definition |
^t | Jump back from definition |
^W } | Preview definition |
g] | See all definitions |
Unite integration
If you're using unite.vim, you can use unite-tag to browse tags. You can also check out my plugin, vim-fastunite, which offers a pre-packaged distribution of Unite.vim. Deva shree ganesha agneepath full song download.
Futher reading
Exuberant Ctags Windows
- Browsing programs with tags (vim.wikia.com)
Ctags For Windows
You have just read Navigate code like a pro with Ctags, written on April 22, 2015. This is Today I Learned, a collection of random tidbits I've learned through my day-to-day web development work. I'm Rico Sta. Cruz, @rstacruz on GitHub (and Twitter!).