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*tagsrch.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2013 Jul 28
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VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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Tags and special searches *tags-and-searches*
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See section |29.1| of the user manual for an introduction.
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1. Jump to a tag |tag-commands|
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2. Tag stack |tag-stack|
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3. Tag match list |tag-matchlist|
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4. Tags details |tag-details|
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5. Tags file format |tags-file-format|
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6. Include file searches |include-search|
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==============================================================================
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1. Jump to a tag *tag-commands*
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*tag* *tags*
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A tag is an identifier that appears in a "tags" file. It is a sort of label
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that can be jumped to. For example: In C programs each function name can be
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used as a tag. The "tags" file has to be generated by a program like ctags,
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before the tag commands can be used.
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With the ":tag" command the cursor will be positioned on the tag. With the
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CTRL-] command, the keyword on which the cursor is standing is used as the
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tag. If the cursor is not on a keyword, the first keyword to the right of the
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cursor is used.
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The ":tag" command works very well for C programs. If you see a call to a
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function and wonder what that function does, position the cursor inside of the
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function name and hit CTRL-]. This will bring you to the function definition.
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An easy way back is with the CTRL-T command. Also read about the tag stack
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below.
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*:ta* *:tag* *E426* *E429*
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:[count]ta[g][!] {ident}
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Jump to the definition of {ident}, using the
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information in the tags file(s). Put {ident} in the
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tag stack. See |tag-!| for [!].
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{ident} can be a regexp pattern, see |tag-regexp|.
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When there are several matching tags for {ident}, jump
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to the [count] one. When [count] is omitted the
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first one is jumped to. See |tag-matchlist| for
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jumping to other matching tags.
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g<LeftMouse> *g<LeftMouse>*
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<C-LeftMouse> *<C-LeftMouse>* *CTRL-]*
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CTRL-] Jump to the definition of the keyword under the
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cursor. Same as ":tag {ident}", where {ident} is the
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keyword under or after cursor.
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When there are several matching tags for {ident}, jump
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to the [count] one. When no [count] is given the
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first one is jumped to. See |tag-matchlist| for
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jumping to other matching tags.
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{Vi: identifier after the cursor}
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*v_CTRL-]*
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{Visual}CTRL-] Same as ":tag {ident}", where {ident} is the text that
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is highlighted. {not in Vi}
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*telnet-CTRL-]*
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CTRL-] is the default telnet escape key. When you type CTRL-] to jump to a
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tag, you will get the telnet prompt instead. Most versions of telnet allow
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changing or disabling the default escape key. See the telnet man page. You
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can 'telnet -E {Hostname}' to disable the escape character, or 'telnet -e
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{EscapeCharacter} {Hostname}' to specify another escape character. If
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possible, try to use "ssh" instead of "telnet" to avoid this problem.
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*tag-priority*
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When there are multiple matches for a tag, this priority is used:
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1. "FSC" A full matching static tag for the current file.
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2. "F C" A full matching global tag for the current file.
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3. "F " A full matching global tag for another file.
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4. "FS " A full matching static tag for another file.
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5. " SC" An ignore-case matching static tag for the current file.
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6. " C" An ignore-case matching global tag for the current file.
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7. " " An ignore-case matching global tag for another file.
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8. " S " An ignore-case matching static tag for another file.
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Note that when the current file changes, the priority list is mostly not
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changed, to avoid confusion when using ":tnext". It is changed when using
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":tag {ident}".
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The ignore-case matches are not found for a ":tag" command when the
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'ignorecase' option is off. They are found when a pattern is used (starting
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with a "/") and for ":tselect", also when 'ignorecase' is off. Note that
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using ignore-case tag searching disables binary searching in the tags file,
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which causes a slowdown. This can be avoided by fold-case sorting the tag
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file. See the 'tagbsearch' option for an explanation.
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==============================================================================
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2. Tag stack *tag-stack* *tagstack* *E425*
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On the tag stack is remembered which tags you jumped to, and from where.
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Tags are only pushed onto the stack when the 'tagstack' option is set.
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g<RightMouse> *g<RightMouse>*
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<C-RightMouse> *<C-RightMouse>* *CTRL-T*
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CTRL-T Jump to [count] older entry in the tag stack
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(default 1). {not in Vi}
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*:po* *:pop* *E555* *E556*
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:[count]po[p][!] Jump to [count] older entry in tag stack (default 1).
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See |tag-!| for [!]. {not in Vi}
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:[count]ta[g][!] Jump to [count] newer entry in tag stack (default 1).
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See |tag-!| for [!]. {not in Vi}
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*:tags*
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:tags Show the contents of the tag stack. The active
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entry is marked with a '>'. {not in Vi}
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The output of ":tags" looks like this:
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# TO tag FROM line in file/text
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1 1 main 1 harddisk2:text/vim/test
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> 2 2 FuncA 58 i = FuncA(10);
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3 1 FuncC 357 harddisk2:text/vim/src/amiga.c
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This list shows the tags that you jumped to and the cursor position before
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that jump. The older tags are at the top, the newer at the bottom.
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The '>' points to the active entry. This is the tag that will be used by the
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next ":tag" command. The CTRL-T and ":pop" command will use the position
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above the active entry.
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Below the "TO" is the number of the current match in the match list. Note
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that this doesn't change when using ":pop" or ":tag".
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The line number and file name are remembered to be able to get back to where
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you were before the tag command. The line number will be correct, also when
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deleting/inserting lines, unless this was done by another program (e.g.
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another instance of Vim).
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For the current file, the "file/text" column shows the text at the position.
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An indent is removed and a long line is truncated to fit in the window.
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You can jump to previously used tags with several commands. Some examples:
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":pop" or CTRL-T to position before previous tag
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{count}CTRL-T to position before {count} older tag
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":tag" to newer tag
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":0tag" to last used tag
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The most obvious way to use this is while browsing through the call graph of
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a program. Consider the following call graph:
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main ---> FuncA ---> FuncC
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---> FuncB
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(Explanation: main calls FuncA and FuncB; FuncA calls FuncC).
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You can get from main to FuncA by using CTRL-] on the call to FuncA. Then
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you can CTRL-] to get to FuncC. If you now want to go back to main you can
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use CTRL-T twice. Then you can CTRL-] to FuncB.
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If you issue a ":ta {ident}" or CTRL-] command, this tag is inserted at the
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current position in the stack. If the stack was full (it can hold up to 20
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entries), the oldest entry is deleted and the older entries shift one
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position up (their index number is decremented by one). If the last used
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entry was not at the bottom, the entries below the last used one are
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deleted. This means that an old branch in the call graph is lost. After the
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commands explained above the tag stack will look like this:
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# TO tag FROM line in file/text
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1 1 main 1 harddisk2:text/vim/test
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2 1 FuncB 59 harddisk2:text/vim/src/main.c
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*E73*
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When you try to use the tag stack while it doesn't contain anything you will
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get an error message.
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==============================================================================
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3. Tag match list *tag-matchlist* *E427* *E428*
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When there are several matching tags, these commands can be used to jump
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between them. Note that these commands don't change the tag stack, they keep
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the same entry.
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*:ts* *:tselect*
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:ts[elect][!] [ident] List the tags that match [ident], using the
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information in the tags file(s).
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When [ident] is not given, the last tag name from the
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tag stack is used.
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With a '>' in the first column is indicated which is
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the current position in the list (if there is one).
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[ident] can be a regexp pattern, see |tag-regexp|.
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See |tag-priority| for the priorities used in the
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listing. {not in Vi}
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Example output:
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nr pri kind tag file
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1 F f mch_delay os_amiga.c
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mch_delay(msec, ignoreinput)
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> 2 F f mch_delay os_msdos.c
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mch_delay(msec, ignoreinput)
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3 F f mch_delay os_unix.c
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mch_delay(msec, ignoreinput)
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Enter nr of choice (<CR> to abort):
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<
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See |tag-priority| for the "pri" column. Note that
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this depends on the current file, thus using
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":tselect xxx" can produce different results.
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The "kind" column gives the kind of tag, if this was
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included in the tags file.
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The "info" column shows information that could be
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found in the tags file. It depends on the program
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that produced the tags file.
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When the list is long, you may get the |more-prompt|.
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If you already see the tag you want to use, you can
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type 'q' and enter the number.
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*:sts* *:stselect*
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:sts[elect][!] [ident] Does ":tselect[!] [ident]" and splits the window for
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the selected tag. {not in Vi}
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*g]*
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g] Like CTRL-], but use ":tselect" instead of ":tag".
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{not in Vi}
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*v_g]*
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{Visual}g] Same as "g]", but use the highlighted text as the
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identifier. {not in Vi}
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*:tj* *:tjump*
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:tj[ump][!] [ident] Like ":tselect", but jump to the tag directly when
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there is only one match. {not in Vi}
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*:stj* *:stjump*
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:stj[ump][!] [ident] Does ":tjump[!] [ident]" and splits the window for the
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selected tag. {not in Vi}
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*g_CTRL-]*
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g CTRL-] Like CTRL-], but use ":tjump" instead of ":tag".
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{not in Vi}
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*v_g_CTRL-]*
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{Visual}g CTRL-] Same as "g CTRL-]", but use the highlighted text as
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the identifier. {not in Vi}
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*:tn* *:tnext*
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:[count]tn[ext][!] Jump to [count] next matching tag (default 1). See
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|tag-!| for [!]. {not in Vi}
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*:tp* *:tprevious*
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:[count]tp[revious][!] Jump to [count] previous matching tag (default 1).
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See |tag-!| for [!]. {not in Vi}
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*:tN* *:tNext*
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:[count]tN[ext][!] Same as ":tprevious". {not in Vi}
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*:tr* *:trewind*
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:[count]tr[ewind][!] Jump to first matching tag. If [count] is given, jump
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to [count]th matching tag. See |tag-!| for [!]. {not
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in Vi}
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*:tf* *:tfirst*
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:[count]tf[irst][!] Same as ":trewind". {not in Vi}
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*:tl* *:tlast*
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:tl[ast][!] Jump to last matching tag. See |tag-!| for [!]. {not
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in Vi}
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*:lt* *:ltag*
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:lt[ag][!] [ident] Jump to tag [ident] and add the matching tags to a new
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location list for the current window. [ident] can be
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a regexp pattern, see |tag-regexp|. When [ident] is
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not given, the last tag name from the tag stack is
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used. The search pattern to locate the tag line is
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prefixed with "\V" to escape all the special
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characters (very nomagic). The location list showing
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the matching tags is independent of the tag stack.
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See |tag-!| for [!].
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{not in Vi}
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When there is no other message, Vim shows which matching tag has been jumped
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to, and the number of matching tags: >
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tag 1 of 3 or more
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The " or more" is used to indicate that Vim didn't try all the tags files yet.
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When using ":tnext" a few times, or with ":tlast", more matches may be found.
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When you didn't see this message because of some other message, or you just
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want to know where you are, this command will show it again (and jump to the
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same tag as last time): >
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:0tn
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<
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*tag-skip-file*
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When a matching tag is found for which the file doesn't exist, this match is
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skipped and the next matching tag is used. Vim reports this, to notify you of
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missing files. When the end of the list of matches has been reached, an error
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message is given.
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*tag-preview*
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The tag match list can also be used in the preview window. The commands are
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the same as above, with a "p" prepended.
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{not available when compiled without the |+quickfix| feature}
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*:pts* *:ptselect*
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:pts[elect][!] [ident] Does ":tselect[!] [ident]" and shows the new tag in a
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"Preview" window. See |:ptag| for more info.
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{not in Vi}
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*:ptj* *:ptjump*
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:ptj[ump][!] [ident] Does ":tjump[!] [ident]" and shows the new tag in a
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"Preview" window. See |:ptag| for more info.
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{not in Vi}
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*:ptn* *:ptnext*
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:[count]ptn[ext][!] ":tnext" in the preview window. See |:ptag|.
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{not in Vi}
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*:ptp* *:ptprevious*
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:[count]ptp[revious][!] ":tprevious" in the preview window. See |:ptag|.
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{not in Vi}
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*:ptN* *:ptNext*
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:[count]ptN[ext][!] Same as ":ptprevious". {not in Vi}
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*:ptr* *:ptrewind*
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:[count]ptr[ewind][!] ":trewind" in the preview window. See |:ptag|.
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{not in Vi}
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*:ptf* *:ptfirst*
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:[count]ptf[irst][!] Same as ":ptrewind". {not in Vi}
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*:ptl* *:ptlast*
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:ptl[ast][!] ":tlast" in the preview window. See |:ptag|.
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{not in Vi}
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==============================================================================
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4. Tags details *tag-details*
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*static-tag*
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A static tag is a tag that is defined for a specific file. In a C program
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this could be a static function.
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In Vi jumping to a tag sets the current search pattern. This means that
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the "n" command after jumping to a tag does not search for the same pattern
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that it did before jumping to the tag. Vim does not do this as we consider it
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to be a bug. You can still find the tag search pattern in the search history.
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If you really want the old Vi behavior, set the 't' flag in 'cpoptions'.
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*tag-binary-search*
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Vim uses binary searching in the tags file to find the desired tag quickly
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(when enabled at compile time |+tag_binary|). But this only works if the
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tags file was sorted on ASCII byte value. Therefore, if no match was found,
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another try is done with a linear search. If you only want the linear search,
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reset the 'tagbsearch' option. Or better: Sort the tags file!
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Note that the binary searching is disabled when not looking for a tag with a
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specific name. This happens when ignoring case and when a regular expression
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is used that doesn't start with a fixed string. Tag searching can be a lot
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slower then. The former can be avoided by case-fold sorting the tags file.
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See 'tagbsearch' for details.
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*tag-regexp*
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The ":tag" and ":tselect" commands accept a regular expression argument. See
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|pattern| for the special characters that can be used.
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When the argument starts with '/', it is used as a pattern. If the argument
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does not start with '/', it is taken literally, as a full tag name.
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Examples: >
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:tag main
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< jumps to the tag "main" that has the highest priority. >
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:tag /^get
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< jumps to the tag that starts with "get" and has the highest priority. >
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:tag /norm
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< lists all the tags that contain "norm", including "id_norm".
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When the argument both exists literally, and match when used as a regexp, a
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literal match has a higher priority. For example, ":tag /open" matches "open"
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before "open_file" and "file_open".
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When using a pattern case is ignored. If you want to match case use "\C" in
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the pattern.
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*tag-!*
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If the tag is in the current file this will always work. Otherwise the
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performed actions depend on whether the current file was changed, whether a !
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is added to the command and on the 'autowrite' option:
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tag in file autowrite ~
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current file changed ! option action ~
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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yes x x x goto tag
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no no x x read other file, goto tag
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no yes yes x abandon current file, read other file, goto
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tag
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no yes no on write current file, read other file, goto
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tag
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no yes no off fail
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- If the tag is in the current file, the command will always work.
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- If the tag is in another file and the current file was not changed, the
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other file will be made the current file and read into the buffer.
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- If the tag is in another file, the current file was changed and a ! is
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added to the command, the changes to the current file are lost, the other
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file will be made the current file and read into the buffer.
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- If the tag is in another file, the current file was changed and the
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'autowrite' option is on, the current file will be written, the other
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file will be made the current file and read into the buffer.
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- If the tag is in another file, the current file was changed and the
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'autowrite' option is off, the command will fail. If you want to save
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the changes, use the ":w" command and then use ":tag" without an argument.
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This works because the tag is put on the stack anyway. If you want to lose
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the changes you can use the ":tag!" command.
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*tag-security*
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Note that Vim forbids some commands, for security reasons. This works like
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using the 'secure' option for exrc/vimrc files in the current directory. See
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|trojan-horse| and |sandbox|.
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When the {tagaddress} changes a buffer, you will get a warning message:
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"WARNING: tag command changed a buffer!!!"
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In a future version changing the buffer will be impossible. All this for
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security reasons: Somebody might hide a nasty command in the tags file, which
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would otherwise go unnoticed. Example: >
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:$d|/tag-function-name/
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{this security prevention is not present in Vi}
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In Vi the ":tag" command sets the last search pattern when the tag is searched
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for. In Vim this is not done, the previous search pattern is still remembered,
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unless the 't' flag is present in 'cpoptions'. The search pattern is always
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put in the search history, so you can modify it if searching fails.
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*emacs-tags* *emacs_tags* *E430*
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Emacs style tag files are only supported if Vim was compiled with the
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|+emacs_tags| feature enabled. Sorry, there is no explanation about Emacs tag
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files here, it is only supported for backwards compatibility :-).
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Lines in Emacs tags files can be very long. Vim only deals with lines of up
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to about 510 bytes. To see whether lines are ignored set 'verbose' to 5 or
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higher.
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*tags-option*
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The 'tags' option is a list of file names. Each of these files is searched
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for the tag. This can be used to use a different tags file than the default
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file "tags". It can also be used to access a common tags file.
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The next file in the list is not used when:
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- A matching static tag for the current buffer has been found.
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- A matching global tag has been found.
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This also depends on the 'ignorecase' option. If it is off, and the tags file
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only has a match without matching case, the next tags file is searched for a
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match with matching case. If no tag with matching case is found, the first
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match without matching case is used. If 'ignorecase' is on, and a matching
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global tag with or without matching case is found, this one is used, no
|
|
further tags files are searched.
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|
|
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When a tag file name starts with "./", the '.' is replaced with the path of
|
|
the current file. This makes it possible to use a tags file in the directory
|
|
where the current file is (no matter what the current directory is). The idea
|
|
of using "./" is that you can define which tag file is searched first: In the
|
|
current directory ("tags,./tags") or in the directory of the current file
|
|
("./tags,tags").
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For example: >
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:set tags=./tags,tags,/home/user/commontags
|
|
|
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In this example the tag will first be searched for in the file "tags" in the
|
|
directory where the current file is. Next the "tags" file in the current
|
|
directory. If it is not found there, then the file "/home/user/commontags"
|
|
will be searched for the tag.
|
|
|
|
This can be switched off by including the 'd' flag in 'cpoptions', to make
|
|
it Vi compatible. "./tags" will then be the tags file in the current
|
|
directory, instead of the tags file in the directory where the current file
|
|
is.
|
|
|
|
Instead of the comma a space may be used. Then a backslash is required for
|
|
the space to be included in the string option: >
|
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:set tags=tags\ /home/user/commontags
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|
|
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To include a space in a file name use three backslashes. To include a comma
|
|
in a file name use two backslashes. For example, use: >
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:set tags=tag\\\ file,/home/user/common\\,tags
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|
|
|
for the files "tag file" and "/home/user/common,tags". The 'tags' option will
|
|
have the value "tag\ file,/home/user/common\,tags".
|
|
|
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If the 'tagrelative' option is on (which is the default) and using a tag file
|
|
in another directory, file names in that tag file are relative to the
|
|
directory where the tag file is.
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|
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==============================================================================
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5. Tags file format *tags-file-format* *E431*
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*ctags* *jtags*
|
|
A tags file can be created with an external command, for example "ctags". It
|
|
will contain a tag for each function. Some versions of "ctags" will also make
|
|
a tag for each "#defined" macro, typedefs, enums, etc.
|
|
|
|
Some programs that generate tags files:
|
|
ctags As found on most Unix systems. Only supports C. Only
|
|
does the basic work.
|
|
*Exuberant_ctags*
|
|
exuberant ctags This a very good one. It works for C, C++, Java,
|
|
Fortran, Eiffel and others. It can generate tags for
|
|
many items. See http://ctags.sourceforge.net.
|
|
etags Connected to Emacs. Supports many languages.
|
|
JTags For Java, in Java. It can be found at
|
|
http://www.fleiner.com/jtags/.
|
|
ptags.py For Python, in Python. Found in your Python source
|
|
directory at Tools/scripts/ptags.py.
|
|
ptags For Perl, in Perl. It can be found at
|
|
http://www.eleves.ens.fr:8080/home/nthiery/Tags/.
|
|
gnatxref For Ada. See http://www.gnuada.org/. gnatxref is
|
|
part of the gnat package.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The lines in the tags file must have one of these three formats:
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|
|
|
1. {tagname} {TAB} {tagfile} {TAB} {tagaddress}
|
|
2. {tagfile}:{tagname} {TAB} {tagfile} {TAB} {tagaddress}
|
|
3. {tagname} {TAB} {tagfile} {TAB} {tagaddress} {term} {field} ..
|
|
|
|
The first is a normal tag, which is completely compatible with Vi. It is the
|
|
only format produced by traditional ctags implementations. This is often used
|
|
for functions that are global, also referenced in other files.
|
|
|
|
The lines in the tags file can end in <LF> or <CR><LF>. On the Macintosh <CR>
|
|
also works. The <CR> and <NL> characters can never appear inside a line.
|
|
|
|
*tag-old-static*
|
|
The second format is for a static tag only. It is obsolete now, replaced by
|
|
the third format. It is only supported by Elvis 1.x and Vim and a few
|
|
versions of ctags. A static tag is often used for functions that are local,
|
|
only referenced in the file {tagfile}. Note that for the static tag, the two
|
|
occurrences of {tagfile} must be exactly the same. Also see |tags-option|
|
|
below, for how static tags are used.
|
|
|
|
The third format is new. It includes additional information in optional
|
|
fields at the end of each line. It is backwards compatible with Vi. It is
|
|
only supported by new versions of ctags (such as Exuberant ctags).
|
|
|
|
{tagname} The identifier. Normally the name of a function, but it can
|
|
be any identifier. It cannot contain a <Tab>.
|
|
{TAB} One <Tab> character. Note: previous versions allowed any
|
|
white space here. This has been abandoned to allow spaces in
|
|
{tagfile}. It can be re-enabled by including the
|
|
|+tag_any_white| feature at compile time. *tag-any-white*
|
|
{tagfile} The file that contains the definition of {tagname}. It can
|
|
have an absolute or relative path. It may contain environment
|
|
variables and wildcards (although the use of wildcards is
|
|
doubtful). It cannot contain a <Tab>.
|
|
{tagaddress} The Ex command that positions the cursor on the tag. It can
|
|
be any Ex command, although restrictions apply (see
|
|
|tag-security|). Posix only allows line numbers and search
|
|
commands, which are mostly used.
|
|
{term} ;" The two characters semicolon and double quote. This is
|
|
interpreted by Vi as the start of a comment, which makes the
|
|
following be ignored. This is for backwards compatibility
|
|
with Vi, it ignores the following fields.
|
|
{field} .. A list of optional fields. Each field has the form:
|
|
|
|
<Tab>{fieldname}:{value}
|
|
|
|
The {fieldname} identifies the field, and can only contain
|
|
alphabetical characters [a-zA-Z].
|
|
The {value} is any string, but cannot contain a <Tab>.
|
|
These characters are special:
|
|
"\t" stands for a <Tab>
|
|
"\r" stands for a <CR>
|
|
"\n" stands for a <NL>
|
|
"\\" stands for a single '\' character
|
|
|
|
There is one field that doesn't have a ':'. This is the kind
|
|
of the tag. It is handled like it was preceded with "kind:".
|
|
See the documentation of ctags for the kinds it produces.
|
|
|
|
The only other field currently recognized by Vim is "file:"
|
|
(with an empty value). It is used for a static tag.
|
|
|
|
The first lines in the tags file can contain lines that start with
|
|
!_TAG_
|
|
These are sorted to the first lines, only rare tags that start with "!" can
|
|
sort to before them. Vim recognizes two items. The first one is the line
|
|
that indicates if the file was sorted. When this line is found, Vim uses
|
|
binary searching for the tags file:
|
|
!_TAG_FILE_SORTED<Tab>1<Tab>{anything} ~
|
|
|
|
A tag file may be case-fold sorted to avoid a linear search when 'ignorecase'
|
|
is on. See 'tagbsearch' for details. The value '2' should be used then:
|
|
!_TAG_FILE_SORTED<Tab>2<Tab>{anything} ~
|
|
|
|
The other tag that Vim recognizes, but only when compiled with the
|
|
|+multi_byte| feature, is the encoding of the tags file:
|
|
!_TAG_FILE_ENCODING<Tab>utf-8<Tab>{anything} ~
|
|
Here "utf-8" is the encoding used for the tags. Vim will then convert the tag
|
|
being searched for from 'encoding' to the encoding of the tags file. And when
|
|
listing tags the reverse happens. When the conversion fails the unconverted
|
|
tag is used.
|
|
|
|
*tag-search*
|
|
The command can be any Ex command, but often it is a search command.
|
|
Examples:
|
|
tag1 file1 /^main(argc, argv)/ ~
|
|
tag2 file2 108 ~
|
|
|
|
The command is always executed with 'magic' not set. The only special
|
|
characters in a search pattern are "^" (begin-of-line) and "$" (<EOL>).
|
|
See |pattern|. Note that you must put a backslash before each backslash in
|
|
the search text. This is for backwards compatibility with Vi.
|
|
|
|
*E434* *E435*
|
|
If the command is a normal search command (it starts and ends with "/" or
|
|
"?"), some special handling is done:
|
|
- Searching starts on line 1 of the file.
|
|
The direction of the search is forward for "/", backward for "?".
|
|
Note that 'wrapscan' does not matter, the whole file is always searched. (Vi
|
|
does use 'wrapscan', which caused tags sometimes not be found.) {Vi starts
|
|
searching in line 2 of another file. It does not find a tag in line 1 of
|
|
another file when 'wrapscan' is not set}
|
|
- If the search fails, another try is done ignoring case. If that fails too,
|
|
a search is done for:
|
|
"^tagname[ \t]*("
|
|
(the tag with '^' prepended and "[ \t]*(" appended). When using function
|
|
names, this will find the function name when it is in column 0. This will
|
|
help when the arguments to the function have changed since the tags file was
|
|
made. If this search also fails another search is done with:
|
|
"^[#a-zA-Z_].*\<tagname[ \t]*("
|
|
This means: A line starting with '#' or an identifier and containing the tag
|
|
followed by white space and a '('. This will find macro names and function
|
|
names with a type prepended. {the extra searches are not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
==============================================================================
|
|
6. Include file searches *include-search* *definition-search*
|
|
*E387* *E388* *E389*
|
|
|
|
These commands look for a string in the current file and in all encountered
|
|
included files (recursively). This can be used to find the definition of a
|
|
variable, function or macro. If you only want to search in the current
|
|
buffer, use the commands listed at |pattern-searches|.
|
|
|
|
These commands are not available when the |+find_in_path| feature was disabled
|
|
at compile time.
|
|
|
|
When a line is encountered that includes another file, that file is searched
|
|
before continuing in the current buffer. Files included by included files are
|
|
also searched. When an include file could not be found it is silently
|
|
ignored. Use the |:checkpath| command to discover which files could not be
|
|
found, possibly your 'path' option is not set up correctly. Note: the
|
|
included file is searched, not a buffer that may be editing that file. Only
|
|
for the current file the lines in the buffer are used.
|
|
|
|
The string can be any keyword or a defined macro. For the keyword any match
|
|
will be found. For defined macros only lines that match with the 'define'
|
|
option will be found. The default is "^#\s*define", which is for C programs.
|
|
For other languages you probably want to change this. See 'define' for an
|
|
example for C++. The string cannot contain an end-of-line, only matches
|
|
within a line are found.
|
|
|
|
When a match is found for a defined macro, the displaying of lines continues
|
|
with the next line when a line ends in a backslash.
|
|
|
|
The commands that start with "[" start searching from the start of the current
|
|
file. The commands that start with "]" start at the current cursor position.
|
|
|
|
The 'include' option is used to define a line that includes another file. The
|
|
default is "\^#\s*include", which is for C programs. Note: Vim does not
|
|
recognize C syntax, if the 'include' option matches a line inside
|
|
"#ifdef/#endif" or inside a comment, it is searched anyway. The 'isfname'
|
|
option is used to recognize the file name that comes after the matched
|
|
pattern.
|
|
|
|
The 'path' option is used to find the directory for the include files that
|
|
do not have an absolute path.
|
|
|
|
The 'comments' option is used for the commands that display a single line or
|
|
jump to a line. It defines patterns that may start a comment. Those lines
|
|
are ignored for the search, unless [!] is used. One exception: When the line
|
|
matches the pattern "^# *define" it is not considered to be a comment.
|
|
|
|
If you want to list matches, and then select one to jump to, you could use a
|
|
mapping to do that for you. Here is an example: >
|
|
|
|
:map <F4> [I:let nr = input("Which one: ")<Bar>exe "normal " . nr ."[\t"<CR>
|
|
<
|
|
*[i*
|
|
[i Display the first line that contains the keyword
|
|
under the cursor. The search starts at the beginning
|
|
of the file. Lines that look like a comment are
|
|
ignored (see 'comments' option). If a count is given,
|
|
the count'th matching line is displayed, and comment
|
|
lines are not ignored. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*]i*
|
|
]i like "[i", but start at the current cursor position.
|
|
{not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*:is* *:isearch*
|
|
:[range]is[earch][!] [count] [/]pattern[/]
|
|
Like "[i" and "]i", but search in [range] lines
|
|
(default: whole file).
|
|
See |:search-args| for [/] and [!]. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*[I*
|
|
[I Display all lines that contain the keyword under the
|
|
cursor. Filenames and line numbers are displayed
|
|
for the found lines. The search starts at the
|
|
beginning of the file. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*]I*
|
|
]I like "[I", but start at the current cursor position.
|
|
{not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*:il* *:ilist*
|
|
:[range]il[ist][!] [/]pattern[/]
|
|
Like "[I" and "]I", but search in [range] lines
|
|
(default: whole file).
|
|
See |:search-args| for [/] and [!]. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*[_CTRL-I*
|
|
[ CTRL-I Jump to the first line that contains the keyword
|
|
under the cursor. The search starts at the beginning
|
|
of the file. Lines that look like a comment are
|
|
ignored (see 'comments' option). If a count is given,
|
|
the count'th matching line is jumped to, and comment
|
|
lines are not ignored. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*]_CTRL-I*
|
|
] CTRL-I like "[ CTRL-I", but start at the current cursor
|
|
position. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*:ij* *:ijump*
|
|
:[range]ij[ump][!] [count] [/]pattern[/]
|
|
Like "[ CTRL-I" and "] CTRL-I", but search in
|
|
[range] lines (default: whole file).
|
|
See |:search-args| for [/] and [!]. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
CTRL-W CTRL-I *CTRL-W_CTRL-I* *CTRL-W_i*
|
|
CTRL-W i Open a new window, with the cursor on the first line
|
|
that contains the keyword under the cursor. The
|
|
search starts at the beginning of the file. Lines
|
|
that look like a comment line are ignored (see
|
|
'comments' option). If a count is given, the count'th
|
|
matching line is jumped to, and comment lines are not
|
|
ignored. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*:isp* *:isplit*
|
|
:[range]isp[lit][!] [count] [/]pattern[/]
|
|
Like "CTRL-W i" and "CTRL-W i", but search in
|
|
[range] lines (default: whole file).
|
|
See |:search-args| for [/] and [!]. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*[d*
|
|
[d Display the first macro definition that contains the
|
|
macro under the cursor. The search starts from the
|
|
beginning of the file. If a count is given, the
|
|
count'th matching line is displayed. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*]d*
|
|
]d like "[d", but start at the current cursor position.
|
|
{not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*:ds* *:dsearch*
|
|
:[range]ds[earch][!] [count] [/]string[/]
|
|
Like "[d" and "]d", but search in [range] lines
|
|
(default: whole file).
|
|
See |:search-args| for [/] and [!]. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*[D*
|
|
[D Display all macro definitions that contain the macro
|
|
under the cursor. Filenames and line numbers are
|
|
displayed for the found lines. The search starts
|
|
from the beginning of the file. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*]D*
|
|
]D like "[D", but start at the current cursor position.
|
|
{not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*:dli* *:dlist*
|
|
:[range]dli[st][!] [/]string[/]
|
|
Like "[D" and "]D", but search in [range] lines
|
|
(default: whole file).
|
|
See |:search-args| for [/] and [!]. {not in Vi}
|
|
Note that ":dl" works like ":delete" with the "l"
|
|
register.
|
|
|
|
*[_CTRL-D*
|
|
[ CTRL-D Jump to the first macro definition that contains the
|
|
keyword under the cursor. The search starts from
|
|
the beginning of the file. If a count is given, the
|
|
count'th matching line is jumped to. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*]_CTRL-D*
|
|
] CTRL-D like "[ CTRL-D", but start at the current cursor
|
|
position. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*:dj* *:djump*
|
|
:[range]dj[ump][!] [count] [/]string[/]
|
|
Like "[ CTRL-D" and "] CTRL-D", but search in
|
|
[range] lines (default: whole file).
|
|
See |:search-args| for [/] and [!]. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
CTRL-W CTRL-D *CTRL-W_CTRL-D* *CTRL-W_d*
|
|
CTRL-W d Open a new window, with the cursor on the first
|
|
macro definition line that contains the keyword
|
|
under the cursor. The search starts from the
|
|
beginning of the file. If a count is given, the
|
|
count'th matching line is jumped to. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*:dsp* *:dsplit*
|
|
:[range]dsp[lit][!] [count] [/]string[/]
|
|
Like "CTRL-W d", but search in [range] lines
|
|
(default: whole file).
|
|
See |:search-args| for [/] and [!]. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*:che* *:checkpath*
|
|
:che[ckpath] List all the included files that could not be found.
|
|
{not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
:che[ckpath]! List all the included files. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
|
*:search-args*
|
|
Common arguments for the commands above:
|
|
[!] When included, find matches in lines that are recognized as comments.
|
|
When excluded, a match is ignored when the line is recognized as a
|
|
comment (according to 'comments'), or the match is in a C comment (after
|
|
"//" or inside /* */). Note that a match may be missed if a line is
|
|
recognized as a comment, but the comment ends halfway the line.
|
|
And if the line is a comment, but it is not recognized (according to
|
|
'comments') a match may be found in it anyway. Example: >
|
|
/* comment
|
|
foobar */
|
|
< A match for "foobar" is found, because this line is not recognized as a
|
|
comment (even though syntax highlighting does recognize it).
|
|
Note: Since a macro definition mostly doesn't look like a comment, the
|
|
[!] makes no difference for ":dlist", ":dsearch" and ":djump".
|
|
[/] A pattern can be surrounded by '/'. Without '/' only whole words are
|
|
matched, using the pattern "\<pattern\>". Only after the second '/' a
|
|
next command can be appended with '|'. Example: >
|
|
:isearch /string/ | echo "the last one"
|
|
< For a ":djump", ":dsplit", ":dlist" and ":dsearch" command the pattern
|
|
is used as a literal string, not as a search pattern.
|
|
|
|
vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl:
|