man ctags Command

Man page for apt-get ctags Command

Man Page for ctags in Linux

This tutorial shows the man page for man ctags in linux.

Open terminal with 'su' access and type the command as shown below:
man ctags

Result of the Command Execution shown below:

CTAGS(1)                                                                   Exuberant Ctags                                                                  CTAGS(1)



NAME
       ctags   Generate tag files for source code



SYNOPSIS
       ctags [options] [file(s)]

       etags [options] [file(s)]



DESCRIPTION
       The  ctags  and etags programs (hereinafter collectively referred to as ctags, except where distinguished) generate an index (or "tag") file for a variety of
       language objects found in file(s).  This tag file allows these items to be quickly and easily located by a text editor or other utility. A "tag" signifies  a
       language object for which an index entry is available (or, alternatively, the index entry created for that object).

       Alternatively,  ctags can generate a cross reference file which lists, in human readable form, information about the various source objects found in a set of
       language files.

       Tag index files are supported by numerous editors, which allow the user to locate the object associated with a name appearing in a source file  and  jump  to
       the file and line which defines the name. Those known about at the time of this release are:

           Vi(1)  and  its  derivatives  (e.g.  Elvis, Vim, Vile, Lemmy), CRiSP, Emacs, FTE (Folding Text Editor), JED, jEdit, Mined, NEdit (Nirvana Edit), TSE (The
           SemWare Editor), UltraEdit, WorkSpace, X2, Zeus

       Ctags is capable of generating different kinds of tags for each of many different languages. For a complete list of supported languages, the names  by  which
       they are recognized, and the kinds of tags which are generated for each, see the   list languages and   list kinds options.



SOURCE FILES
       Unless  the   language force option is specified, the language of each source file is automatically selected based upon a mapping of file names to languages.
       The mappings in effect for each language may be display using the   list maps option and may be changed using the   langmap option.  On platforms which  sup 
       port  it,  if  the  name of a file is not mapped to a language and the file is executable, the first line of the file is checked to see if the file is a "

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