Vim compiler works with ctags to quickly locate the function prototype

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Ctags can be used to analyze the tag file generated by the Program for vim, so as to quickly jump to the function prototype and data structure declaration during programming, which is very convenient.

First, make sure that ctags is installed in your Linux system. If not, install ctags first. For Debian or Ubuntu systems, run the following command directly on the terminal:

Sudo apt-get install ctags

After installing ctags, find a source code directory and run the following command on the terminal to generate a tags file.

Ctags-R

Open vi and enter a command similar to the following. tags = is followed by the full path name of the generated tags file.

: Set tags =/Your/Path/To/tags

Then you can try to jump. If it is a frequently used project, write the set line above in your. vimrc file.

Common jump methods:

Ctrl-] At the cursor: Jump to the tag of the word where the cursor is located. Ctrl-T: jump back to the original position. G] Key (Press g first and then press]): If there are multiple tags with the same name, you can use these two keys to jump, and a prompt is displayed to select the serial number.