CTags Features

Complete list of tags-related features is:

• jumping to the previous and next tag in the current file,
• jumping to the symbol under the cursor,
• jumping to the currently highlighted symbol in a popup menu,
• searching and displaying of the matching tags, and allowing jumps to them,
• listing of all tags of given type in a popup list.

Previous/Next tag

To jump to the next symbol press Alt-\, to the previous – Alt-|.

Notice the mnemotechnique – the previous jump is via Shift key-containing shortcut while the next-jump is not. Shift is a key that’s pointing up, because it’s above Alt, hence this shortcut is for previous tag.

Symbol Under the Cursor

To jump to the symbol under the cursor, press Alt-*.

Current Popup Entry

To jump to the current symbol in a completion menu popup, press Alt-?.

Searching For Matching Tags

To search for tags matching the word that’s left of cursor, press Esc and then Enter. This feature is similar to tag completion (Shift-Tab), however it searches for tags that include, not only begin with the current word.

Listing Tags Of Given Type

To list tags for current file, that are:

• functions – press Alt-Shift-F,
• variables – Alt-Shift-V,
• type declarations – Alt-Shift-T,
• other than the above – Alt-Shift-O,
• all types Alt-Shift-A.