ctags in Vim - Quick Cheatsheet

Consider using modern stuff like LSP over ctags
Setup
1.Install universal-ctags. Support languages like C/C++, Markdown, HTML, Java, Go, Javascript, Python, Shell scripts
# Linux
sudo snap install universal-ctags
# Mac
brew install --HEAD universal-ctags/universal-ctags/universal-ctags
2.Run the command ctags -R * inside project folder
3.Optionally Install fzf.vim which offers fuzzy searching over tags available using :Tags command
Usage
Ctrl + ]: Jump to tag underneath cursor
Ctrl + t: Jump back up in tag stack
Ctrl + W Ctrl + ] - Open the definition in a horizontal split

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