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