Where exactly can I find a complete link to the Vim `tags` option?
I see two answers that say setting the option tags
for Vim to start looking for a tags
file in the current directory and process the directory tree until it is found. The command looks like this: this.
set tags=./tags;/
Here are the posts that talk about it.
This syntax uses a semicolon to set a range of directories to search for (that is, start at the current directory and end at the root directory).
In that, in the comment to the answer, there is a comment in the first link that reads:
You don't even need
/
to if you go to the root directory. Just;
enough.
Where is all this documented? I looked :help 'tags
and I found none of this was mentioned.
*'tags'* *'tag'* *E433*
'tags' 'tag' string (default "./tags,tags", when compiled with
|+emacs_tags|: "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS")
global or local to buffer |global-local|
Filenames for the tag command, separated by spaces or commas. To
include a space or comma in a file name, precede it with a backslash
(see |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes).
When a file name starts with "./", the '.' is replaced with the path
of the current file. But only when the 'd' flag is not included in
'cpoptions'. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. Also see
|tags-option|.
"*", "**" and other wildcards can be used to search for tags files in
a directory tree. See |file-searching|. E.g., "/lib/**/tags" will
find all files named "tags" below "/lib". The filename itself cannot
contain wildcards, it is used as-is. E.g., "/lib/**/tags?" will find
files called "tags?". {not available when compiled without the
|+path_extra| feature}
The |tagfiles()| function can be used to get a list of the file names
actually used.
If Vim was compiled with the |+emacs_tags| feature, Emacs-style tag
files are also supported. They are automatically recognized. The
default value becomes "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS", unless case
differences are ignored (MS-Windows). |emacs-tags|
The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
file names from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
uses another default.
{Vi: default is "tags /usr/lib/tags"}
Where exactly can I find a complete link to all the tricks I can use with the tags
Vim option ?
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Where exactly can I find a complete link to all the tricks I can use with the
tags
Vim option ?
From :help 'tags'
:
"*", "**" and other wildcards can be used to search for tags files in
a directory tree. See |file-searching|.
|file-searching]
is a tag, click <C-]>
on it to learn more about
"*", "**" and other wildcards.
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