Vim and Ctags tips and tricks

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Sasha picture Sasha · Feb 19, 2009 · Viewed 280.1k times · Source

I have just installed Ctags (to help with C++ development) with my Vim (or rather gVim), and would like to find out your favorite commands, macros, shortcuts, tips that go along with it...

Share your best arsenal. What other Vim add-ons you would recommend for C++ on Vim development?

EDIT What other add-on you would use in conjunction with Ctags?

EDIT2 What version of gVim you use with tags? Does it make a difference?

EDIT3 How do you enhance your programming experience for both big and small projects?

Answer

Amjith picture Amjith · Feb 19, 2009

Ctrl+] - go to definition
Ctrl+T - Jump back from the definition.
Ctrl+W Ctrl+] - Open the definition in a horizontal split

Add these lines in vimrc
map <C-\> :tab split<CR>:exec("tag ".expand("<cword>"))<CR>
map <A-]> :vsp <CR>:exec("tag ".expand("<cword>"))<CR>

Ctrl+\ - Open the definition in a new tab
Alt+] - Open the definition in a vertical split

After the tags are generated. You can use the following keys to tag into and tag out of functions:

Ctrl+Left MouseClick - Go to definition
Ctrl+Right MouseClick - Jump back from definition

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