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Generate tag file only for C++ files(.h, .cpp, .cxx, .c)

I am working in a code base of C/C++ files on Linux.

I want to jump to definition of a function when pressing Ctrl [ inside vim .

For this I am generating a tag file by running

ctags --language-force="c++" -R *

but it is scanning .xml, .js, and other non C++ files. As a effect, the ctags command is taking more time to finish and the tags file size is also increasing.

Is there any way of generating tags file only for C++ files(.h, .cpp, .cxx, .c)?

Solution

  • Try --languages option instead of --language-force option:

    ctags --languages="c++,c" -R *