Ktags: Source code tagging and navigation tool

Ktags makes it easy to use traditional source code tagging systems such as Cscope, Ctags, GNU Global's Gscope Gtags and Htags.

With --browse option allows you to explore C/C++ code in web-browser with syntax higlighting and cross references.
GNU Global's htags-server web-server helps to explore the code in web-browser at http://localhost:8888.

Requirements:

cscope, ctags and global.

Usage:

ktags [options]...

Command line options:

    -a  --all       -- Generate both Ctags and Gtags symbols
    -b  --browse    -- Instantly explore the source code in web-browser at http://localhost:8888
    -c  --ctags     -- Generate tags with Ctags tool
    -g  --gtags     -- Generate tags eith Gtags tool
    -d  --delete    -- Delete tags database files in current path
    -i  --install   -- First time initialisation to install bash and vim scripts to the local user
    -u  --uninstall -- Uninstall the bash and vim scripts of the local user
    -v  --version   -- Print package version
    -V  --verbose   -- Enable debug mode
    -h  --help      -- Show this help menu
                    -- Running application without arguments will generate
                       Ctags and Cscope databases

Generate Ktags cross-references (Xref)

Simply run ktags --all to generate Xref at current path

Explore Xref with terminal

Run cs to start cscope session

Explore Xref with browser

Run ktags --browse and explore the Xref at http://localhost:8888

Clear Xref

Run ktags --delete to clear Ktags entries