Give Me Definition

Give Me Definition (gmd) is a shell utility that allows you to quickly find and retrieve details about class and function definitions in a Python project tracked by git.

Installation

git clone git@github.com:ychiucco/gmd.git
gcc gmd/gmd.c -o /usr/local/bin/gmd

Usage

gmd [-c|-f] [-s] [-p] [-n] [-o] 'arg'

• Query options:

  • -c, --class: Search for class definitions only (cannot be used with -f)
  • -f, --function: Search for function definitions only (cannot be used with -c)
  • -s, --sensitive: Make the search case-sensitive

• Printing options:

  • -p, --path: Display the file path and line number of the match
  • -n, --name: Display the name of the matched object
  • -o, --open: Open matching file at the correct line with VSCode (ignore -p and/or -n)

• Positional arguments:

  • arg: The class or function name to search for. Use .* in any position as a wildcard to match patterns. Wrap the argument inside quotes (double or single) when using wildcards.