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# ctags
> Generates an index (or tag) file of language objects found in source files for many popular programming languages.
> More information: <https://ctags.io/>.
- Generate tags for a single file, and output them to a file named "tags" in the current directory, overwriting the file if it exists:
`ctags {{path/to/file}}`
- Generate tags for all files in the current directory, and output them to a specific file, overwriting the file if it exists:
`ctags -f {{path/to/file}} *`
- Generate tags for all files in the current directory and all subdirectories:
`ctags --recurse`
- Generate tags for a single file, and output them with start line number and end line number in JSON format:
`ctags --fields=+ne --output-format=json {{path/to/file}}`