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From: Burton Samograd <kruhft@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: navigate in C
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:29:53 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87odrznlhq.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.266.1161870876.27805.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

Pedro Sa da Costa <op132650c@mail.telepac.pt> writes:

> 1 - Is there a way in C mode to, by selecting the .h file or a method
> and press a shortcut key, go that file or function?
>
> For example:
>
> #include "header.h"
>
> by pressing F3 in the selected "header.h", or simply have the cursor
> of the header file, open the file.

I haven't found anything that does this just yet (I'm sure it's
probably somewhere in emacs), and have been writing something like
this myself...

> int test(){
>    call_test();
>
> }
>
> have the cursor above "call_test()" call and pressing F3, goes to the
> function.

Check Info: Emacs: Tags.  A simple HOWTO on tags is:

1) Run 'etags *.c *.h' in the shell to create a TAGS file (better yet
put it in your Makefile so it's run when the source is updated; it's
fast so it can be run on every rebuild).  If you do this, add 
(setq tags-revert-without-query 't) to your .emacs so you don't have
to type 'y' every time the tags file is updated.

2) Over the variable or function type M-. to go to it's definition.

3) M-* pop's (goes back to) where you were before. 

Check the info manual for more options and advanced tags usage.
Another thing about tags is you can perform completion on them using
M-TAB (which you might have to rebind if your window manager steals
that for switching windows...C-TAB would work just as well)

Hope this helps.

-- 
burton samograd                                             kruhft .at. gmail
    generative a/v artwork : http://kruhft.boldlygoingnowhere.org

       reply	other threads:[~2006-10-26 15:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
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2006-10-26 15:29 ` Burton Samograd [this message]
2006-10-26 18:03 ` navigate in C Vagn Johansen
2006-10-26 13:54 Pedro Sa da Costa
2006-10-26 15:51 ` Kevin Rodgers

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