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NAME

       global - print locations of given symbols

SYNOPSIS

       global [-adEFGilMnNqrstTvx][-S dir][-e] pattern
       global -c[dFiIMoOPrsT] prefix
       global -f[adlnqrstvx][-L file-list][-S dir] files
       global -g[aEGilMnoOqtvVx][-L file-list][-S dir][-e] pattern [files]
       global -I[ailMnqtvx][-S dir][-e] pattern
       global -P[aEGilMnoOqtvVx][-S dir][-e] pattern
       global -p[qrv]
       global -u[qv]

DESCRIPTION

       Global  finds  locations of given symbols in C, Yacc, Java, PHP and assembly source files,
       and prints the path name, line number and line image of the locations.  Global can  locate
       not only definitions but also references and other symbols.

       Global  can  treat a source tree, that is, a directory that has sub-directories and source
       files, as a project.  In advance of using this command, you must execute gtags(1)  at  the
       root  directory  of the project which you want to investigate to make tag files.  Then you
       can use global command anywhere in the project.  You need not specify where the  tag  file
       is.  Instead, global locates it by itself.

       You  can  specify  a  regular  expression  for  pattern.  Global understands two different
       versions of regular expression syntax: basic and extended (default).

COMMANDS

       The following commands are available:

       <no command> pattern
              No command means tag search command.   Print  tags  which  match  to  pattern.   By
              default, print definition tags.

       -c, --completion [prefix]
              Print symbols which start with prefix.  If prefix is not given, print all symbols.

       -f, --file files
              Print all tags in the files.  This command implies the -x option.

       -g, --grep pattern [files]
              Print  all  lines  which  match  to  the pattern.  If files are given, this command
              searches in those files.

       --help Print a usage message.

       -I, --idutils pattern
              Print all lines which match to pattern.  This function uses idutils(1) as a  search
              engine.   To  use  this  command, you need to install idutils(1) in your system and
              execute gtags(1) with the -I option.

       -P, --path [pattern]
              Print path names which match to pattern.  If no pattern is given, print  all  paths
              in the project.

       -p, --print-dbpath
              Print location of ´GTAGS´.

       --print name
              Print  location  of  name, which may be one of: ´root´, ´dbpath´ or ´conf´.  ´root´
              means project's root directory. ´dbpath´ means  a  directory  where  tag  databases
              exist. ´conf´ means configuration file.

       -u, --update
              Update tag files incrementally.  This command internally invokes gtags(1).  You can
              execute this command anywhere in the project, differing from gtags(1).

       --version
              Show version number.

OPTIONS

       The following options are available:

       -a, --absolute
              Print absolute path names. By default, print relative path names.

       --color when
              Use color to highlight the pattern within the line; when  may  be  one  of:  never,
              always  or  auto  (default).   The  default  color  is  bold  red  text  on current
              background; the environment variable GREP_COLORS (only mt and ms are  effective  at
              present)  or  GREP_COLOR  defines  it.   This  option is effective to the following
              commands: <no command>, -f, -g, -I, -P.

       -C, --directory dir
              Change the directory before doing all the work including parameter analysis.

       -d, --definition
              Print locations of definitions.

       -e, --regexp pattern
              Use pattern as the pattern; useful to protect patterns starting with ´-´.

       -E, --extended-regexp
              Interpret pattern as a extended regular expression.  This is the default.

       --encode-path chars
              Convert path characters in chars into a  ´%´  symbol,  followed  by  the  two-digit
              hexadecimal representation of the character.  A blank will be converted to ´%20´.

       -F, --first-match
              End  the search without going through all the tag files listed in GTAGSLIBPATH when
              tags are found in a tag file. This is the default.

       --from-here context
              Decide tag type by context. Its syntax should be ´lineno:path´.  If the context  is
              a  definition  of the pattern then use -r, else if there is at least one definition
              of the pattern then use -d, else use -s.  If this option is specified then  -d,  -r
              and  -s  on  the  command  line are ignored.  Regular expression is not allowed for
              pattern.  This option assumes use in conversational environments  such  as  editors
              and IDEs.

       -G, --basic-regexp
              Interpret  pattern  as  a  basic  regular  expression.   The default is an extended
              regular expression.

       --gtagsconf file
              Set environment variable GTAGSCONF to file.

       --gtagslabel label
              Set environment variable GTAGSLABEL to label.

       -i, --ignore-case
              Ignore case distinctions in the pattern.

       -L, --file-list file
              Obtain files from file in addition to the arguments.  The argument file can be  set
              to  '-'  to  accept  a  list  of  files from the standard input. File names must be
              separated by newline.

       -l, --local
              Print only tags which exist under the current directory.

       --literal
              Execute literal search instead of regular expression  search.   This  option  works
              with the tag search command, -g command, -P command and -I command.

       -M, --match-case
              Search is case-sensitive. This is the default.

       --match-part part
              Specify  how  path  name  completion  should  match, where part is one of: ´first´,
              ´last´ or ´all´ (default).  This option is  valid  only  with  the  -c  command  in
              conjunction with -P.

       -n, --nofilter
              Suppress sort filter and path conversion filter.

       -N, --nearness[=start]
              Use  Nearness  sort  method  (sorting  by  closest  from start) for the output.  By
              default, alphabetical sort method is used.  This option is effective  for  the  tag
              search command, -P command and -g command. As an exception, -g command ignores this
              option when files are specified by arguments.  The nearness is defined by how  many
              parent  directories  to  go  up to reach the target. The result of nearness sort is
              concatenation of the following ([0]-[n]) in this order. The default of start is the
              current directory.
              [0] If the start is a file, output of local search in the file.
              [1] Output of local search in the start directory except for [0].
              [2] Output of local search in the parent directory except for [0]-[1].
              [3] Output of local search in the grandparent directory except for [0]-[2].
              ... (repeat until the project root directory)
              [n] Output of local search in the project root directory except for [0]-[n-1].
              In each directory, they are sorted by alphabetical order.

       -O, --only-other
              Treat  only text files other than source code, like ´README´.  This option is valid
              only with the -g or -P command.  This option overrides the -o option.

       -o, --other
              Treat not only source files but also  text  files  other  than  source  code,  like
              ´README´.  This option is valid only with the -g or -P command.

       --path-style format
              Print  path  names  using  format,  which  may  be  one of: ´relative´, ´absolute´,
              ´shorter´, ´abslib´ or ´through´.  ´relative´ means relative path. ´absolute´ means
              absolute  path.   ´shorter´  means  the  shorter one of relative and absolute path.
              ´abslib´ means absolute path for libraries (GTAGSLIBPATH) and relative path for the
              rest.   ´through´ means the relative path from the project root directory (internal
              format of GPATH).  The default is ´relative´.  The  --path-style  option  is  given
              more priority than the -a option.

       --print0
              Print each record followed by a null character instead of a newline.

       -q, --quiet
              Quiet mode.

       -r, --reference, --rootdir
              Print  reference  tags.   Reference  means  the  reference  to  a  symbol which has
              definitions.  With the -p option, print the root directory of the project.

       --result format
              Print out using format, which may be one of: ´path´ (default), ´ctags´,  ´ctags-x´,
              ´grep´ or ´cscope´.  The --result=ctags and --result=ctags-x options are equivalent
              to the -t and -x options respectively.  The --result option is given more  priority
              than the -t and -x options.

       --single-update file
              Update  tag files using gtags(1) with the --single-update option.  It is considered
              that file was added, updated or deleted, and there is no  change  in  other  files.
              This option implies the -u option.

       -s, --symbol
              Print other symbol tags.  Other symbol means the reference to a symbol which has no
              definition.

       -S, --scope dir
              Print only tags which exist under dir directory.  It is similar to the  -l  option,
              but you need not change directory.

       -T, --through
              Go  through  all  the tag files listed in GTAGSLIBPATH.  By default, stop searching
              when tag is found.  This option is ignored when either  -s,  -r  or  -l  option  is
              specified.

       -t, --tags
              Use standard ctags format.

       -V, --invert-match
              Invert  the  sense of matching, to select non-matching lines.  This option is valid
              only with the -g or -P commands.

       -v, --verbose
              Verbose mode.

       -x, --cxref
              Use standard ctags cxref (with -x) format.

EXAMPLES

       $ ls -F
       Makefile      src/    lib/
       $ gtags
       $ ls G*
       GPATH   GRTAGS  GTAGS
       $ global main
       src/main.c
       $ (cd src; global main)
       main.c
       $ global -x main
       main              10 src/main.c  main (argc, argv) {
       $ global -f src/main.c
       main              10 src/main.c  main (argc, argv) {
       func1             55 src/main.c  func1() {
       func2             72 src/main.c  func2() {
       func3            120 src/main.c  func3() {
       $ global -x '^[sg]et'
       set_num           20 lib/util.c  set_num(values) {
       get_num           30 lib/util.c  get_num() {
       $ global -rx set_num
       set_num          113 src/op.c            set_num(32);
       set_num          225 src/opop.c               if (set_num(0) > 0) {
       $ global strlen
       $ (cd /usr/src/sys; gtags)
       $ export GTAGSLIBPATH=/usr/src/sys
       $ global -a strlen
       /usr/src/sys/libkern/strlen.c
       $ (cd /usr/src/lib; gtags)
       $ GTAGSLIBPATH=/usr/src/lib:/usr/src/sys
       $ global -a strlen
       /usr/src/lib/libc/string/strlen.c

FILES

       ´GTAGS´
              Tag file for definitions.

       ´GRTAGS´
              Tag file for references.

       ´GPATH´
              Tag file for source files.

       ´GTAGSROOT´
              If environment variable GTAGSROOT is not set and file  ´GTAGSROOT´  exists  in  the
              same directory as ´GTAGS´ then global sets GTAGSROOT to the contents of the file.

       ´gtags.conf´, ´$HOME/.globalrc´
              Configuration data for GNU Global.  See gtags.conf(5).

ENVIRONMENT

       The following environment variables affect the execution of global:

       GREP_COLOR
              The color to use for --color; GREP_COLORS has precedence.

       GREP_COLORS
              The color (mt or ms) to use for --color; see grep(1).

       GTAGSBLANKENCODE
              If this variable is set, the --encode-path=" <TAB>" option is specified.

       GTAGSCACHE
              The size of the B-tree cache. The default is 50000000 (bytes).

       GTAGSCONF
              Configuration file.

       GTAGSDBPATH
              The  directory  in which the tag files exist.  This value is ignored when GTAGSROOT
              is not defined.  Use of this variable is not recommended.

       GTAGSFORCECPP
              If this variable is set, each file whose suffix is ´.h´ is treated as a C++  source
              file.

       GTAGSLABEL
              Configuration label. The default is default.

       GTAGSLIBPATH
              If this variable is set, it is used as the path to search for library functions. If
              the given symbol is not found in the current project, global also searches in these
              paths.   Since  only ´GTAGS´ is targeted in the retrieval, this variable is ignored
              when -r or -s is specified.

       GTAGSLOGGING
              If this variable is set, ´$GTAGSLOGGING´ is used as the path name of  a  log  file.
              There is no default value.

       GTAGSROOT
              The  root  directory  of  the  project.   Usually, it is recognized by existence of
              ´GTAGS´.  Use of this variable is not recommended.

       GTAGSTHROUGH
              If this variable is set, the -T option is specified.

       GTAGSOBJDIR, MAKEOBJDIR
              If eigher of the two variable is set, it is used as the name of  BSD-style  objdir.
              The former is given priority. The default is ´obj´.

       GTAGSOBJDIRPREFIX, MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX
              If eigher of the two variable is set, it is used as the prefix of BSD-style objdir.
              The former is given priority. The default is ´/usr/obj´.

CONFIGURATION

       The following configuration variables affect the execution of global:

       icase_path (boolean)
              Ignore case distinctions in pattern.

DIAGNOSTICS

       Global exits with a non-0 value if an error occurred, 0 otherwise.

SEE ALSO

       gtags(1), htags(1), less(1), gtags.conf(5).

       GNU Global source code tag system
       (http://www.gnu.org/software/global/).

AUTHOR

       Shigio YAMAGUCHI, Hideki IWAMOTO and others.

HISTORY

       The global command appeared in FreeBSD 2.2.2.