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HTAGS(1) General Commands Manual HTAGS(1)

NAME

htags - generate a hypertext from a set of source files

SYNOPSIS

htags [-aDfFghInosTvw][-d dbpath][-m name][-t title][dir]

DESCRIPTION

Htags generates a hypertext from a set of source files of C, C++, Yacc, Java, PHP and Assembly.

In advance of using this command, you should execute gtags(1) in the root directory of a source project. Then you can execute htags in the same place. Htags makes a directory named ´HTML´, and puts a hypertext in it. You can start browsing at ´HTML/index.html´.

Since htags generates a static hypertext as long as neither -D nor -f option is not specified, you can move it anywhere and browse it by any browser without any HTTP server. If you use -D or -f option, you need to use HTTP server. Though any HTTP server is available, htags-server(1) is recommended.

This command has so many options. If you are new to htags, it is recommended to use --suggest option. With that option, htags chooses popular options on your behalf.

OPTIONS

The following options are available:
-a, --alphabet
Make an alphabetical index suitable for a large project.
--auto-completion[=limit]
Enable auto-completion facility for the input form. If limit is specified, number of candidates is limited to the value. Please note this function requires javascript language in your browser.
--caution
Display a caution message on the top page.
--cflow cflowfile
Add a call tree by cflow(1). cflowfile must be posix format. If you use GNU cflow, invoke the command at the project root directory with the --format=posix option. This option is deprecated; please use --call-tree or --callee-tree instead.
--call-tree callfile
Add a call tree by cflow(1); callfile must be posix format. If you use GNU cflow, invoke the command at the project root directory with the --format=posix option.
--callee-tree calleefile
Add a callee tree by cflow(1); calleefile must be posix format. If you use GNU cflow, invoke the command at the project root directory with the --format=posix and --reverse options.
--colorize-warned-line
Use color to highlight warned lines.
--cvsweb url
Add a link to cvsweb; url is used as the base of URL. When directory ´CVS´ exists in the root directory of the project, the content of ´CVS/Repository´ is used as the relative path from the base.
--cvsweb-cvsroot cvsroot
Specify cvsroot in cvsweb URL.
-D, --dynamic
Generate a tag list dynamically using CGI program. Though this option decreases both the size and generation time of hypertext, you need to start up HTTP server.
-d, --dbpath dbpath
Specify the directory in which ´GTAGS´ exists. The default is the current directory.
--disable-grep
Disable grep in the search form (-f, --form).
--disable-idutils
Disable idutils in the search form (-f, --form).
-F, --frame
Use frames for the top page.
-f, --form
Add a search form using CGI program. You need to start a HTTP server for it.
--fixed-guide
Put a fixed guide at the bottom of the screen of the browser.
--full-path
Use full path name in the file index. By default, use just the last component of a path.
-g, --gtags
Execute gtags(1) before starting job. The -v, -w and dbpath options are passed to gtags.
--gtagsconf file
Set environment variable GTAGSCONF to file.
--gtagslabel label
Set environment variable GTAGSLABEL to label.
-h, --func-header[=position]
Insert a function header for each function. By default, htags doesn't generate them. You can choose the position using position, which allows one of ´before´, ´right´ or ´after´ (default).
--html-header file
Insert a header record derived from file into the HTML header of each file.
-I, --icon
Use icons instead of text for some links.
--insert-footer file
Insert custom footer derived from file before </body> tag.
--insert-header file
Insert custom header derived from file after <body> tag.
--item-order spec
Specify the order of the items in the top page. The spec is a string consisting of item signs in order. Each sign means as follows: ´c´: caution; ´s´: search form; ´m´: mains; ´d´: definitions; ´f´: files; ´t´: call tree. The default is ´csmdf´.
-m, --main-func name
Specify startup function name; the default is ´main´.
--map-file
Generate file ´MAP´.
-n, --line-number[=columns]
Print line numbers. By default, don't print line numbers. The default value of columns is 4.
--no-order-list
Numbers are not given in list form.
-o, --other
Pick up not only source files but also other files for the file index.
-s, --symbol
Make anchors not only for definitions and references but also other symbols.
--show-position
Print the position string per function definition. The string can be interpreted by general editors in UNIX. The default is false.
--statistics
Print statistics information.
--suggest
Htags chooses popular options on behalf of beginners. It is equivalent to -aghInosTxv --show-position --fixed-guide now.
--suggest2
Htags chooses popular options on behalf of beginners. This option enables frame, AJAX and CGI facility in addition to the facilities by the --suggest option. It is equivalent to --suggest -DfF --auto-completion --tree-view=filetree now.
-T, --table-flist[=rows]
Use <table> tag to display the file index. You can optionally specify the number of rows; the default is 5.
-t, --title title
Title of the hypertext. The default is the last component of the path of the current directory.
--tabs cols
Tab stops. The default is 8.
--table-list
Use <table> tag to display the tag list.
--tree-view[=type]
Use treeview for the file index. Please note this function requires javascript language in your browser. Possible values of type are as follows: treeview, filetree, treeview-red, treeview-black, treeview-gray, treeview-famfamfam. The default is treeview.
-v, --verbose
Verbose mode.
-w, --warning
Print warning messages.
dir
The directory in which the result of this command is stored. The default is the current directory.

EXAMPLES

$ gtags -v
$ htags -sanohITvt 'Welcome to XXX source tour!'
$ firefox HTML/index.html

$ htags --suggest2
$ htags-server >& log &
$ firefox http://127.0.0.1:8000

FILES

´GTAGS´
Tag file for definitions.
´GRTAGS´
Tag file for references.
´GPATH´
Tag file for source files.
´gtags.conf´, ´$HOME/.globalrc´
See gtags.conf(5).
´HTML/FILEMAP´
Mapping file for converting file name into the path of the file.
´HTML/GTAGSROOT´
If this file exists, CGI program ´global.cgi´ sets environment variable GTAGSROOT to the contents of it. If you move directory ´HTML´ from the original place, please make this file.
´HTML/.htaccess´
Local configuration file for Apache. This file is generated when the -f or -D options are specified.
´HTML/index.html´
Start-up file.
´HTML/MAP´
Mapping file for converting tag name into the path of tag list.
´HTML/style.css´
Style sheet file.
´/usr/local/share/gtags/style.css.tmpl´
The template of the style sheet file (´HTML/style.css´).

ENVIRONMENT

The following environment variables affect the execution of htags:
GTAGSCACHE
The size of the B-tree cache. The default is 50000000 (bytes).
GTAGSCONF
Configuration file.
GTAGSLABEL
Configuration label. The default is ´default´.
HTAGS_OPTIONS
The value of this variable is inserted in the head of arguments.
TMPDIR
The location used to stored temporary files. The default is ´/tmp´.
GTAGSFORCECPP
If this variable is set, each file whose suffix is ´.h´ is treated as a C++ source file.

CONFIGURATION

The following configuration variables affect the execution of htags:
datadir(string)
Shared data directory. The default is ´/usr/local/share´ but you can change the value using configure script. Htags looks up template files in the ´gtags´ directory in this data directory.
include_file_suffixes(comma separated list)
Suffixes of include files. The default is:
´h,hh,hxx,hpp,H,inc.php´.
langmap(comma separated list)
Language mapping. Each comma-separated map consists of the language name, a colon, and a list of file extensions. Default mapping is:
´c:.c.h,yacc:.y,asm:.s.S,java:.java,cpp:.c++.cc.hh.cpp.cxx.hxx.hpp.C.H,php:.php.php3.phtml´.

DIAGNOSTICS

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

SEE ALSO

htags-server(1), global(1), gtags(1), gtags.conf(5).

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

BUG

Generated hypertext is VERY LARGE. In advance, check the space of your disk.

PHP support is far from complete.

The -f and -D options generate CGI programs. If you open the hypertext to the public, please recognize security dangers.

Htags does not support plug-in parser.

AUTHOR

Shigio YAMAGUCHI, Hideki IWAMOTO and others.

HISTORY

The htags command appeared in FreeBSD 2.2.2.
June 2013 GNU Project