Vim and ctags: tag filenames

Question

Is it possible to have ctags generate tags for filenames as well? I would like to be able to jump to a file given a filename. :find seems to be awfully slow compare to tags...

Answer 1

Have you tried setting your path and then using vim's 'gf' command?

Answer 2

You can open the filename under the cursor with gf

http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Open_file_under_cursor

Answer 3

Try running ctags -R --extra=f .

The --extra=f option tells ctags to:

"Include an entry for the base file name of every source file (e.g. "example.c"), which addresses the first line of the file."

When you open vim, you can the use :tag <filename> to jump to the first line of the file.

Answer 4

You can also use cscope:

:cs find f <filename>

or, if you've setup cscope in vim as recommended in :help cscope, put the cursor on top of a filename, and press <C-_>f.