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Vim Tags and Navigation

fzf

I use fzf for navigating around between files. Install the binary and the plugin with:

Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'do': { -> fzf#install() } }
Plug 'junegunn/fzf.vim'

Then configure some keybindings

nnoremap <leader>f :Files<CR>
nnoremap <leader>o :Buffers<CR>
nnoremap <leader>l :Lines<CR>
nnoremap <leader>ta :Tags<CR>

• Files: fuzzy match against filenames in the project
• Buffers: fuzzy match against all your open buffers (see [vim-buffer-management])
• Lines: jump to line in the current file (with preview)
• Tags: fuzzy match against ctags in the current project

the first time you try to view tags fzf will prompt you to create a tags file using ctags. If you don’t have ctags available this will fail.

Get ctags somehow. On my mac I do this:

brew install ctags

Jump to the tag under the cursor with Ctrl-]. Jump back with Ctrl-o

tagbar

Plug 'majutsushi/tagbar'

noremap <leader>tt :TagbarToggle<CR>

This opens up a split on the right hand side that lists all the tags in the current file ordered by type. hit return on one to jump to that tag in the main file.

Nerd tree

Sometimes you want to just see the directory structure.

Plug 'scrooloose/nerdtree'

nnoremap <leader>n <ESC>:NERDTreeToggle<cr>

now <leader>n will open up a file browser in the left hand side of hte window like basically every other text editor ever.