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Diffstat (limited to 'runtime')
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/options.txt | 31 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/quickref.txt | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt | 31 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/usr_29.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/optwin.vim | 4 |
5 files changed, 47 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt index b0a996753..a54e1c040 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/options.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt @@ -4109,7 +4109,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|. global Ignore case in search patterns. Also used when searching in the tags file. - Also see 'smartcase'. + Also see 'smartcase' and 'tagcase'. Can be overruled by using "\c" or "\C" in the pattern, see |/ignorecase|. @@ -7339,19 +7339,22 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|. < [The whitespace before and after the '0' must be a single <Tab>] When a binary search was done and no match was found in any of the - files listed in 'tags', and 'ignorecase' is set or a pattern is used + files listed in 'tags', and case is ignored or a pattern is used instead of a normal tag name, a retry is done with a linear search. Tags in unsorted tags files, and matches with different case will only be found in the retry. If a tag file indicates that it is case-fold sorted, the second, - linear search can be avoided for the 'ignorecase' case. Use a value - of '2' in the "!_TAG_FILE_SORTED" line for this. A tag file can be - case-fold sorted with the -f switch to "sort" in most unices, as in - the command: "sort -f -o tags tags". For "Exuberant ctags" version - 5.x or higher (at least 5.5) the --sort=foldcase switch can be used - for this as well. Note that case must be folded to uppercase for this - to work. + linear search can be avoided when case is ignored. Use a value of '2' + in the "!_TAG_FILE_SORTED" line for this. A tag file can be case-fold + sorted with the -f switch to "sort" in most unices, as in the command: + "sort -f -o tags tags". For "Exuberant ctags" version 5.x or higher + (at least 5.5) the --sort=foldcase switch can be used for this as + well. Note that case must be folded to uppercase for this to work. + + By default, tag searches are case-sensitive. Case is ignored when + 'ignorecase' is set and 'tagcase' is "followic", or when 'tagcase' is + "ignore". When 'tagbsearch' is off, tags searching is slower when a full match exists, but faster when no full match exists. Tags in unsorted tags @@ -7363,6 +7366,16 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|. command-line completion and ":help"). {Vi: always uses binary search in some versions} + *'tagcase'* *'tc'* +'tagcase' 'tc' string (default "followic") + global or local to buffer |global-local| + {not in Vi} + This option specifies how case is handled when searching the tags + file: + followic Follow the 'ignorecase' option + ignore Ignore case + match Match case + *'taglength'* *'tl'* 'taglength' 'tl' number (default 0) global diff --git a/runtime/doc/quickref.txt b/runtime/doc/quickref.txt index e275c4383..fb10cccda 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/quickref.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/quickref.txt @@ -904,6 +904,7 @@ Short explanation of each option: *option-list* 'tabpagemax' 'tpm' maximum number of tab pages for |-p| and "tab all" 'tabstop' 'ts' number of spaces that <Tab> in file uses 'tagbsearch' 'tbs' use binary searching in tags files +'tagcase' 'tc' how to handle case when searching in tags files 'taglength' 'tl' number of significant characters for a tag 'tagrelative' 'tr' file names in tag file are relative 'tags' 'tag' list of file names used by the tag command diff --git a/runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt b/runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt index 06c983860..86a00f409 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt @@ -85,11 +85,13 @@ changed, to avoid confusion when using ":tnext". It is changed when using ":tag {ident}". The ignore-case matches are not found for a ":tag" command when the -'ignorecase' option is off. They are found when a pattern is used (starting -with a "/") and for ":tselect", also when 'ignorecase' is off. Note that -using ignore-case tag searching disables binary searching in the tags file, -which causes a slowdown. This can be avoided by fold-case sorting the tag -file. See the 'tagbsearch' option for an explanation. +'ignorecase' option is off and 'tagcase' is "followic" or when 'tagcase' is +"match". They are found when a pattern is used (starting with a "/") and for +":tselect", also when 'ignorecase' is off and 'tagcase' is "followic" or when +'tagcase' is "match". Note that using ignore-case tag searching disables +binary searching in the tags file, which causes a slowdown. This can be +avoided by fold-case sorting the tag file. See the 'tagbsearch' option for an +explanation. ============================================================================== 2. Tag stack *tag-stack* *tagstack* *E425* @@ -440,12 +442,13 @@ file "tags". It can also be used to access a common tags file. The next file in the list is not used when: - A matching static tag for the current buffer has been found. - A matching global tag has been found. -This also depends on the 'ignorecase' option. If it is off, and the tags file -only has a match without matching case, the next tags file is searched for a -match with matching case. If no tag with matching case is found, the first -match without matching case is used. If 'ignorecase' is on, and a matching -global tag with or without matching case is found, this one is used, no -further tags files are searched. +This also depends on whether case is ignored. Case is ignored when +'ignorecase' is set and 'tagcase' is "followic", or when 'tagcase' is +"ignore". If case is not ignored, and the tags file only has a match without +matching case, the next tags file is searched for a match with matching case. +If no tag with matching case is found, the first match without matching case +is used. If case is ignored, and a matching global tag with or without +matching case is found, this one is used, no further tags files are searched. When a tag file name starts with "./", the '.' is replaced with the path of the current file. This makes it possible to use a tags file in the directory @@ -579,8 +582,10 @@ that indicates if the file was sorted. When this line is found, Vim uses binary searching for the tags file: !_TAG_FILE_SORTED<Tab>1<Tab>{anything} ~ -A tag file may be case-fold sorted to avoid a linear search when 'ignorecase' -is on. See 'tagbsearch' for details. The value '2' should be used then: +A tag file may be case-fold sorted to avoid a linear search when case is +ignored. (Case is ignored when 'ignorecase' is set and 'tagcase' is +"followic", or when 'tagcase' is "ignore".) See 'tagbsearch' for details. +The value '2' should be used then: !_TAG_FILE_SORTED<Tab>2<Tab>{anything} ~ The other tag that Vim recognizes, but only when compiled with the diff --git a/runtime/doc/usr_29.txt b/runtime/doc/usr_29.txt index f13cd3a40..dc71e71dd 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/usr_29.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/usr_29.txt @@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ function. RELATED ITEMS -You can set 'ignorecase' to make case in tag names be ignored. +To make case in tag names be ignored, you can set 'ignorecase' while leaving +'tagcase' as "followic", or set 'tagcase' to "ignore". The 'tagbsearch' option tells if the tags file is sorted or not. The default is to assume a sorted tags file, which makes a tags search a lot faster, but diff --git a/runtime/optwin.vim b/runtime/optwin.vim index 048b1ad7e..ecfec901b 100644 --- a/runtime/optwin.vim +++ b/runtime/optwin.vim @@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ call append("$", " \tset tl=" . &tl) call append("$", "tags\tlist of file names to search for tags") call append("$", "\t(global or local to buffer)") call <SID>OptionG("tag", &tag) +call append("$", "tagcase\thow to handle case when searching in tags files:") +call append("$", "\t\"followic\" to follow 'ignorecase', \"ignore\" or \"match\"") +call append("$", "\t(global or local to buffer)") +call <SID>OptionG("tc", &tc) call append("$", "tagrelative\tfile names in a tags file are relative to the tags file") call <SID>BinOptionG("tr", &tr) call append("$", "tagstack\ta :tag command will use the tagstack") |