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Diffstat (limited to 'runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt')
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1 files changed, 29 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt b/runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt index 86a00f4093..b8ab153674 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt @@ -84,14 +84,23 @@ Note that when the current file changes, the priority list is mostly not 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 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. +The ignore-case matches are not found for a ":tag" command when: +- the 'ignorecase' option is off and 'tagcase' is "followic" +- 'tagcase' is "match" +- 'tagcase' is "smart" and the pattern contains an upper case character. +- 'tagcase' is "followscs" and 'smartcase' option is on and the pattern + contains an upper case character. + +The gnore-case matches are found when: +- a pattern is used (starting with a "/") +- for ":tselect" +- when 'tagcase' is "followic" and 'ignorecase' is off +- when 'tagcase' is "match" +- when 'tagcase' is "followscs" and the 'smartcase' option 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. ============================================================================== 2. Tag stack *tag-stack* *tagstack* *E425* @@ -442,13 +451,18 @@ 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 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. +This also depends on whether case is ignored. Case is ignored when: +- 'tagcase' is "followic" and 'ignorecase' is set +- 'tagcase' is "ignore" +- 'tagcase' is "smart" and and the pattern only contains lower case + characters. +- 'tagcase' is "followscs" and 'smartcase' is set and and the pattern only + contains lower case characters. +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 |