id = "global"
name = "GNU Global"
homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/global/"
description = "Source code tagging system."
executables = ["global", "gtags"]
platforms = ["macos", "linux"]
[dotfiles]
paths = ["~/.globalrc"]
exclude = []
secret = []
[commands]
format = 1
label = "Search tags"
description = "Find definitions, references or matching lines using GNU Global's tag files. Building the tag database (gtags), updating and the other output tuning options are left out."
quality = "ai-draft"
parser = { end_of_options = "--", interleave = "permute", long_equals = true, short_attached = false, short_bundles = true }
[[commands.source]]
id = "man"
kind = "manual"
url = "https://manpages.debian.org/bookworm/global/global.1.en.html"
revision = "Debian bookworm"
evidence = """
<no command> pattern: Print tags which match to pattern. By default, print definition tags.
-g, --grep pattern [files]: Print all lines which match to the pattern.
-a, --absolute: Print absolute path names. By default, print relative path names.
-C, --directory dir: Change the directory before doing all the work including parameter analysis.
-d, --definition: Print locations of definitions.
-i, --ignore-case: Ignore case distinctions in the pattern.
-l, --local: Print only tags which exist under the current directory.
--literal: Execute literal search instead of regular expression search.
-r, --reference: Print reference tags.
--result format: Print out using format, which may be one of: path (default), ctags, ctags-x, grep or cscope.
-s, --symbol: Print other symbol tags.
-S, --scope dir: Print only tags which exist under dir directory.
-T, --through: Go through all the tag files listed in GTAGSLIBPATH.
-x, --cxref: Use standard ctags cxref (with -x) format.
"""
[[commands.field]]
id = "pattern"
label = "Pattern"
description = "Symbol name or regular expression; with grep mode, the text to match."
type = "string"
position = 0
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "grep"
label = "Grep lines instead of tags"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--grep", "-g"]
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "reference"
label = "Reference tags"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--reference", "-r"]
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "definition"
label = "Definitions"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--definition", "-d"]
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "symbol"
label = "Other symbols"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--symbol", "-s"]
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "ignore_case"
label = "Ignore case"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--ignore-case", "-i"]
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "literal"
label = "Literal search"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--literal"]
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "local"
label = "Only current directory"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--local", "-l"]
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "scope"
label = "Only under directory"
type = "path"
option = ["--scope", "-S"]
path = { kind = "directory", role = "input", must_exist = true }
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "absolute"
label = "Absolute paths"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--absolute", "-a"]
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "cxref"
label = "Cross-reference format"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--cxref", "-x"]
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "result"
label = "Result format"
type = "enum"
option = ["--result"]
choices = [{ value = "path", label = "Path" }, { value = "ctags", label = "ctags" }, { value = "ctags-x", label = "ctags -x" }, { value = "grep", label = "grep" }, { value = "cscope", label = "cscope" }]
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "through"
label = "Search all GTAGSLIBPATH tag files"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--through", "-T"]
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "directory"
label = "Run in directory"
type = "path"
option = ["--directory", "-C"]
path = { kind = "directory", role = "input", must_exist = true }
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.task]]
id = "definition"
label = "Find definition"
fields = ["pattern", "cxref", "absolute"]
required = ["pattern"]
[[commands.task]]
id = "references"
label = "Find references"
fields = ["pattern", "reference", "cxref"]
required = ["pattern", "reference"]
set = { reference = [true], cxref = [true] }
lock = ["reference"]
[[commands.group]]
id = "basic"
label = "Basic"
fields = ["pattern", "grep", "reference", "definition", "symbol", "ignore_case", "cxref"]
[[commands.group]]
id = "advanced"
label = "Advanced"
fields = ["literal", "local", "scope", "absolute", "result", "through", "directory"]
