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ctags-lang-javascript - Random notes about tagging JavaScript source code with Universal Ctags

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  CLASSES  Change since "0.0"  SEE ALSO 

NAME

ctags-lang-javascript − Random notes about tagging JavaScript source code with Universal Ctags

SYNOPSIS

ctags ... −−languages=+JavaScript ...
ctags
... −−language−force=JavaScript ...
ctags
... −−map−JavaScript=+.js ...

DESCRIPTION

This man page gathers random notes about tagging JavaScript source code.

CLASSES

ES6 introduced the class keyword, but there is still the original method of defining a function and attaching a prototype. ctags follows the convention that function names that start with a capital letter are class constructors.

Change since "0.0"

New role foreigndecl for function kind

SEE ALSO

ctags(1), ctags−client−tools(7)


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se