Using kate editor for c dev (with ctags plugin)

Question

I just started using the kate editor (used vim) for c dev. I used ctags a lot with vim. Therefore, I would like to have the same with the kate editor. I have included the Ctags plugin in the list of plugins. It generates a tag file (.ctagsdb), but it doesn’t load the tags in the tags tab when I want to search for the tags that I need to manually enter in the LookUP field to display the tag. It does not fill tags. I can’t even use the CTags menu item.

Can someone tell me how to make CTags work. or if there is a better plugin for this. Or this is how it works "normal."

Thanks.

Answer 1

ctags database primarily include tags for your project / file?
If not, go to the Targets tab and add a path to the project, and then click Update Index. (also make sure you have ctags installed)

Now in the source code, find the character you want to view, right-click on it and select CTags-> Search (or click on it and Alt+4 ).
You can also go to declaration using Alt+2 or to definition using Alt+3 .
After viewing the definition / declaration / Everything you can go back to, where you were with Alt+1 .

Answer 2

Make sure you install ctags

 sudo apt-get install ctags 

Good luck :)