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C tags within emacs.


To install etags binary in debian
$ sudo aptitude install emacs24-bin-common

Generate TAGS file

$ find . -name "*.[chCH]" -print | etags -

Load TAGS file

After generating a TAGS file we need to load that file within emacs.

M-x visit-tags-table
select a TAGS file.

Find a specific tag interactively

We can now search for specific tags.

M-.
or
M-x find-tag

Reference

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Tags-Tables.html