---
name: "ctags-lang-c++"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "ctags"
version: "1:6.2.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ctags-lang-c++"
---

# ctags-lang-c++(7)

Random notes about tagging C++ source code with Universal Ctags

## Name

ctags-lang-c++ - Random notes about tagging C++ source code with Universal Ctags

## SYNOPSIS

```
ctags ... --languages=+C++ ...
ctags ... --language-force=C++ ...
ctags ... --map-C++=+.c++  ...
ctags ... --map-C++=+.cc  ...
ctags ... --map-C++=+.cpp  ...
ctags ... --map-C++=+.h  ...
...
```

## DESCRIPTION

This man page gathers random notes about tagging C++ source code.

## VERSIONS

### Change since "0.0"

- •

  New field **section**

- •

  New field **alias**

### Change since "1.1"

- •

  New kinds **module** and **partition**

- •

  New roles **imported** and **exported** for **header** kind

## SEE ALSO

[ctags(1)](/ctags/1.md), [ctags-lang-ldscript(7)](/ctags-lang-ldscript/7.md), The new C/C++ parser \<https://docs.ctags.io/en/latest/parser-cxx.html\> (\<https://docs.ctags.io/en/latest/parser-cxx.html\>)