---
name: "ctags-lang-gdscript"
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-gdscript"
---

# ctags-lang-gdscript(7)

Random notes about tagging GDScript source code with Universal Ctags

## Name

ctags-lang-gdscript - Random notes about tagging GDScript source code with Universal Ctags

## SYNOPSIS

```
ctags ... --languages=+GDScript ...
ctags ... --language-force=GDScript ...
ctags ... --map-GDScript=+.gd ...
```

## DESCRIPTION

This man page gathers random notes about tagging GDScript source code with Universal Ctags.

## Storing Annotations

Like the Python parser storing decorations to **decorations** field, the GDScript parser stores annotations starting from *@* to the language specific field, **annotations**. Though the field is enabled explicitly in following examples, the field is enabled by default.

"input.gd"

```
@export
var s = "Hello"
@master
func f(msg):
        print(msg)
```

"output.tags" with "--options=NONE --sort=no --fields-GDScript=+{annotations} -o - input.gd"

```
s       input.gd        /^var s = "Hello"$/;"   v       annotations:export
f       input.gd        /^func f(msg):$/;"      m       annotations:master
```

## Extracting func

A language object defined with *func* keyword is tagged with **method** kind. Like annotations, the parser stores keywords modifying *func* like *static* to the **annotations** field.

"input.gd"

```
func f(x):
        return x
static func f_s(x):
        reutrn x
remote func f_r(x):
        return x
```

"output.tags" with "--options=NONE --sort=no --fields=+K --fields-GDScript=+{annotations} -o - input.gd"

```
f       input.gd        /^func f(x):$/;"        method
f_s     input.gd        /^static func f_s(x):$/;"       method  annotations:static
f_r     input.gd        /^remote func f_r(x):$/;"       method  annotations:remote
```

## Tagging implicitly defined classes

"A file is a class!" in GDScript.  A class is implicitly defined. Functions, variables, constants, and signals are parts of the class though the class is unnamed by default.

If the language specific extra, **implicitClass**, is enabled, the parser makes a anonymous tag for the class. The parser fills the scope fields of the tags for all language objects defined in the file with the anonymous tag.

Let's see an example demonstrating the effect of the extra.

Turning off the extra:

"input.gd"

```
func f(x):
        return x
```

"output.tags" with "--options=NONE --fields=+KZ --extras-GDScript=-{implicitClass} -o - input.gd"

```
f       input.gd        /^func f(x):$/;"        method
```

Turning on the extra:

"input.gd"

```
func g(x):
        return x
```

"output.tags" with "--options=NONE --fields=+KZ --extras-GDScript=+{implicitClass} -o - input.gd"

```
anon_class_84011bee0100 input.gd        /^func g(x):$/;"        class
g       input.gd        /^func g(x):$/;"        method  scope:class:anon_class_84011bee0100
```

## Tagging the name specified with class\_name

*class\_name* is a keyword for giving a name to the implicitly defined class.  If **implicitClass** is turned off, the parser just extract the name coming after the keyword with **class** kind. If **implicitClass** is turned on, the parser converts the anonymous tag to a non-anonymous tag with the specified name.  When converting, the parser also updates scope fields of the other tags in the file.

Turning off the extra:

"input.gd"

```
class_name c
func f(x):
        return x
```

"output.tags" with "--options=NONE --fields=+KZ --extras-GDScript=-{implicitClass} -o - input.gd"

```
c       input.gd        /^class_name c$/;"      class
f       input.gd        /^func f(x):$/;"        method
```

Turning on the extra:

"input.gd"

```
class_name C
func g(x):
        return x
```

"output.tags" with "--options=NONE --fields=+KZ --extras-GDScript=+{implicitClass} -o - input.gd"

```
C       input.gd        /^class_name C$/;"      class
g       input.gd        /^func g(x):$/;"        method  scope:class:C
```

## Filling inherits field

*extends* keyword specifies the super class for the implicitly defined class. If *implicitClass* extra is turned on, the parser fills **inherits** field of the tag for the implicitly defined class with the name of super class.

"input.gd"

```
extends B
class_name C
```

"output.tags" with "--options=NONE --fields=+Ki --extras-GDScript=+{implicitClass} -o - input.gd"

```
C       input.gd        /^class_name C$/;"      class   inherits:B
```

When *--extras=+r* is given, the parser extracts the class specified with the *extends* keyword as a reference tag of **class** kind with **extended** role.

"input.gd"

```
extends B
```

"output.tags" with "--options=NONE --fields=+rEK --extras=+r -o - input.gd"

```
B       input.gd        /^extends B$/;" class   roles:extended  extras:reference
```

## SEE ALSO

[ctags(1)](/ctags/1.md)