---
name: "kscope"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kscope"
version: "1.6.2-1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kscope"
---

# kscope(1)

a source browsing and editing environment

## NAME

kscope - a source browsing and editing environment

## SYNOPSIS

**kscope**  \[ *Qt-options* \] \[ *KDE-options* \]

## DESCRIPTION

KScope is a source browsing and editing environment for large projects written in C (such as the Linux kernel).

KScope uses the Cscope code analysis engine to provide valuable information to coders.

KScope also provides call-tree and call-graph views that can help developers by visualising the relationships between different functions in the code base.

## OPTIONS

All KDE and Qt programs accept a some common command-line options. KScope has no application-specific options.

- FC**--help**F\[0\]

  Show help about options

- FC**--help-qt**F\[0\]

  Show Qt specific options

- FC**--help-kde**F\[0\]

  Show KDE specific options

- FC**--help-all**F\[0\]

  Show all options

- FC**--author**F\[0\]

  Show author information

- FC**-v**F\[0\], FC**--version**F\[0\]

  Show version information

- FC**--license**F\[0\]

  Show license information

- FC**--**F\[0\]

  Indicates end of options

## AUTHOR

KScope was written by Elad Lahav \<FCelad\_lahav@users.sf.netF\[0\]\>.

## COPYRIGHT

This manual page was written by Jonathan Patrick Davies \<FCjpatrick@ubuntu.comF\[0\]\> for the Ubuntu system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in FC*/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL*F\[0\].