---
name: "ocs"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cscope"
version: "15.9-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ocs"
---

# ocs(1)

creates and maintains the database for cscope on a recursive directory set

## NAME

ocs - creates and maintains the database for cscope on a recursive directory set

## SYNOPSIS

**ocs** \[-x\] \[-f\] \[-q\] \[-u\]\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page briefly documents  **ocs** , a shell script wrapper that automates the creation and maintenance of a  **[cscope(1)](/cscope/1.md)** database on a recursive set of directories. Under normal circumstances, **ocs** generates a cscope database on a recursive group of directories starting from the current working directory, before launching **[cscope(1)](/cscope/1.md)** in interactive mode.\

## OPTIONS

- \-x

  **Enable debugging.**\

- \-f

  **Force. Do not ask about regenerating 'TMP' lists (lists generated by** **ocs** ), just do it; Allow the regeneration of 'CSD' (lists generated by **[cscope(1)](/cscope/1.md)** ) lists.\

- \-q

  **Tell cscope to build a fast reverse index. Database disk space usage is doubled, but searching speed is increased.**\

- \-u

  **Request that the database be updated or regenerated.**\

## FILES

- ./cscope.rc

  If this is an executable shell script, it will be included in the body of **ocs** in order to override intenal filenames and other options. See the comments at the top of  **/usr/bin/ocs** for more information.

## BUGS

None noted.

## SEE ALSO

**[cscope(1)](/cscope/1.md),** **/usr/bin/ocs.**

## AUTHORS

This manpage originally prepared by **Nick Rusnov** \<nick@grawk.net\> for the Debian Project.