---
name: "tags"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "erlang-mode"
version: "2.3-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tags"
---

# tags(3)

## MODULE

tags - Generate Emacs TAGS file from Erlang source files.

## DESCRIPTION

A TAGS file is used by Emacs to find function and variable definitions in any source file in a big project.  This module can generate a TAGS file from Erlang source files.  It recognises functions, records, and defines.

## EXPORTS

- **root(\[Options\])**

  Create a TAGS file covering all files in the Erlang distribution.

- **file(File \[, Options\])**

  Create a TAGS file for the file \`File'.

- **files(FileList \[, Options\])**

  Create a TAGS file for the files in the list \`FileList'.

- **dir(Dir \[, Options\])**

  Create a TAGS file for all files in directory \`Dir'.

- **dirs(DirList \[, Options\])**

  Create a TAGS file for all files in any directory in \`DirList'.

- **subdir(Dir \[, Options\])**

  Descend recursively down the directory \`Dir' and create a TAGS file based on all files found.

- **subdirs(DirList \[, Options\])**

  Descend recursively down all the directories in \`DirList' and create a TAGS file based on all files found.

## OPTIONS

The functions above have an optional argument, **Options**.  It is a list which can contain the following elements:

- **{outfile, NameOfTAGSFile}**

  Create a TAGS file named \`NameOfTAGSFile'.

- **{outdir, NameOfDirectory}**

  Create a file named TAGS in the directory \`NameOfDirectory'.

The default behaviour is to create a file named "TAGS" in the current directory.

## SEE ALSO

GNU Emacs Manual, chapter "Editing Programs", section "Tag Tables".

Erlang mode V2.0 for Emacs.

## AUTHOR

```
Anders Lindgren
```