# GNU GLOBAL -- gtags

**URL:** <https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/gnu-global-gtags/1339>\
**Category:** Plugins\
**Created:** [October 31, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/gnu-global-gtags/1339 "2020-10-31T09:00:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![listentolist](https://discuss.kakoune.com/user_avatar/discuss.kakoune.com/listentolist/32/416_2.png) [@listentolist](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/listentolist)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/gnu-global-gtags/1339/1 "2020-10-31T09:00:03Z")

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This is an adaptation of `ctags.kak` for gtags.

> **[listentolist / kakoune-gtags · GitLab](https://gitlab.com/listentolist/kakoune-gtags)**
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> GNU GLOBAL support for the Kakoune text editor

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**Author:** ![JJK96](https://discuss.kakoune.com/user_avatar/discuss.kakoune.com/jjk96/32/305_2.png) [@JJK96](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/JJK96)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/gnu-global-gtags/1339/2 "2020-10-31T13:14:50Z")

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It wasn’t possible to simply set the ctags command to `gtags`?

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**Author:** ![listentolist](https://discuss.kakoune.com/user_avatar/discuss.kakoune.com/listentolist/32/416_2.png) [@listentolist](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/listentolist)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/gnu-global-gtags/1339/3 "2020-10-31T16:26:18Z")

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No, because gtags uses a different file format. So for example it is also possible to search for references.