# xolox/vim-easytags

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## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/xolox/vim-easytags
- Homepage: http://peterodding.com/code/vim/easytags/
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/xolox-vim-easytags.md

## Description

Vim-easytags is a text editor extension that automates source code index generation, code navigation, and dynamic syntax highlighting for development workflows within Vim. It functions as a tag management plugin that scans source files in the background to build symbol index files automatically using external generators.

The extension applies dynamic token coloring across various programming languages using loaded symbol definition files, and links generated symbol groups to default color themes or overrides individual styles per language. Performance on large symbol files is improved by delegating intensive syntax parsing tasks to an embedded script interpreter when available. 

Additional capabilities include background compilation task execution that captures output directly into quickfix lists without spawning console windows, external resource launching for files, directories, web URLs, and email addresses, and interface element toggling that hides menus, toolbars, and tab lines during full-screen mode transitions.

## Tags

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Code Symbol Navigators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/code-symbol-navigators.md) — Provides code navigation by scanning source files to build symbol indexes for quick definition jumping.
- [Symbol Index Generation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/symbol-index-generation.md) — Scans source files in the background to automatically create and update symbol index files. ([source](https://github.com/xolox/vim-easytags/blob/master/README.md))
- [Vim Plugins](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/vim-plugins.md) — Automates source code index generation and dynamic syntax highlighting for recognized symbols in Vim.
- [External Resource Launchers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/external-resource-launchers.md) — Opens files, directories, web URLs, and email addresses directly in preferred system applications from the editor. ([source](http://peterodding.com/code/vim/shell/))

### User Interface & Experience

- [Code Syntax Highlighting](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/code-syntax-highlighting.md) — Applies dynamic syntax highlighting to code tokens and symbols using loaded definition index files.
- [Vim Syntax Highlighters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/markdown-and-syntax-highlighting/vim-syntax-highlighters.md) — Acts as an editor extension that colors code identifiers and functions dynamically using symbol definitions.

### DevOps & Infrastructure

- [Background Task Execution](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/workflow-run-management/asynchronous-run-launches/background-task-execution.md) — Executes background compilation tasks without console windows and captures output into quickfix lists. ([source](http://peterodding.com/code/vim/shell/))