TAGS(3erl)						     ERLANG MODULE DEFINITION							TAGS(3erl)

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

Ericsson Software Technology					    1996-05-30								TAGS(3erl)