5.3.5.2 Using gnatxref with vi

gnatxref can generate a tags file output, which can be used directly from vi. Note that the standard version of vi will not work properly with overloaded symbols. Consider using another free implementation of vi, such as vim.

$ gnatxref -v gnatfind.adb > tags

The following command will generate the tags file for gnatfind itself (if the sources are in the search path!):

$ gnatxref -v gnatfind.adb > tags

From vi, you can then use the command :tag `entity' (replacing entity by whatever you are looking for), and vi will display a new file with the corresponding declaration of entity.