[\|\-\-append\|] [\|\-\-no\-defines\|]
[\|\-\-no\-globals\|] [\|\-\-include=\fIfile\fP\|]
[\|\-\-ignore\-indentation\|] [\|\-\-language=\fIlanguage\fP\|]
-[\|\-\-no\-members\|] [\|\-\-output=\fItagfile\fP\|]
+[\|\-\-members\|] [\|\-\-output=\fItagfile\fP\|]
[\|\-\-regex=\fIregexp\fP\|] [\|\-\-no\-regex\|]
[\|\-\-help\|] [\|\-\-version\|]
\fIfile\fP .\|.\|.
\fBctags\fP) in the current working directory.
Files specified with relative file names will be recorded in the tag
table with file names relative to the directory where the tag table
-resides. If the tag table is in /dev, however, the file names are made
-relative to the working directory. Files specified with absolute file
-names will be recorded
+resides. If the tag table is in /dev or is the standard output,
+however, the file names are made relative to the working directory.
+Files specified with absolute file names will be recorded
with absolute file names. Files generated from a source file\-\-like
a C file generated from a source Cweb file\-\-will be recorded with
the name of the source file.
.TP
.B \-\-members
Create tag entries for variables that are members of structure-like
-constructs in C++, Objective C, Java. This is the default for etags.
+constructs in C++, Objective C, Java.
.TP
.B \-\-no\-members
-Do not tag member variables. This is the default for ctags.
+Do not tag member variables. This is the default behavior.
.TP
.B \-\-packages\-only
Only tag packages in Ada files.
as belonging to the file \fBFILE\fP.
.TP
\fB\-o\fP \fItagfile\fP, \fB\-\-output=\fItagfile\fP
-Explicit name of file for tag table; overrides default \fBTAGS\fP or
-\fBtags\fP. (But ignored with \fB\-v\fP or \fB\-x\fP.)
+Explicit name of file for tag table; for \fBetags\fP only, a file name
+of \- means standard output; overrides default \fBTAGS\fP or \fBtags\fP.
+(But ignored with \fB\-v\fP or \fB\-x\fP.)
.TP
\fB\-r\fP \fIregexp\fP, \fB\-\-regex=\fIregexp\fP