ctags-lang-terraform

Random notes about tagging Terraform files with Universal Ctags

Version:6.0.0
Manual group:Universal Ctags
Manual section:7

SYNOPSIS

ctags … --languages=+Terraform …
ctags … --language-force=Terraform …
ctags … --map-Terraform=+.tf …

ctags … --extras=+{reference} --languages=+TerraformVariables …
ctags … --extras=+{reference} --language-force=TerraformVariables …
ctags … --extras=+{reference} --map-Terraform=+.tfvars …

DESCRIPTION

This man page gathers random notes about tagging Terraform files.

TIPS

Extracting variables assigned in Variable definitions

Specify --extras=+{reference} and --languages=+TerraformVariables to extract variables assigned in variables definitions (*.tfvars). The TerraformVariables parser extracts variables in *.tfvars files with variable kind with assigned role of Terraform language.

KNOWN BUGS

  • The parser doesn’t ignore strings inside a block comment (/* ... */).
  • The parser doesn’t extract variables defined with locals keyword.