Vim: goto function definition

Question

I know the way to go to the function declaration (using ctags + Ctrl + ]). But what if I want not to go to the function declaration, but to the function definition instead.

For example:

// foo.c
#include "foo.h"

...
if (x > 3) foo_function(x);
...

void foo_function(int x) {
    ...
}

and

// foo.h
void foo_function(int x);

Then Ctrl + ] opens foo.h and points to the void foo_function(int x); line. I want to go to the foo.c to the foo_function definition. I have taglist installed, but don't want to open the taglist window every time I just want to jump to the function definition under cursor. Is there a way to do this with a keymap?

Thanks.

You are confusing the terms *declaration* and *definition*. I edited your question to fix that. — Victor Zamanian, Feb 19 '14 at 16:14
possible duplicate of [Get ctags in vim to go to definition, not declaration](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1054701/get-ctags-in-vim-to-go-to-definition-not-declaration) — Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com, Sep 15 '14 at 15:27

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 04 '11 at 09:50

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Use g] to get a picklist first

answered Apr 04 '11 at 09:50

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 04 '11 at 09:48

If you add the mappings suggested in :help cscope-suggestions, then you can use ^- g (control minus, then g -- nicely enough, even though the mappings were defined with <C-_>, vim lets you skip the shift key) to find the definition of the function under the cursor.

You could of course use any key mappings; I've seen control+\ as the default mapping in a cscope plugin.

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

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As similar question was already asked on stack overflow:

Get ctags in vim to go to definition, not declaration

You may find answers there helpful.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

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answered Apr 20 '11 at 12:38

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