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Asked: 2026-05-13T11:59:44+00:00

I found that when multiple tags exist for a given symbol, Vim can’t select

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I found that when multiple tags exist for a given symbol, Vim can’t select the right tag .
I don’t know whether it’s always the truth , but at least I met this problem for several times.

To put my problem more clear, let’s say there are two classes : class A and class B in two different cpp files. Both of them defined a public member function called AddContext. Then somewhere else in the source code of the project , let’s denote it as place x, a instance of A called its memeber function AddContext.

You generate tags for the the project and go to place x and move the cursor under “AddContext” , and finally hit ctr-] .To your dismay, vim jump to the definition of B::AddContext rather than A::AddContext.

So is there any good vim practice to solve the problem as I momentioned ?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Use 

    :tnext
:tprevious

    or

    :tn
:tp

    This will help to solve your problem in the manual way. Ctags and Vim do not understand the context. So you have to determine it yourself.

    Mapping those commands is a good way to deal with the problem.

    You also can try 0scan plugin. It can help to choose desired place to jump in a more convenient way. Put your cursor on a symbol and press 0u.

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