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-rw-r--r--doc/man/etags.112
-rw-r--r--lib-src/etags.c3
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/man/etags.1 b/doc/man/etags.1
index 7d5d374f99a..d34063f23cd 100644
--- a/doc/man/etags.1
+++ b/doc/man/etags.1
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ etags, ctags \- generate tag file for Emacs, vi
[\|\-\-parse\-stdin=\fIfile\fP\|]
.br
[\|\-\-append\|] [\|\-\-no\-defines\|] [\|\-\-globals\|]
-[\|\-\-no\-globals\|] [\|\-\-include=\fIfile\fP\|]
+[\|\-\-no\-globals\|] [\|\-\-no\-line\-directive\|] [\|\-\-include=\fIfile\fP\|]
[\|\-\-ignore\-indentation\|] [\|\-\-language=\fIlanguage\fP\|]
[\|\-\-members\|] [\|\-\-no\-members\|] [\|\-\-output=\fItagfile\fP\|]
[\|\-\-class\-qualify\|]
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ etags, ctags \- generate tag file for Emacs, vi
[\|\-\-parse\-stdin=\fIfile\fP\|]
.br
[\|\-\-append\|] [\|\-\-backward\-search\|]
-[\|\-\-cxref\|] [\|\-\-no\-defines\|]
-[\|\-\-globals\|] [\|\-\-no\-globals\|] [\|\-\-ignore\-indentation\|]
+[\|\-\-cxref\|] [\|\-\-no\-defines\|] [\|\-\-globals\|]
+[\|\-\-no\-globals\|] [\|\-\-no\-line\-directive\|] [\|\-\-ignore\-indentation\|]
[\|\-\-language=\fIlanguage\fP\|] [\|\-\-members\|] [\|\-\-no\-members\|]
[\|\-\-class\-qualify\|]
[\|\-\-output=\fItagfile\fP\|] [\|\-\-regex=\fIregexp\fP\|]
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ the default in C and derived languages.
Do not tag global variables in C and derived languages. Typically this
reduces the file size by one fourth.
.TP
+.B \-\-no\-line\-directive
+Ignore \fB#line\fP preprocessor directives in C and derived languages. The
+default is to honor those directives, and record the tags as if the
+file scanned was the one named in the \fB#line\fP directive. This switch is
+useful when the original file named by \fB#line\fP is no longer available.
+.TP
\fB\-i\fP \fIfile\fP, \fB\-\-include=\fIfile\fP
Include a note in the tag file indicating that, when searching for a
tag, one should also consult the tags file \fIfile\fP after checking the
diff --git a/lib-src/etags.c b/lib-src/etags.c
index 2192627c7e0..54ed1b428e9 100644
--- a/lib-src/etags.c
+++ b/lib-src/etags.c
@@ -951,8 +951,7 @@ Relative ones are stored relative to the output file's directory.\n");
Do not create tag entries for global variables in some\n\
languages. This makes the tags file smaller.");
- if (PRINT_UNDOCUMENTED_OPTIONS_HELP)
- puts ("--no-line-directive\n\
+ puts ("--no-line-directive\n\
Ignore #line preprocessor directives in C and derived languages.");
if (CTAGS)