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1*a41b1651SMasatake YAMATOlibreadtags is a library for reading tags files generated by ctags.
2*a41b1651SMasatake YAMATOlibreadtags assumes the tags file format explained in [tags(5)](https://docs.ctags.io/en/latest/man/tags.5.html)
3*a41b1651SMasatake YAMATOof Universal-ctags.
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5*a41b1651SMasatake YAMATOSee the comments at the top of readtags.h about the license and copyright.
6*a41b1651SMasatake YAMATOlibreadtags was derived from readtags.c of Exuberant-ctags.
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8*a41b1651SMasatake YAMATONEWS.md describes note worty changes.
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10*a41b1651SMasatake YAMATOIf you are looking for command line interface for tags files,
11*a41b1651SMasatake YAMATOyou will like [readtags command](https://docs.ctags.io/en/latest/man/readtags.1.html)
12*a41b1651SMasatake YAMATOshipped as part of Universal-ctags. It uses libreadtags extensively.
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