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@ -139,7 +139,14 @@ map. Universal ctags can scan source code written in many
languages, and extract data about all the symbols defined in each languages, and extract data about all the symbols defined in each
file. file.
For example, here is the `ctags --fields=+S --output-format=json` output for the `main.py` file mapped above: Historically, ctags were generated and indexed by IDEs or code editors
to make it easier for a human to search and navigate a
codebase, find the implementation of functions, etc.
We're going to use ctags to help GPT navigate and understand the codebase.
Here is the type of output you get when you run ctags on source code. Specifically,
this is the
`ctags --fields=+S --output-format=json` output for the `main.py` file mapped above:
```json ```json
{ {
@ -160,8 +167,8 @@ For example, here is the `ctags --fields=+S --output-format=json` output for the
``` ```
The repo map is built using this type of `ctags` data, The repo map is built using this type of `ctags` data,
formatted into the space but formatted into the space
efficient hierarchical tree format shown above. efficient hierarchical tree format shown earlier.
This is a format that GPT can easily understand This is a format that GPT can easily understand
and which conveys the map data using a and which conveys the map data using a
minimal number of tokens. minimal number of tokens.