CQMAKEDB(1)

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version 1.0.1 · 6 versions
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💖 CQMAKEDB(1) — cqmakedb, bestie 💖

okay so real quick, this is the cqmakedb manual page, section 1 of the Unix manual pages, and she is here to build you a codequery database. no cap, she's the whole reason your fancy code browsing even works. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

cqmakedb — create codequery database 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

cqmakedb [-s <sqdbfile> [-c <cscope.out>] [-t <ctags>]] [-p] [-d] [-v]
[-h]

look at her, so compact, so iconic ✨

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • -s — the file path to your CodeQuery sqlite3 db file. yeah. sqlite3 db file path, that's the one 💾
  • -c — the file path to your cscope.out file. classic. love her 🔥
  • -t — the file path to your ctags tags file 🏷️
  • -p — vacuum time!! this compacts the database. heads up bestie, it may take more time ⏳
  • -d — debug mode. turn it on when you need to see what's going on behind the scenes 👀
  • -v — version. she'll tell you who she is 🦋
  • -h — help. when in doubt, ask 🥺

💫 DESCRIPTION 💫

okay so here's the vibe check on how you actually combine these bad boys:

The combinations possible are -s -c, -s -t, -s -c -t. that's the set, that's the menu, periodt.

The additional optional arguments are -p and -d. very chill of them, very flexible.

Important!! If -c is present then sqdbfile need not exist. It will be created. ‼️
Also important!! If -t is present but not -c, then sqdbfile has to exist. Ctags info will be added to it. 📌

so like, -c is the one that manifests your database out of thin air, and -t on its own is a "please add to the thing that's already there" girlie. the way that these two behave differently is so important to remember 😭

Copyright 2013-2015 ruben2020 https://github.com/ruben2020/

Website: https://github.com/ruben2020/codequery

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

This manual page was written by ChangZhuo Chen <czchen@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

aaaand that's the whole page bestie 🧚 no notes, she ate 💅 this was the CQMAKEDB(1) page, sourced and versioned as CQMAKEDB(1), dated 02/03/2026. go build that database, you've got this 💖✨🍓

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