kramarao is not the author of this tool, but thought it would be a good addition to Cool Tools.

Cscope is a developer's tool for browsing source code.

Following are the features of the Cscope.

• Allows searching code for:
  
  
  
  • all references to a symbol
  
  
• global definitions

• functions called by a function

• functions calling a function

• text string

• regular expression pattern

• a file

• files including a file

• Curses based (text screen)

• An information database is generated for faster searches and later reference

• The fuzzy parser supports C, but is flexible enough to be useful for C and Java, and for use as a generalized 'grep database' (use it to browse large text documents!)

• Has a command line mode for inclusion in scripts or as a backend to a GUI/frontend

• Runs on all flavors of Unix, plus most monopoly-controlled operating systems.