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Clang-Rename
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:program:`clang-rename` is a clang-based C++ "linter" tool. Its purpose is to
perform efficient renaming actions in large-scale projects such as renaming
classes, functions, variables, arguments, namespaces etc.
The tool is in a very early development stage, so you might encounter bugs and
crashes. Submitting reports with information about how to reproduce the issue
to `the LLVM bugtracker <https://llvm.org/bugs>`_ will definitely help the
project. If you have any ideas or suggestions, you might want to put a feature
request there.
Using clang-rename
==================
:program:`clang-rename` is a `LibTooling
<http://clang.llvm.org/docs/LibTooling.html>`_-based tool, and it's easier to
work with if you set up a compile command database for your project (for an
example of how to do this see `How To Setup Tooling For LLVM
<http://clang.llvm.org/docs/HowToSetupToolingForLLVM.html>`_). You can also
specify compilation options on the command line after ``--``:
.. code-block:: console
$ clang-rename -offset=42 -new-name=foo test.cpp -- -Imy_project/include -DMY_DEFINES ...
To get an offset of a symbol in a file run
.. code-block:: console
$ grep -FUbo 'foo' file.cpp
The tool currently supports renaming actions inside a single Translation Unit
only. It is planned to extend the tool's functionality to support multi-TU
renaming actions in the future.
:program:`clang-rename` also aims to be easily integrated into popular text
editors, such as Vim, and improve the workflow of users.
Although a command line interface exists, it is highly recommended to use the
text editor interface instead for better experience.
.. code-block:: console
$ clang-rename -help
OVERVIEW: A tool to rename symbols in C/C++ code.
clang-rename renames every occurrence of a symbol found at <offset> in
<source0>. If -i is specified, the edited files are overwritten to disk.
Otherwise, the results are written to stdout.
USAGE: clang-rename [subcommand] [options] <source0> [... <sourceN>]
OPTIONS:
Clang-rename options:
-export-fixes=<filename> - YAML file to store suggested fixes in.
-extra-arg=<string> - Additional argument to append to the compiler command line
-extra-arg-before=<string> - Additional argument to prepend to the compiler command line
-i - Overwrite edited <file>s.
-new-name=<string> - The new name to change the symbol to.
-offset=<uint> - Locates the symbol by offset as opposed to <line>:<column>.
-old-name=<string> - The fully qualified name of the symbol, if -offset is not used.
-p=<string> - Build path
-pl - Print the locations affected by renaming to stderr.
-pn - Print the found symbol's name prior to renaming to stderr.
Generic Options:
-help - Display available options (-help-hidden for more)
-help-list - Display list of available options (-help-list-hidden for more)
-version - Display the version of this program
clang-rename Vim integration
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You can call :program:`clang-rename` directly from Vim! To set up
:program:`clang-rename` integration for Vim see
`clang-rename/tool/clang-rename.py
<http://reviews.llvm.org/diffusion/L/browse/clang-tools-extra/trunk/clang-rename/tool/clang-rename.py>`_.
Once installed, you can point your cursor to the symbols you want to rename,
press `,cr` and print new desired name.
Please note that **you have to save all buffers, in which the replacement will
happen before running the tool**.