Script Roundup: Ozzy.vim, autotags

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Ozzy.vim

Ozzy.vim (License: MIT) by Giacomo Comitti allows files to be opened quickly and easily. An algorithm is used to determine which file to open: it can be set to use most recent, most frequent, or context. The last means the closest to the current working directory.

Files are opened with :Ozzy <file name>, and partial paths are supported. Ending <file name> with a forward slash will cause Ozzy to interpret the file name as a directory and open all of the contained files.

Ozzy seems like a good way to quickly switch between files across different projects, or to switch between files in a very large project.

autotags

autotags (GitHub: basilgor / vim-autotags, License: Vim) by Basil Gor is a wrapper for ctags and cscope that makes working with tag files a little bit easier. Once the plugin is installed, tags can be built with a keystroke, and are loaded automatically when a file is opened. Tags are stored in ~/.autotags/ to avoid polluting your source directory, and extra directories can be added to support library code.