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. Screen shot of cscope in action: C symbol: atoi File Function Line 0 stdlib.h global 86 extern int atoi (const char *nptr); 1 dir.c makefilelist 336 dispcomponents atoi(s); 2 invlib.c invdump 793 j atoi(term + 1);