Various Code Clone Detection Techniques and Tools: A Comprehensive Survey
Pratiksha Gautam, Hemraj Saini · Communications in computer and information science · 2016
In this paper, we have discussed several code replication detection methods and tools in different dimensions. This review has provided an extensive survey codec clone detection techniques and tools. Starting from clone perceptions, classification of clones and an overall assortment of selected techniques and tools is discussed. This paper covers the whole paradigm in clone detection and presents open research avenues in code clone detection.