diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e077f55..7803ee0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,19 +15,27 @@ Heavily inspired by emacs' [xcscope.el](https://github.com/dkogan/xcscope.el).
 - Tries to mimic vim's builtin cscope functionality.
 - Provides user command, `:Cscope` which acts same as good old `:cscope`.
 - Short commands are supported. e.g. `:Cs f g main`
-- No need to add cscope database (`:cscope add <file>`), it is automatically picked from current directory or `db_file` option.
 - Keymaps can be disabled using `disable_maps` option.
 - Supports `cscope` and `gtags-cscope`. Use `cscope.exec` option to specify executable.
 - `:Cstag <symbol>` does `tags` search if no results are found in `cscope`.
-- `:Cscope build` builds cscope db
-  - `vim.g.cscope_maps_statusline_indicator` can be used in statusline to indicate ongoing db build.
-- `:Cscope db add <space sepatated files>` add db file(s) to cscope search
-- `:Cscope db rm <space sepatated files>` remove db file(s) from cscope search
 - For `nvim < 0.9`, legacy cscope will be used. It will support keymaps. It won't have all the niceties of lua port.
 - Opens results in quickfix, **telescope**, or **fzf-lua**.
 - Has [which-key.nvim](https://github.com/folke/which-key.nvim) hints.
 - See [this section](#vim-gutentags) for `vim-gutentags`.
 
+### Cscope DB
+
+- No need to add cscope database, it is automatically picked from current directory or `db_file` option.
+- `:Cscope db add <space sepatated files>` add db file(s) to cscope search.
+- `:Cscope db rm <space sepatated files>` remove db file(s) from cscope search.
+- `:Cscope db build` builds cscope db of primary db.
+- `vim.g.cscope_maps_statusline_indicator` can be used in statusline to indicate ongoing db build.
+- DB path grammar
+  - `db_file:db_pre_path` db_pre_path (prefix path) will be appended to cscope results.
+  - `@` can be used to indicate that parent of `db_file` is `db_pre_path`.
+  - e.g. `Cscope db add ../proj2/cscope.out:@` => results from `../proj2/cscope.out` will be prefixed with `../proj2/`
+  - e.g. `Cscope db add ~/cscope.out:/home/code/proj2` => results from `~/cscope.out` will be prefixed with `/home/code/proj2/`
+
 ### Stack View
 
 - Visualize tree of caller functions and called functions.
diff --git a/lua/cscope/db.lua b/lua/cscope/db.lua
index cbabaf7..3a1fd41 100644
--- a/lua/cscope/db.lua
+++ b/lua/cscope/db.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ local log = require("cscope_maps.utils.log")
 
 local M = {}
 
---- conns = { {file = db_file, rel = db_rel}, ... }
+--- conns = { {file = db_file, pre_path = db_pre_path}, ... }
 M.conns = {}
 M.global_conn = nil
 
@@ -28,58 +28,58 @@ end
 
 ---Update primary db connection
 ---@param file string
----@param rel string
-M.update_primary_conn = function(file, rel)
+---@param pre_path string
+M.update_primary_conn = function(file, pre_path)
 	M.conns[1].file = vim.fs.normalize(file)
-	M.conns[1].rel = vim.fs.normalize(rel)
+	M.conns[1].pre_path = vim.fs.normalize(pre_path)
 end
 
 ---Update global db connection
 M.update_global_conn = function()
 	if vim.g.cscope_maps_db_file then
-		local file, rel = M.sp_file_rel(vim.g.cscope_maps_db_file)
-		M.global_conn = { { file = file, rel = rel } }
+		local file, pre_path = M.sp_file_pre_path(vim.g.cscope_maps_db_file)
+		M.global_conn = { { file = file, pre_path = pre_path } }
 	else
 		M.global_conn = nil
 	end
 end
 
----Split input to ":Cs db add" into file and rel
+---Split input to ":Cs db add" into file and pre_path
 ---@param path string
 ---@return string
 ---@return string|nil
-M.sp_file_rel = function(path)
+M.sp_file_pre_path = function(path)
 	local sp = vim.split(path, ":")
 	local file = vim.fs.normalize(sp[1])
 
 	---@type string|nil
-	local rel = sp[2]
+	local pre_path = sp[2]
 
-	-- use parent as rel if its "@"
-	if rel and rel == "@" then
-		rel = utils.get_path_parent(file)
+	-- use parent as pre_path if its "@"
+	if pre_path and pre_path == "@" then
+		pre_path = utils.get_path_parent(file)
 	end
 
 	-- make it nil if its empty
-	if rel and rel == "" then
-		rel = nil
+	if pre_path and pre_path == "" then
+		pre_path = nil
 	end
 
-	-- if rel exists, normalize it
-	if rel then
-		rel = vim.fs.normalize(rel)
+	-- if pre_path exists, normalize it
+	if pre_path then
+		pre_path = vim.fs.normalize(pre_path)
 	end
 
-	return file, rel
+	return file, pre_path
 end
 
 ---Find index of db in all connections
 ---@param file string
----@param rel string|nil
+---@param pre_path string|nil
 ---@return integer
-M.find = function(file, rel)
+M.find = function(file, pre_path)
 	for i, cons in ipairs(M.conns) do
-		if cons.file == file and ((rel and cons.rel == rel) or cons.rel == nil) then
+		if cons.file == file and ((pre_path and cons.pre_path == pre_path) or cons.pre_path == nil) then
 			return i
 		end
 	end
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ end
 ---Add db in db connections
 ---@param path string
 M.add = function(path)
-	local file, rel = M.sp_file_rel(path)
-	if M.find(file, rel) == -1 then
-		table.insert(M.conns, { file = file, rel = rel })
+	local file, pre_path = M.sp_file_pre_path(path)
+	if M.find(file, pre_path) == -1 then
+		table.insert(M.conns, { file = file, pre_path = pre_path })
 	end
 end
 
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ end
 ---Primary db connection will not be removed
 ---@param path string
 M.remove = function(path)
-	local file, rel = M.sp_file_rel(path)
-	local loc = M.find(file, rel)
+	local file, pre_path = M.sp_file_pre_path(path)
+	local loc = M.find(file, pre_path)
 	-- do not remove first entry
 	if loc > 1 then
 		table.remove(M.conns, loc)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ M.print_conns = function()
 	end
 
 	for _, conn in ipairs(M.conns) do
-		log.warn(string.format("db=%s relpath=%s", conn.file, conn.rel))
+		log.warn(string.format("db=%s pre_path=%s", conn.file, conn.pre_path))
 	end
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/cscope/init.lua b/lua/cscope/init.lua
index 7ad3f3a..5396b78 100644
--- a/lua/cscope/init.lua
+++ b/lua/cscope/init.lua
@@ -99,15 +99,15 @@ M.push_tagstack = function()
 	vim.fn.settagstack(vim.fn.win_getid(), { items = items }, "t")
 end
 
-M.parse_line = function(line, db_rel)
+M.parse_line = function(line, db_pre_path)
 	local t = {}
 
 	-- Populate t with filename, context and linenumber
 	local sp = vim.split(line, "%s+")
 
 	t.filename = sp[1]
-	if db_rel then
-		t.filename = vim.fs.joinpath(db_rel, t.filename)
+	if db_pre_path then
+		t.filename = vim.fs.joinpath(db_pre_path, t.filename)
 	end
 	t.filename = utils.get_rel_path(vim.fn.getcwd(), t.filename)
 
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ M.parse_line = function(line, db_rel)
 	return t
 end
 
-M.parse_output = function(cs_out, db_rel)
+M.parse_output = function(cs_out, db_pre_path)
 	-- Parse cscope output to be populated in QuickFix List
 	-- setqflist() takes list of dicts to be shown in QF List. See :h setqflist()
 
 	local res = {}
 
 	for line in string.gmatch(cs_out, "([^\n]+)") do
-		local parsed_line = M.parse_line(line, db_rel)
+		local parsed_line = M.parse_line(line, db_pre_path)
 		table.insert(res, parsed_line)
 	end
 
@@ -186,14 +186,14 @@ M.get_result = function(op_n, op_s, symbol, hide_log)
 
 	if M.opts.exec == "cscope" then
 		for _, db_con in ipairs(db_conns) do
-			local db_file, db_rel = db_con.file, db_con.rel
+			local db_file, db_pre_path = db_con.file, db_con.pre_path
 			if vim.loop.fs_stat(db_file) ~= nil then
 				local _cmd = string.format("%s -f %s", cmd, db_file)
 				print(_cmd)
 				out = M.cmd_exec(_cmd)
 				if out ~= "" then
 					any_res = true
-					res = vim.tbl_deep_extend("keep", res, M.parse_output(out, db_rel))
+					res = vim.tbl_deep_extend("keep", res, M.parse_output(out, db_pre_path))
 				end
 			end
 		end