*ctrlp.txt* Fuzzy file, buffer, mru, tag, ... finder. v1.79 *CtrlP* *ControlP* *'ctrlp'* *'ctrl-p'* =============================================================================== # # # :::::::: ::::::::::: ::::::::: ::: ::::::::: # # :+: :+: :+: :+: :+: :+: :+: :+: # # +:+ +:+ +:+ +:+ +:+ +:+ +:+ # # +#+ +#+ +#++:++#: +#+ +#++:++#+ # # +#+ +#+ +#+ +#+ +#+ +#+ # # #+# #+# #+# #+# #+# #+# #+# # # ######## ### ### ### ########## ### # # # =============================================================================== CONTENTS *ctrlp-contents* 1. Intro........................................|ctrlp-intro| 2. Options......................................|ctrlp-options| 3. Commands.....................................|ctrlp-commands| 4. Mappings.....................................|ctrlp-mappings| 5. Input Formats................................|ctrlp-input-formats| 6. Extensions...................................|ctrlp-extensions| =============================================================================== INTRO *ctrlp-intro* Full path fuzzy file, buffer, mru, tag, ... finder with an intuitive interface. Written in pure Vimscript for MacVim, gVim and Vim version 7.0+. Has full support for Vim's |regexp| as search pattern, built-in MRU files monitoring, project's root finder, and more. To enable optional extensions (tag, dir, rtscript...), see |ctrlp-extensions|. =============================================================================== OPTIONS *ctrlp-options* Overview:~ |loaded_ctrlp|................Disable the plugin. |ctrlp_map|...................Default mapping. |ctrlp_cmd|...................Default command used for the default mapping. |ctrlp_by_filename|...........Default to filename mode or not. |ctrlp_regexp|................Default to regexp mode or not. |ctrlp_match_window_bottom|...Where to show the match window. |ctrlp_match_window_reversed|.Sort order in the match window. |ctrlp_max_height|............Max height of the match window. |ctrlp_switch_buffer|.........Jump to an open buffer if already opened. |ctrlp_reuse_window|..........Reuse special windows (help, quickfix, etc). |ctrlp_tabpage_position|......Where to put the new tab page. |ctrlp_working_path_mode|.....How to set CtrlP's local working directory. |ctrlp_root_markers|..........Additional, high priority root markers. |ctrlp_use_caching|...........Use per-session caching or not. |ctrlp_clear_cache_on_exit|...Keep cache after exiting Vim or not. |ctrlp_cache_dir|.............Location of the cache directory. |ctrlp_show_hidden|...........Ignore dotfiles and dotdirs or not. |ctrlp_custom_ignore|.........Hide stuff when using |globpath()|. |ctrlp_max_files|.............Number of files to scan initially. |ctrlp_max_depth|.............Directory depth to recurse into when scanning. |ctrlp_user_command|..........Use an external scanner. |ctrlp_max_history|...........Number of entries saved in the prompt history. |ctrlp_open_new_file|.........How to open a file created by . |ctrlp_open_multiple_files|...How to open files selected by . |ctrlp_arg_map|...............Intercept and or not. |ctrlp_follow_symlinks|.......Follow symbolic links or not. |ctrlp_lazy_update|...........Only update when typing has stopped. |ctrlp_default_input|.........Seed the prompt with an initial string. |ctrlp_abbrev|................Input abbreviations. |ctrlp_key_loop|..............Use input looping for multi-byte input. |ctrlp_use_migemo|............Use Migemo patterns for Japanese filenames. |ctrlp_prompt_mappings|.......Change the mappings inside the prompt. MRU mode: |ctrlp_mruf_max|..............Max MRU entries to remember. |ctrlp_mruf_exclude|..........Files that shouldn't be remembered. |ctrlp_mruf_include|..........Files to be remembered. |ctrlp_mruf_relative|.........Show only MRU files in the working directory. |ctrlp_mruf_default_order|....Disable sorting. |ctrlp_mruf_case_sensitive|...MRU files are case sensitive or not. |ctrlp_mruf_save_on_update|...Save to disk whenever a new entry is added. Advanced options: |ctrlp_open_func|.............Use custom file opening functions. |ctrlp_status_func|...........Change CtrlP's two statuslines. |ctrlp_buffer_func|...........Call custom functions in the CtrlP buffer. |ctrlp_match_func|............Replace the built-in matching algorithm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detailed descriptions and default values:~ *'g:ctrlp_map'* Use this option to change the mapping to invoke CtrlP in |Normal| mode: > let g:ctrlp_map = '' < *'g:ctrlp_cmd'* Set the default opening command to use when pressing the above mapping: > let g:ctrlp_cmd = 'CtrlP' < *'g:loaded_ctrlp'* Use this to disable the plugin completely: > let g:loaded_ctrlp = 1 < *'g:ctrlp_by_filename'* Set this to 1 to set searching by filename (as opposed to full path) as the default: > let g:ctrlp_by_filename = 0 < Can be toggled on/off by pressing inside the prompt. *'g:ctrlp_regexp'* Set this to 1 to set regexp search as the default: > let g:ctrlp_regexp = 0 < Can be toggled on/off by pressing inside the prompt. *'g:ctrlp_match_window_bottom'* Set this to 0 to show the match window at the top of the screen: > let g:ctrlp_match_window_bottom = 1 < *'g:ctrlp_match_window_reversed'* Change the listing order of the files in the match window. The default setting (1) is from bottom to top: > let g:ctrlp_match_window_reversed = 1 < *'g:ctrlp_max_height'* Set the maximum height of the match window: > let g:ctrlp_max_height = 10 < *'g:ctrlp_switch_buffer'* When opening a file, if it's already open in a window somewhere, CtrlP will try to jump to it instead of opening a new instance: > let g:ctrlp_switch_buffer = 'Et' < e - jump when is pressed, but only to windows in the current tab. t - jump when is pressed, but only to windows in another tab. v - like "e", but jump when is pressed. h - like "e", but jump when is pressed. E, T, V, H - like "e", "t", "v", and "h", but jump to windows anywhere. 0 or - disable this feature. *'g:ctrlp_reuse_window'* When opening a file with , CtrlP avoids opening it in windows created by plugins, help and quickfix. Use this to setup some exceptions: > let g:ctrlp_reuse_window = 'netrw' < Acceptable values are partial name, filetype or buftype of the special buffers. Use regexp to specify the pattern. Example: > let g:ctrlp_reuse_window = 'netrw\|help\|quickfix' < *'g:ctrlp_tabpage_position'* Where to put the new tab page when opening one: > let g:ctrlp_tabpage_position = 'ac' < a - after. b - before. c - the current tab page. l - the last tab page. f - the first tab page. *'g:ctrlp_working_path_mode'* When starting up, CtrlP sets its local working directory according to this variable: > let g:ctrlp_working_path_mode = 'ra' < c - the directory of the current file. a - like "c", but only applies when the current working directory outside of CtrlP isn't a direct ancestor of the directory of the current file. r - the nearest ancestor that contains one of these directories or files: .git .hg .svn .bzr _darcs w - begin finding a root from the current working directory outside of CtrlP instead of from the directory of the current file (default). Only applies when "r" is also present. 0 or - disable this feature. Note #1: if "a" or "c" is included with "r", use the behavior of "a" or "c" (as a fallback) when a root can't be found. Note #2: you can use a |b:var| to set this option on a per buffer basis. *'g:ctrlp_root_markers'* Use this to set your own root markers in addition to the default ones (.git, .hg, .svn, .bzr, and _darcs). Your markers will take precedence: > let g:ctrlp_root_markers = [''] < Note: you can use a |b:var| to set this option on a per buffer basis. *'g:ctrlp_use_caching'* Enable/Disable per-session caching: > let g:ctrlp_use_caching = 1 < 0 - Disable caching. 1 - Enable caching. n - When bigger than 1, disable caching and use the number as the limit to enable caching again. Note: you can quickly purge the cache by pressing while inside CtrlP. *'g:ctrlp_clear_cache_on_exit'* Set this to 0 to enable cross-session caching by not deleting the cache files upon exiting Vim: > let g:ctrlp_clear_cache_on_exit = 1 < *'g:ctrlp_cache_dir'* Set the directory to store the cache files: > let g:ctrlp_cache_dir = $HOME.'/.cache/ctrlp' < *'g:ctrlp_show_hidden'* Set this to 1 if you want CtrlP to scan for dotfiles and dotdirs: > let g:ctrlp_show_hidden = 0 < Note: does not apply when a command defined with |g:ctrlp_user_command| is being used. *'ctrlp-wildignore'* You can use Vim's |'wildignore'| to exclude files and directories from the results. Examples: > " Excluding version control directories set wildignore+=*/.git/*,*/.hg/*,*/.svn/* " Linux/MacOSX set wildignore+=*\\.git\\*,*\\.hg\\*,*\\.svn\\* " Windows ('noshellslash') < Note #1: the `*/` in front of each directory glob is required. Note #2: |wildignore| influences the result of |expand()|, |globpath()| and |glob()| which many plugins use to find stuff on the system (e.g. VCS related plugins look for .git/, .hg/,... some other plugins look for external *.exe tools on Windows). So be a little mindful of what you put in your |wildignore|. *'g:ctrlp_custom_ignore'* In addition to |'wildignore'|, use this for files and directories you want only CtrlP to not show. Use regexp to specify the patterns: > let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = '' < Examples: > let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = '\v[\/]\.(git|hg|svn)$' let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = { \ 'dir': '\v[\/]\.(git|hg|svn)$', \ 'file': '\v\.(exe|so|dll)$', \ 'link': 'SOME_BAD_SYMBOLIC_LINKS', \ } let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = { \ 'file': '\v(\.cpp|\.h|\.hh|\.cxx)@ let g:ctrlp_max_files = 10000 < Note: does not apply when a command defined with |g:ctrlp_user_command| is being used. *'g:ctrlp_max_depth'* The maximum depth of a directory tree to recurse into: > let g:ctrlp_max_depth = 40 < Note: does not apply when a command defined with |g:ctrlp_user_command| is being used. *'g:ctrlp_user_command'* Specify an external tool to use for listing files instead of using Vim's |globpath()|. Use %s in place of the target directory: > let g:ctrlp_user_command = '' < Examples: > let g:ctrlp_user_command = 'find %s -type f' " MacOSX/Linux let g:ctrlp_user_command = 'dir %s /-n /b /s /a-d' " Windows < You can also use 'grep', 'findstr' or something else to filter the results. Examples: > let g:ctrlp_user_command = \ 'find %s -type f | grep -v -P "\.jpg$|/tmp/"' " MacOSX/Linux let g:ctrlp_user_command = \ 'dir %s /-n /b /s /a-d | findstr /v /l ".jpg \\tmp\\"' " Windows < Use a version control listing command when inside a repository, this is faster when scanning large projects: > let g:ctrlp_user_command = [root_marker, listing_command, fallback_command] let g:ctrlp_user_command = { \ 'types': { \ 1: [root_marker_1, listing_command_1], \ n: [root_marker_n, listing_command_n], \ }, \ 'fallback': fallback_command, \ 'ignore': 0 or 1 \ } < Some examples: > " Single VCS, listing command does not list untracked files: let g:ctrlp_user_command = ['.git', 'cd %s && git ls-files'] let g:ctrlp_user_command = ['.hg', 'hg --cwd %s locate -I .'] " Multiple VCS's: let g:ctrlp_user_command = { \ 'types': { \ 1: ['.git', 'cd %s && git ls-files'], \ 2: ['.hg', 'hg --cwd %s locate -I .'], \ }, \ 'fallback': 'find %s -type f' \ } " Single VCS, listing command lists untracked files (slower): let g:ctrlp_user_command = \ ['.git', 'cd %s && git ls-files . -co --exclude-standard'] let g:ctrlp_user_command = \ ['.hg', 'hg --cwd %s status -numac -I . $(hg root)'] " MacOSX/Linux let g:ctrlp_user_command = ['.hg', 'for /f "tokens=1" %%a in (''hg root'') ' \ . 'do hg --cwd %s status -numac -I . %%a'] " Windows < Note #1: if the fallback_command is empty or the 'fallback' key is not defined, |globpath()| will then be used when scanning outside of a repository. Note #2: unless the |Dictionary| format is used and 'ignore' is defined and set to 1, the |wildignore| and |g:ctrlp_custom_ignore| options do not apply when these custom commands are being used. When not present, 'ignore' is set to 0 by default to retain the performance advantage of using external commands. Note #3: when changing the option's variable type, remember to |:unlet| it first or restart Vim to avoid the "E706: Variable type mismatch" error. Note #4: you can use a |b:var| to set this option on a per buffer basis. *'g:ctrlp_max_history'* The maximum number of input strings you want CtrlP to remember. The default value mirrors Vim's global |'history'| option: > let g:ctrlp_max_history = &history < Set to 0 to disable prompt's history. Browse the history with and . *'g:ctrlp_open_new_file'* Use this option to specify how the newly created file is to be opened when pressing : > let g:ctrlp_open_new_file = 'v' < t - in a new tab. h - in a new horizontal split. v - in a new vertical split. r - in the current window. *'g:ctrlp_open_multiple_files'* If non-zero, this will enable opening multiple files with and : > let g:ctrlp_open_multiple_files = 'v' < Example: > let g:ctrlp_open_multiple_files = '2vjr' < For the number: - If given, it'll be used as the maximum number of windows or tabs to create when opening the files (the rest will be opened as hidden buffers). - If not given, will open all files, each in a new window or new tab. For the letters: t - each file in a new tab. h - each file in a new horizontal split. v - each file in a new vertical split. i - all files as hidden buffers. j - after opening, jump to the first opened tab or window. r - open the first file in the current window, then the remaining files in new splits or new tabs depending on which of "h", "v" and "t" is also present. *'g:ctrlp_arg_map'* When this is set to 1, the and mappings will accept one extra key as an argument to override their default behavior: > let g:ctrlp_arg_map = 0 < Pressing or will then prompt for a keypress. The key can be: t - open in tab(s) h - open in horizontal split(s) v - open in vertical split(s) i - open as hidden buffers (for only) c - clear the marked files (for only) r - open in the current window (for only) , , - cancel and go back to the prompt. - use the default behavior specified with |g:ctrlp_open_new_file| and |g:ctrlp_open_multiple_files|. *'g:ctrlp_follow_symlinks'* If non-zero, CtrlP will follow symbolic links when listing files: > let g:ctrlp_follow_symlinks = 0 < 0 - don't follow symbolic links. 1 - follow but ignore looped internal symlinks to avoid duplicates. 2 - follow all symlinks indiscriminately. Note: does not apply when a command defined with |g:ctrlp_user_command| is being used. *'g:ctrlp_lazy_update'* Set this to 1 to enable the lazy-update feature: only update the match window after typing's been stopped for a certain amount of time: > let g:ctrlp_lazy_update = 0 < If is 1, update after 250ms. If bigger than 1, the number will be used as the delay time in milliseconds. *'g:ctrlp_default_input'* Set this to 1 to enable seeding the prompt with the current file's relative path: > let g:ctrlp_default_input = 0 < Instead of 1 or 0, if the value of the option is a string, it'll be used as-is as the default input: > let g:ctrlp_default_input = 'anystring' < *'g:ctrlp_abbrev'* Define input abbreviations that can be expanded (either internally or visibly) in the prompt: > let g:ctrlp_abbrev = {} < Examples: > let g:ctrlp_abbrev = { \ 'gmode': 'i', \ 'abbrevs': [ \ { \ 'pattern': '^cd b', \ 'expanded': '@cd ~/.vim/bundle', \ 'mode': 'pfrz', \ }, \ { \ 'pattern': '\(^@.\+\|\\\@ (use the expanded string in the new filename). c - only when auto-completing directory names with (expand the pattern immediately before doing the auto-completion). or not defined - always enable. Note: the abbrev entries are evaluated in sequence, so a later entry can be evaluated against the expanded result of a previous entry; this includes itself when 'gmode' is "t". *'g:ctrlp_key_loop'* An experimental feature. Set this to 1 to enable input looping for the typing of multi-byte characters: > let g:ctrlp_key_loop = 0 < Note #1: when set, this option resets the |g:ctrlp_lazy_update| option. Note #2: you can toggle this feature inside the prompt with a custom mapping: > let g:ctrlp_prompt_mappings = { 'ToggleKeyLoop()': [''] } < *'g:ctrlp_use_migemo'* Set this to 1 to use Migemo Pattern for Japanese filenames. Migemo Search only works in regexp mode. To split the pattern, separate words with space: > let g:ctrlp_use_migemo = 0 < *'g:ctrlp_prompt_mappings'* Use this to customize the mappings inside CtrlP's prompt to your liking. You only need to keep the lines that you've changed the values (inside []): > let g:ctrlp_prompt_mappings = { \ 'PrtBS()': ['', ''], \ 'PrtDelete()': [''], \ 'PrtDeleteWord()': [''], \ 'PrtClear()': [''], \ 'PrtSelectMove("j")': ['', ''], \ 'PrtSelectMove("k")': ['', ''], \ 'PrtSelectMove("t")': ['', ''], \ 'PrtSelectMove("b")': ['', ''], \ 'PrtSelectMove("u")': ['', ''], \ 'PrtSelectMove("d")': ['', ''], \ 'PrtHistory(-1)': [''], \ 'PrtHistory(1)': [''], \ 'AcceptSelection("e")': ['', '<2-LeftMouse>'], \ 'AcceptSelection("h")': ['', '', ''], \ 'AcceptSelection("t")': [''], \ 'AcceptSelection("v")': ['', ''], \ 'ToggleFocus()': [''], \ 'ToggleRegex()': [''], \ 'ToggleByFname()': [''], \ 'ToggleType(1)': ['', ''], \ 'ToggleType(-1)': ['', ''], \ 'PrtExpandDir()': [''], \ 'PrtInsert("c")': ['', ''], \ 'PrtInsert()': [''], \ 'PrtCurStart()': [''], \ 'PrtCurEnd()': [''], \ 'PrtCurLeft()': ['', '', ''], \ 'PrtCurRight()': ['', ''], \ 'PrtClearCache()': [''], \ 'PrtDeleteEnt()': [''], \ 'CreateNewFile()': [''], \ 'MarkToOpen()': [''], \ 'OpenMulti()': [''], \ 'PrtExit()': ['', '', ''], \ } < Note: if pressing moves the cursor one character to the left instead of deleting a character for you, add this to your |.vimrc| to disable the plugin's default mapping: > let g:ctrlp_prompt_mappings = { 'PrtCurLeft()': ['', ''] } < ---------------------------------------- MRU mode options:~ *'g:ctrlp_mruf_max'* Specify the number of recently opened files you want CtrlP to remember: > let g:ctrlp_mruf_max = 250 < *'g:ctrlp_mruf_exclude'* Files you don't want CtrlP to remember. Use regexp to specify the patterns: > let g:ctrlp_mruf_exclude = '' < Examples: > let g:ctrlp_mruf_exclude = '/tmp/.*\|/temp/.*' " MacOSX/Linux let g:ctrlp_mruf_exclude = '^C:\\dev\\tmp\\.*' " Windows < *'g:ctrlp_mruf_include'* And if you want CtrlP to only remember some files, specify them here: > let g:ctrlp_mruf_include = '' < Example: > let g:ctrlp_mruf_include = '\.py$\|\.rb$' < *'g:ctrlp_mruf_relative'* Set this to 1 to show only MRU files in the current working directory: > let g:ctrlp_mruf_relative = 0 < *'g:ctrlp_mruf_default_order'* Set this to 1 to disable sorting when searching in MRU mode: > let g:ctrlp_mruf_default_order = 0 < *'g:ctrlp_mruf_case_sensitive'* Match this with your file system case-sensitivity setting to avoid duplicate MRU entries: > let g:ctrlp_mruf_case_sensitive = 1 < *'g:ctrlp_mruf_save_on_update'* Set this to 0 to disable saving of the MRU list to hard drive whenever a new entry is added, saving will then only occur when exiting Vim: > let g:ctrlp_mruf_save_on_update = 1 < ---------------------------------------- Advanced options:~ *'g:ctrlp_open_func'* Define a custom function to open the selected file: > let g:ctrlp_open_func = {} < Example: > let g:ctrlp_open_func = { \ 'files' : 'Function_Name_1', \ 'buffers' : 'Function_Name_2', \ 'mru files' : 'Function_Name_3', \ } < Structure of the functions: > function! Function_Name(action, line) " Arguments: " | " +- a:action : The opening action: " | + 'e' : user pressed (default) " | + 'h' : user pressed (default) " | + 'v' : user pressed (default) " | + 't' : user pressed (default) " | + 'x' : user used the console dialog (default) and " | chose "e[x]ternal". " | " +- a:line : The selected line. endfunction < Note: does not apply when opening multiple files with and . Example: open HTML files in the default web browser when is pressed and in Vim otherwise > function! HTMLOpenFunc(action, line) if a:action =~ '^[tx]$' && fnamemodify(a:line, ':e') =~? '^html\?$' " Get the filename let filename = fnameescape(fnamemodify(a:line, ':p')) " Close CtrlP call ctrlp#exit() " Open the file silent! execute '!xdg-open' filename elseif a:action == 'x' && fnamemodify(a:line, ':e') !~? '^html\?$' " Not a HTML file, simulate pressing again and wait for new input call feedkeys("\") else " Use CtrlP's default file opening function call call('ctrlp#acceptfile', [a:action, a:line]) endif endfunction let g:ctrlp_open_func = { 'files': 'HTMLOpenFunc' } < *'g:ctrlp_status_func'* Use this to customize the statuslines for the CtrlP window: > let g:ctrlp_status_func = {} < Example: > let g:ctrlp_status_func = { \ 'main': 'Function_Name_1', \ 'prog': 'Function_Name_2', \ } < Structure of the functions: > " Main statusline function! Function_Name_1(focus, byfname, regex, prev, item, next, marked) " Arguments: " | " +- a:focus : The focus of the prompt: "prt" or "win". " | " +- a:byfname : In filename mode or in full path mode: "file" or "path". " | " +- a:regex : In regex mode: 1 or 0. " | " +- a:prev : The previous search mode. " | " +- a:item : The current search mode. " | " +- a:next : The next search mode. " | " +- a:marked : The number of marked files, or a comma separated list of " the marked filenames. return full_statusline endfunction " Progress statusline function! Function_Name_2(str) " a:str : Either the number of files scanned so far, or a string indicating " the current directory is being scanned with a user_command. return full_statusline endfunction < See https://gist.github.com/1610859 for a working example. *'g:ctrlp_buffer_func'* Specify the functions that will be called after entering and before exiting the CtrlP buffer: > let g:ctrlp_buffer_func = {} < Example: > let g:ctrlp_buffer_func = { \ 'enter': 'Function_Name_1', \ 'exit': 'Function_Name_2', \ } < *'g:ctrlp_match_func'* Set an external fuzzy matching function for CtrlP to use: > let g:ctrlp_match_func = {} < Example: > let g:ctrlp_match_func = { 'match': 'Function_Name' } < Structure of the function: > function! Function_Name(items, str, limit, mmode, ispath, crfile, regex) " Arguments: " | " +- a:items : The full list of items to search in. " | " +- a:str : The string entered by the user. " | " +- a:limit : The max height of the match window. Can be used to limit " | the number of items to return. " | " +- a:mmode : The match mode. Can be one of these strings: " | + "full-line": match the entire line. " | + "filename-only": match only the filename. " | + "first-non-tab": match until the first tab char. " | + "until-last-tab": match until the last tab char. " | " +- a:ispath : Is 1 when searching in file, buffer, mru, mixed, dir, and " | rtscript modes. Is 0 otherwise. " | " +- a:crfile : The file in the current window. Should be excluded from the " | results when a:ispath == 1. " | " +- a:regex : In regex mode: 1 or 0. return list_of_matched_items endfunction < =============================================================================== COMMANDS *ctrlp-commands* *:CtrlP* :CtrlP [starting-directory] Open CtrlP in find file mode. If no argument is given, the value of |g:ctrlp_working_path_mode| will be used to determine the starting directory. You can use to auto-complete the [starting-directory] when typing it. *:CtrlPBuffer* :CtrlPBuffer Open CtrlP in find buffer mode. *:CtrlPMRU* :CtrlPMRU Open CtrlP in find Most-Recently-Used file mode. *:CtrlPLastMode* :CtrlPLastMode [--dir] Open CtrlP in the last mode used. When having the "--dir" argument, also reuse the last working directory. *:CtrlPRoot* :CtrlPRoot This acts like |:CtrlP| with |g:ctrlp_working_path_mode| = 'r' and ignores the variable's current value. *:CtrlPClearCache* :CtrlPClearCache Flush the cache for the current working directory. The same as pressing inside CtrlP. To enable or disable caching, use the |g:ctrlp_use_caching| option. *:CtrlPClearAllCaches* :CtrlPClearAllCaches Delete all the cache files saved in |g:ctrlp_cache_dir| location. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For commands provided by bundled extensions, see |ctrlp-extensions|. =============================================================================== MAPPINGS *ctrlp-mappings* *'ctrlp-'* Default |Normal| mode mapping to open the CtrlP prompt in find file mode. ---------------------------------------- Once inside the prompt:~ Toggle between full-path search and filename only search. Note: in filename mode, the prompt's base is '>d>' instead of '>>>' *'ctrlp-fullregexp'* Toggle between the string mode and full regexp mode. Note: in full regexp mode, the prompt's base is 'r>>' instead of '>>>' See also: |input-formats| (guide) and |g:ctrlp_regexp_search| (option). , 'forward' Scroll to the 'next' search mode in the sequence. , 'backward' Scroll to the 'previous' search mode in the sequence. *'ctrlp-autocompletion'* Auto-complete directory names under the current working directory inside the prompt. Toggle the focus between the match window and the prompt. , Exit CtrlP. Moving:~ , Move selection down. , Move selection up. Move the cursor to the 'start' of the prompt. Move the cursor to the 'end' of the prompt. , , Move the cursor one character to the 'left'. , Move the cursor one character to the 'right'. Editing:~ , Delete the preceding character. Delete the current character. Delete a preceding inner word. Clear the input field. Browsing input history:~ Next string in the prompt's history. Previous string in the prompt's history. Opening/Creating a file:~ Open the selected file in the 'current' window if possible. Open the selected file in a new 'tab'. Open the selected file in a 'vertical' split. , , Open the selected file in a 'horizontal' split. Create a new file and its parent directories. Opening multiple files:~ - Mark/unmark a file to be opened with . - Mark/unmark a file to create a new file in its directory using . - Open files marked by . - When no file has been marked by , open a console dialog with the following options: Open the selected file: t - in a tab page. v - in a vertical split. h - in a horizontal split. r - in the current window. i - as a hidden buffer. x - (optional) with the function defined in |g:ctrlp_open_func|. Other options (not shown): a - mark all files in the match window. d - change CtrlP's local working directory to the selected file's directory and switch to find file mode. Function keys:~ - Refresh the match window and purge the cache for the current directory. - Remove deleted files from the MRU list. - Wipe the MRU list. - Delete MRU entries marked by . Pasting:~ , *'ctrlp-pasting'* Paste the clipboard content into the prompt. Open a console dialog to paste , , the content of the search register, the last visual selection, the clipboard or any register into the prompt. Choose your own mappings with |g:ctrlp_prompt_mappings|. ---------------------------------------- When inside the match window (press to switch):~ a-z 0-9 ~^-=;`',.+!@#$%&_(){}[] Cycle through the lines which have the matching first character. =============================================================================== INPUT FORMATS *ctrlp-input-formats* Formats for inputting in the prompt:~ a) Simple string. E.g. 'abc' is understood internally as 'a[^a]\{-}b[^b]\{-}c' b) When in regexp mode, the input string's treated as a Vim's regexp |pattern| without any modification. E.g. 'abc\d*efg' will be read as 'abc\d*efg'. See |ctrlp-fullregexp| (keymap) and |g:ctrlp_regexp_search| (option) for how to enable regexp mode. c) End the string with a colon ':' followed by a Vim command to execute that command after opening the file. If you need to use ':' literally, escape it with a backslash: '\:'. When opening multiple files, the command will be executed on each opening file. E.g. Use ':45' to jump to line 45. Use ':/any\:string' to jump to the first instance of 'any:string'. Use ':+setf\ myfiletype|50' to set the filetype to 'myfiletype', then jump to line 50. Use ':diffthis' when opening multiple files to run |:diffthis| on the first 4 files. See also: Vim's |++opt| and |+cmd|. d) Submit two dots '..' to go upward the directory tree by 1 level. To go up multiple levels, use one extra dot for each extra level: > Raw input Interpreted as .. ../ ... ../../ .... ../../../ < Note: if the parent directories are large and uncached, this can be slow. You can also use '@cd path/' to change CtrlP's local working directory. Use '@cd %:h' to change to the directory of the current file. e) Similarly, submit '/' or '\' to find and go to the project's root. If the project is large, using a VCS listing command to look for files might help speeding up the intial scan (see |g:ctrlp_user_command| for more details). Note: d) and e) only work in file, directory and mixed modes. f) Type the name of a non-existent file and press to create it. Mark a file with to create the new file in the same directory as the marked file. E.g. Using 'newdir/newfile.txt' will create a directory named 'newdir' as well as a file named 'newfile.txt'. If an entry 'some/old/dirs/oldfile.txt' is marked with , then 'newdir' and 'newfile.txt' will be created under 'some/old/dirs'. The final path will then be 'some/old/dirs/newdir/newfile.txt'. Note: use '\' in place of '/' on Windows (if |'shellslash'| is not set). g) In filename mode (toggle with ), you can use one primary pattern and one refining pattern separated by a semicolon. Both patterns work like (a), or (b) when in regexp mode. h) Submit ? to open this help file. =============================================================================== EXTENSIONS *ctrlp-extensions* Extensions are optional. To enable an extension, add its name to the variable g:ctrlp_extensions: > let g:ctrlp_extensions = ['tag', 'buffertag', 'quickfix', 'dir', 'rtscript', \ 'undo', 'line', 'changes', 'mixed', 'bookmarkdir'] < The order of the items will be the order they appear on the statusline and when using , . Available extensions:~ *:CtrlPTag* * Tag mode:~ - Name: 'tag' - Command: ":CtrlPTag" - Search for a tag within a generated central tags file, and jump to the definition. Use the Vim's option |'tags'| to specify the names and the locations of the tags file(s). E.g. set tags+=doc/tags *:CtrlPBufTag* *:CtrlPBufTagAll* * Buffer Tag mode:~ - Name: 'buffertag' - Commands: ":CtrlPBufTag [buffer]", ":CtrlPBufTagAll". - Search for a tag within the current buffer or all listed buffers and jump to the definition. Requires |exuberant_ctags| or compatible programs. *:CtrlPQuickfix* * Quickfix mode:~ - Name: 'quickfix' - Command: ":CtrlPQuickfix" - Search for an entry in the current quickfix errors and jump to it. *:CtrlPDir* * Directory mode:~ - Name: 'dir' - Command: ":CtrlPDir [starting-directory]" - Search for a directory and change the working directory to it. - Mappings: + change the local working directory for CtrlP and keep it open. + change the global working directory (exit). + change the local working directory for the current window (exit). + change the global working directory to CtrlP's current local working directory (exit). *:CtrlPRTS* * Runtime script mode:~ - Name: 'rtscript' - Command: ":CtrlPRTS" - Search for files (vimscripts, docs, snippets...) in runtimepath. *:CtrlPUndo* * Undo mode:~ - Name: 'undo' - Command: ":CtrlPUndo" - Browse undo history. *:CtrlPLine* * Line mode:~ - Name: 'line' - Command: ":CtrlPLine" - Search for a line in all listed buffers. *:CtrlPChange* *:CtrlPChangeAll* * Change list mode:~ - Name: 'changes' - Commands: ":CtrlPChange [buffer]", ":CtrlPChangeAll". - Search for and jump to a recent change in the current buffer or in all listed buffers. *:CtrlPMixed* * Mixed mode:~ - Name: 'mixed' - Command: ":CtrlPMixed" - Search in files, buffers and MRU files at the same time. *:CtrlPBookmarkDir* *:CtrlPBookmarkDirAdd* * BookmarkDir mode:~ - Name: 'bookmarkdir' - Commands: ":CtrlPBookmarkDir", ":CtrlPBookmarkDirAdd [directory]". - Search for a bookmarked directory and change the working directory to it. - Mappings: + change the local working directory for CtrlP, keep it open and switch to find file mode. + change the global working directory (exit). + change the local working directory for the current window (exit). + - Wipe bookmark list. - Delete entries marked by . ---------------------------------------- Buffer Tag mode options:~ *'g:ctrlp_buftag_ctags_bin'* If ctags isn't in your $PATH, use this to set its location: > let g:ctrlp_buftag_ctags_bin = '' < *'g:ctrlp_buftag_systemenc'* Match this with your OS's encoding (not Vim's). The default value mirrors Vim's global |'encoding'| option: > let g:ctrlp_buftag_systemenc = &encoding < *'g:ctrlp_buftag_types'* Use this to set the arguments for ctags, jsctags... for a given filetype: > let g:ctrlp_buftag_types = '' < Examples: > let g:ctrlp_buftag_types = { \ 'erlang' : '--language-force=erlang --erlang-types=drmf', \ 'javascript' : { \ 'bin': 'jsctags', \ 'args': '-f -', \ }, \ } < =============================================================================== CUSTOMIZATION *ctrlp-customization* Highlighting:~ * For the CtrlP buffer: CtrlPNoEntries : the message when no match is found (Error) CtrlPMatch : the matched pattern (Identifier) CtrlPLinePre : the line prefix '>' in the match window CtrlPPrtBase : the prompt's base (Comment) CtrlPPrtText : the prompt's text (|hl-Normal|) CtrlPPrtCursor : the prompt's cursor when moving over the text (Constant) * In extensions: CtrlPTabExtra : the part of each line that's not matched against (Comment) CtrlPBufName : the buffer name an entry belongs to (|hl-Directory|) CtrlPTagKind : the kind of the tag in buffer-tag mode (|hl-Title|) CtrlPqfLineCol : the line and column numbers in quickfix mode (Comment) CtrlPUndoT : the elapsed time in undo mode (|hl-Directory|) CtrlPUndoBr : the square brackets [] in undo mode (Comment) CtrlPUndoNr : the undo number inside [] in undo mode (String) CtrlPUndoSv : the point where the file was saved (Comment) CtrlPUndoPo : the current position in the undo tree (|hl-Title|) CtrlPBookmark : the name of the bookmark (Identifier) Statuslines:~ * Highlight groups: CtrlPMode1 : 'file' or 'path', and the current mode (Character) CtrlPMode2 : 'prt' or 'win', 'regex', the working directory (|hl-LineNr|) CtrlPStats : the scanning status (Function) For rebuilding the statuslines, see |g:ctrlp_status_func|. =============================================================================== MISCELLANEOUS CONFIGS *ctrlp-miscellaneous-configs* * Using |wildignore| for |g:ctrlp_user_command|: > function! s:wig2cmd() " Change wildignore into space or | separated groups " e.g. .aux .out .toc .jpg .bmp .gif " or .aux$\|.out$\|.toc$\|.jpg$\|.bmp$\|.gif$ let pats = ['[*\/]*\([?_.0-9A-Za-z]\+\)\([*\/]*\)\(\\\@) * A standalone function to set the working directory to the project's root, or to the parent directory of the current file if a root can't be found: > function! s:setcwd() let cph = expand('%:p:h', 1) if cph =~ '^.\+://' | retu | en for mkr in ['.git/', '.hg/', '.svn/', '.bzr/', '_darcs/', '.vimprojects'] let wd = call('find'.(mkr =~ '/$' ? 'dir' : 'file'), [mkr, cph.';']) if wd != '' | let &acd = 0 | brea | en endfo exe 'lc!' fnameescape(wd == '' ? cph : substitute(wd, mkr.'$', '.', '')) endfunction autocmd BufEnter * call s:setcwd() < (requires Vim 7.1.299+) * Using a |count| to invoke different commands using the same mapping: > let g:ctrlp_cmd = 'exe "CtrlP".get(["", "Buffer", "MRU"], v:count)' < =============================================================================== CREDITS *ctrlp-credits* Developed by Kien Nguyen . Project's homepage: http://kien.github.com/ctrlp.vim Git repository: https://github.com/kien/ctrlp.vim Mercurial repository: https://bitbucket.org/kien/ctrlp.vim ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to everyone that has submitted ideas, bug reports or helped debugging on gibhub, bitbucket, and through email. Special thanks:~ * Woojong Koh * Simon Ruderich * Yasuhiro Matsumoto * Ken Earley * Kyo Nagashima * Zak Johnson * Diego Viola * Piet Delport * Thibault Duplessis * Kent Sibilev * Tacahiroy * Luca Pette * Seth Fowler * Lowe Thiderman * Christopher Fredén * Zahary Karadjov * Jo De Boeck =============================================================================== CHANGELOG *ctrlp-changelog* Before 2012/11/30~ + New options: |g:ctrlp_abbrev|, |g:ctrlp_key_loop|, |g:ctrlp_open_func|, |g:ctrlp_tabpage_position|, |g:ctrlp_mruf_save_on_update| + Rename: *g:ctrlp_dotfiles* -> |g:ctrlp_show_hidden|. + Change |g:ctrlp_switch_buffer|'s and |g:ctrlp_working_path_mode|'s type (old values still work). + New key for |g:ctrlp_user_command| when it's a Dictionary: 'ignore'. Before 2012/06/15~ + New value for |g:ctrlp_follow_symlinks|: 2. + New value for |g:ctrlp_open_multiple_files|: 'j'. + Allow using , , to open files marked by . + Extend '..' (|ctrlp-input-formats| (d)) + New input format: '@cd' (|ctrlp-input-formats| (d)) Before 2012/04/30~ + New option: |g:ctrlp_mruf_default_order| + New feature: Bookmarked directories extension. + New commands: |:CtrlPBookmarkDir| |:CtrlPBookmarkDirAdd| Before 2012/04/15~ + New option: |g:ctrlp_buffer_func|, callback functions for CtrlP buffer. + Remove: g:ctrlp_mruf_last_entered, make it a default for MRU mode. + New commands: |:CtrlPLastMode|, open CtrlP in the last mode used. |:CtrlPMixed|, search in files, buffers and MRU files. Before 2012/03/31~ + New options: |g:ctrlp_default_input|, default input when entering CtrlP. |g:ctrlp_match_func|, allow using a custom fuzzy matcher. + Rename: *ClearCtrlPCache* -> |CtrlPClearCache| *ClearAllCtrlPCaches* -> |CtrlPClearAllCaches| *ResetCtrlP* -> |CtrlPReload| Before 2012/03/02~ + Rename: *g:ctrlp_regexp_search* -> |g:ctrlp_regexp|, *g:ctrlp_dont_split* -> |g:ctrlp_reuse_window|, *g:ctrlp_jump_to_buffer* -> |g:ctrlp_switch_buffer|. + Rename and tweak: *g:ctrlp_open_multi* -> |g:ctrlp_open_multiple_files|. + Deprecate *g:ctrlp_highlight_match* + Extend |g:ctrlp_user_command| to support multiple commands. + New option: |g:ctrlp_mruf_last_entered| change MRU to Recently-Entered. Before 2012/01/15~ + New mapping: Switch and . is now used for completion of directory names under the current working directory. + New options: |g:ctrlp_arg_map| for , to accept an argument. |g:ctrlp_status_func| custom statusline. |g:ctrlp_mruf_relative| show only MRU files inside cwd. + Extend g:ctrlp_open_multi with new optional values: tr, hr, vr. + Extend |g:ctrlp_custom_ignore| to specifically filter dir, file and link. Before 2012/01/05~ + New feature: Buffer Tag extension. + New commands: |:CtrlPBufTag|, |:CtrlPBufTagAll|. + New options: |g:ctrlp_cmd|, |g:ctrlp_custom_ignore| Before 2011/11/30~ + New features: Tag, Quickfix and Directory extensions. + New commands: |:CtrlPTag|, |:CtrlPQuickfix|, |:CtrlPDir|. + New options: |g:ctrlp_use_migemo|, |g:ctrlp_lazy_update|, |g:ctrlp_follow_symlinks| Before 2011/11/13~ + New special input: '/' and '\' find root (|ctrlp-input-formats| (e)) + Remove ctrlp#SetWorkingPath(). + Remove *g:ctrlp_mru_files* and make MRU mode permanent. + Extend g:ctrlp_open_multi, add new ways to open files. + New option: g:ctrlp_dont_split, |g:ctrlp_mruf_case_sensitive| Before 2011/10/30~ + New feature: Support for custom extensions. also removes non-existent files from MRU list. + New option: g:ctrlp_jump_to_buffer Before 2011/10/12~ + New features: Open multiple files. Pass Vim's |++opt| and |+cmd| to the opening file (|ctrlp-input-formats| (c)) Auto-complete each dir for |:CtrlP| [starting-directory] + New mappings: mark/unmark a file to be opened with . open all marked files. + New option: g:ctrlp_open_multi + Remove *g:ctrlp_persistent_input* *g:ctrlp_live_update* and . Before 2011/09/29~ + New mappings: , next/prev string in the input history. create a new file and its parent dirs. + New options: |g:ctrlp_open_new_file|, |g:ctrlp_max_history| + Added a new open-in-horizontal-split mapping: Before 2011/09/19~ + New command: ResetCtrlP + New options: |g:ctrlp_max_files|, |g:ctrlp_max_depth|, g:ctrlp_live_update + New mapping: Before 2011/09/12~ + Ability to cycle through matched lines in the match window. + Extend the behavior of g:ctrlp_persistent_input + Extend the behavior of |:CtrlP| + New options: |g:ctrlp_dotfiles|, |g:ctrlp_clear_cache_on_exit|, g:ctrlp_highlight_match, |g:ctrlp_user_command| + New special input: '..' (|ctrlp-input-formats| (d)) + New mapping: . + New commands: |:CtrlPCurWD|, |:CtrlPCurFile|, |:CtrlPRoot| + New feature: Search in most recently used (MRU) files + New mapping: . + Extended the behavior of . + New options: g:ctrlp_mru_files, |g:ctrlp_mruf_max|, |g:ctrlp_mruf_exclude|, |g:ctrlp_mruf_include| + New command: |:CtrlPMRU| First public release: 2011/09/06~ =============================================================================== vim:ft=help:et:ts=2:sw=2:sts=2:norl