Command to open ctrlp in the last accessed mode

autoload/ctrlp.vim

@@ -1347,6 +1347,7 @@ fu! s:setupblank()
 endf
 
 fu! s:leavepre()
+	if exists('s:itemtype') | let g:CTRLP_LAST_MODE = s:itemtype | en
 	if s:clrex && !( has('clientserver') && len(split(serverlist(), "\n")) > 1 )
 		cal ctrlp#clra()
 	en
@@ -1612,7 +1613,9 @@ fu! ctrlp#init(type, ...)
 	if has('syntax') && exists('g:syntax_on')
 		cal ctrlp#syntax()
 	en
-	cal ctrlp#setlines(a:type)
+	let type = a:type < 0 ? exists('s:itemtype') ? s:itemtype
+		\ : exists('g:CTRLP_LAST_MODE') ? g:CTRLP_LAST_MODE : 0 : a:type
+	cal ctrlp#setlines(type)
 	cal s:BuildPrompt(1)
 endf
 " - Autocmds {{{1

doc/ctrlp.txt

@@ -477,6 +477,11 @@ COMMANDS                                                       *ctrlp-commands*
 :CtrlPMRU
    Open CtrlP in find Most-Recently-Used file mode.
 
+                                                               *:CtrlPLastMode*
+:CtrlPLastMode
+   Open CtrlP in the last mode used.
+   Works cross-session if you have a ! in your |'viminfo'| option.
+
                                                              *:CtrlPClearCache*
 :CtrlPClearCache
    Flush the cache for the current working directory. The same as pressing <F5>
@@ -904,7 +909,8 @@ Special thanks:~
 ===============================================================================
 CHANGELOG                                                     *ctrlp-changelog*
 
-    + New command: |:CtrlPMixed|, search in both files and MRU files.
+    + New commands: |:CtrlPLastMode|, open CtrlP in the last mode used.
+                    |:CtrlPMixed|, search in both files and MRU files.
 
 Before 2012/03/31~
 

plugin/ctrlp.vim

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ com! -n=? -com=dir CtrlP cal ctrlp#init(0, <q-args>)
 com! CtrlPBuffer   cal ctrlp#init(1)
 com! CtrlPMRUFiles cal ctrlp#init(2)
 
+com! CtrlPLastMode cal ctrlp#init(-1)
+
 com! CtrlPClearCache     cal ctrlp#clr()
 com! CtrlPClearAllCaches cal ctrlp#clra()
 com! CtrlPReload         cal ctrlp#reset()