*ctrlp.txt* Fuzzy file, buffer, mru and tag finder. v1.6.6 *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| =============================================================================== 1. Intro *ctrlp-intro* Full path fuzzy file, buffer, mru and tag finder with an intuitive interface. Written in pure Vimscript for MacVim 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, quickfix, dir...), see |ctrlp-extensions|. =============================================================================== 2. Options *ctrlp-options* Below are the available options and their 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 search by filename (not full path) as the default: > let g:ctrlp_by_filename = 0 < *'g:ctrlp_regexp_search'* Set this to 1 to set |regexp| search as the default: > let g:ctrlp_regexp_search = 0 < *'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'* Reverse the sort order of the matched files in the match window. The default setting 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_jump_to_buffer'* When opening a file, if it's already opened somewhere |CtrlP| will try to jump to it instead of opening a new window or new tab: > let g:ctrlp_jump_to_buffer = 2 < 1 - only jump to the buffer if it’s opened in the current tab. 2 - jump tab as well if the buffer's opened in another tab. 0 - disable this feature. *'g:ctrlp_working_path_mode'* When starting up the prompt, temporarily set the working directory (i.e. the |current-directory|) to: 1 - the parent directory of the current file. 2 - the nearest ancestor that contains one of these directories/files: .git/ .hg/ .bzr/ _darcs/ root.dir 0 - don’t manage working directory. > let g:ctrlp_working_path_mode = 2 < *'g:ctrlp_root_markers'* Use this to set your own root markers in addition to the default ones. Your markers will take precedence: > let g:ctrlp_root_markers = [''] < These markers (builtins and yours) will serve as identifiers for the '/' and '\' special inputs (section 5.e) *'g:ctrlp_use_caching'* Set this to 0 to disable per-session caching. When disabled, caching will still be enabled for directories that have more than 4000 files: > let g:ctrlp_use_caching = 1 < 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-sessions caching by not clearing 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.'/.ctrlp_cache' < *'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")': ['', ''], \ 'PrtHistory(-1)': [''], \ 'PrtHistory(1)': [''], \ 'AcceptSelection("e")': ['', '', '<2-LeftMouse>'], \ 'AcceptSelection("h")': ['', '', ''], \ 'AcceptSelection("t")': ['', ''], \ 'AcceptSelection("v")': ['', ''], \ 'ToggleFocus()': ['', ''], \ 'ToggleRegex()': [''], \ 'ToggleByFname()': [''], \ 'ToggleType(1)': ['', ''], \ 'ToggleType(-1)': ['', ''], \ 'PrtInsert("w")': [''], \ 'PrtInsert("s")': [''], \ 'PrtInsert("v")': [''], \ 'PrtInsert("+")': [''], \ 'PrtCurStart()': [''], \ 'PrtCurEnd()': [''], \ 'PrtCurLeft()': ['', '', ''], \ 'PrtCurRight()': ['', ''], \ 'PrtClearCache()': [''], \ 'PrtDeleteMRU()': [''], \ 'CreateNewFile()': [''], \ 'MarkToOpen()': [''], \ 'OpenMulti()': [''], \ 'PrtExit()': ['', '', ''], \ } < Note: In some terminals, it’s not possible to remap without also changing . So if pressing moves the cursor to the left instead of deleting a char for you, add this to your |vimrc| to change the default mapping: > let g:ctrlp_prompt_mappings = { \ 'PrtBS()': ['', '', ''], \ 'PrtCurLeft()': ['', ''], \ } < *'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$' < *'g:ctrlp_mruf_case_sensitive'* Match this with your file system case-sensitivity setting to avoid duplicate MRU entries: > let g:ctrlp_mruf_case_sensitive = 1 < *'g:ctrlp_dotfiles'* Set this to 0 if you don’t want |CtrlP| to search for dotfiles and dotdirs: > let g:ctrlp_dotfiles = 1 < You can use |'wildignore'| to exclude anything from the search. e.g. exclude version control directories: > set wildignore+=*/.git/*,*/.hg/*,*/.svn/* " Linux/MacOSX set wildignore+=.git\*,.hg\*,.svn\* " Windows < Note #1: the `*/` in front of each directory glob is required. Note #2: |wildignore| influences the result of |expand()|, |globpath()| and |glob()| which many plugins use to find stuff on the system (e.g. fugitive.vim looks for .git/, some other plugins look for external exe tools on Windows). So be a little mindful of what you put in your |wildignore|. *'g:ctrlp_custom_ignore'* In addition to |'wildignore'|, use this for files and directories you want only |CtrlP| to not show. Use |regexp| to specify the patterns: > let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = '' < Examples: > let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = '\.git$\|\.hg$\|\.svn$' let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = { \ 'dir': '\.git$\|\.hg$\|\.svn$', \ 'file': '\.exe$\|\.so$\|\.dll$', \ 'link': 'bad_symbolic_link', \ } > *'g:ctrlp_highlight_match'* Use this to enable/disable highlighting of the matched patterns and to specify the highlight group that’ll be used: > let g:ctrlp_highlight_match = [1, 'Identifier'] < *'g:ctrlp_max_files'* The maximum number of files to scan, set to 0 for no limit: > let g:ctrlp_max_files = 20000 < *'g:ctrlp_max_depth'* The maximum depth of a directory tree to recurse into: > let g:ctrlp_max_depth = 40 < Note: the larger these values, the more memory Vim uses. *'g:ctrlp_user_command'* Specify an external tool to use for listing files instead of 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 (?!tmp/.*)' let g:ctrlp_user_command = 'dir %s /-n /b /s /a-d | findstr .*\.py$' < Use a version control listing command when inside a repository, this is faster when scanning large projects: > let g:ctrlp_user_command = [repo_marker, vcs_ls_command, fallback_command] < If the fallback_command is empty or not defined, |globpath()| will then be used when searching outside a repo. Examples: > let g:ctrlp_user_command = ['.git/', 'cd %s && git ls-files'] let g:ctrlp_user_command = ['.hg/', 'hg --cwd %s locate -I .'] < *'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 : t - in a new tab h - in a new horizontal split v - in a new vertical split r - in the current window > let g:ctrlp_open_new_file = 'v' < *'g:ctrlp_open_multi'* If non-zero, this will enable opening multiple files with and : > let g:ctrlp_open_multi = '1v' < For the number: - If bigger than 1, it’ll be used as the maximum number of windows or tabs to create when opening the files, the rest will be hidden buffers. - If is 1, will open all files, each in a new window or new tab. - If no number is given, only the first file will be opened in a window, either new window or reused, and the rest will be hidden buffers. For the letter: t - each in a tab h - each in a horizontal split v - each in a vertical split Reuse the current window: tr, hr, vr - open the first file in the current window, then the remaining files in new splits or new tabs just like with t, h, v. *'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) r - open in current window (for only) , - cancel and go back to |CtrlP| Any other key - use the default behavior specified by |g:ctrlp_open_new_file| and |g:ctrlp_open_multi|. *'g:ctrlp_dont_split'* 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_dont_split = 'netrw' < Acceptable values are partial names or filetypes of the special buffers. Use |regexp| to specify the pattern. Example: > let g:ctrlp_dont_split = 'netrw\|help\|quickfix' < *'g:ctrlp_follow_symlinks'* Set this to 1 to follow symbolic links when listing files: > let g:ctrlp_follow_symlinks = 0 < *'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_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 < =============================================================================== 3. 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. *:ClearCtrlPCache* :ClearCtrlPCache Flush the cache for the current working directory. The same as pressing inside |CtrlP|. *:ClearAllCtrlPCaches* :ClearAllCtrlPCaches Delete all the cache files saved in |ctrlp_cache_dir|. *:ResetCtrlP* :ResetCtrlP Reset all options, take in new values of the option variables in section 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following commands ignore the current value of |g:ctrlp_working_path_mode|: :CtrlPCurWD *:CtrlPCurWD* This acts like |:CtrlP| with |path_mode| = 0 :CtrlPCurFile *:CtrlPCurFile* This acts like |:CtrlP| with |path_mode| = 1 :CtrlPRoot *:CtrlPRoot* This acts like |:CtrlP| with |path_mode| = 2 =============================================================================== 4. Mappings *ctrlp-mappings* *'ctrlp-'* Default |Normal| mode mapping to open the |CtrlP| prompt in find file mode. Once inside the prompt:~ *'ctrlp-fullregexp'* Toggle between the string mode (section 5.a & b) and full |regexp| mode. (note: in full |regexp| mode, the prompt’s base is 'r>>' instead of '>>>') See also |input-formats| and |g:ctrlp_regexp_search|. Toggle between full path search and filename only search. (note: in filename mode, the prompt’s base is '>d>' instead of '>>>') , 'forward' Scroll to the 'next' search mode in the sequence. , 'backward' Scroll to the 'previous' search mode in the sequence. Toggle the focus between the match window and the prompt. , 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' , Delete the preceding character Delete the current character Delete a preceding inner word Clear the input field Open selected file in the active window if possible. Open selected file in a new 'tab' Open selected file in a 'vertical' split , , Open selected file in a 'horizontal' split Create a new file and its parent directories. Next string in the prompt’s history Previous string in the prompt’s history Mark/unmark a file to be opened with . Open files marked by . - Refresh the match window and purge the cache for the current directory. - Remove deleted files from MRU list. Clear MRU list. , , Exit |CtrlP|. can also be used to stop the scan. 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 with the first letter (of paths or filenames) that matches that key. =============================================================================== 5. 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) Vim |regexp|. If the input string contains '*' or '|', it’ll be treated as a Vim’s |regexp| |pattern| without any modification. e.g. 'abc\d*efg' will be read as 'abc\d*efg'. See also |ctrlp-fullregexp| (keymap) and |g:ctrlp_regexp_search| (option). 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. 'abc:45' will open the selected file and jump to line 45. 'abc:/my\:function' will open the selected file and jump to the first instance of 'my:function'. 'abc:+setf\ myfiletype|50' will open the selected file and set its filetype to 'myfiletype', then jump to line 50. 'abc:diffthis' will open the selected file and run |:diffthis| on the first 4 files. See also Vim’s |++opt| and |+cmd|. d) Type exactly two dots '..' at the start of the prompt and press enter to go backward in the directory tree by 1 level. If the parent directory is large, this might be slow. 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). f) Type the name of a non-existent file and press to create it. e.g. 'parentdir/file.txt' will create a directory named 'parentdir' as well as 'file.txt'. Use '\' in place of '/' on Windows (if |'ssl'| is not set). g) Submit ? to open this help file. =============================================================================== 6. Extensions *g: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'] < 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). Example: `set tags+=tags/help,doc/tags` *:CtrlPBufTag* *:CtrlPBufTagAll* * Buffer Tag mode:~ - Name: 'buffertag' - Commands: ':CtrlPBufTag [buffer-name]', ':CtrlPBufTagAll'. - Search for a tag within the current buffer or all 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). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -', \ }, \ } < =============================================================================== EXTENDING *ctrlp-extending* Extending |CtrlP| is very simple. Simply create a vim file following a short guidelines, place it in autoload/ctrlp/ and add its name to your .vimrc. To see how it works, get the sample.vim from the extensions branch on the main git repository (https://github.com/kien/ctrlp.vim/tree/extensions), and place it along with the parent directories somewhere in your runtimepath. Then put this into your .vimrc: > let g:ctrlp_extensions = ['sample'] < A new search type will show up the next time you open |CtrlP|. For more details, check out the comments inside sample.vim.~ =============================================================================== USER-CONFIGURATION *ctrlp-user-config* Some miscellaneous configurations:~ +) MRU ==> MRE (most-recently-entered): > autocmd BufEnter,BufUnload * call ctrlp#mrufiles#list(expand('', 1)) < The default implementation of MRU is similar to that of desktop applications. Use the above |autocmd| to change it to recording most-recently-entered buffers (that have a file) instead. +) |g:ctrlp_user_command| config that makes use of your |wildignore| setting: https://github.com/kien/ctrlp.vim/issues/70 by Rich Alesi =============================================================================== CREDITS *ctrlp-credits* Developed by Kien Nguyen , initially based on the Command-T and the LustyExplorer plugins. No code was taken from these plugins, but I did clone the majority of their (awesome) interfaces and the way they work. This was originally written as a module for a would-be larger plugin called AutoDoc.vim which I’ve stopped developing because of lost of interest. I really liked the way Command-T and LustyExplorer deal with user’s input, so I wrote a pure Vimscript version of their prompt window, intended to use it for the aforementioned plugin. Homepage: http://kien.github.com/ctrlp.vim Git repository: https://github.com/kien/ctrlp.vim Mercurial repository: https://bitbucket.org/kien/ctrlp.vim =============================================================================== THANKS *ctrlp-thanks* Thanks to everyone that has submitted ideas, bug reports or helped debugging on gibhub, bitbucket, and through email. Special thanks:~ * Woojong Koh Forked and suggested the support for VCS listing commands. * Yasuhiro Matsumoto Added option to use Migemo for Japanese language. * Kyo Nagashima Made some enhancements to file opening mappings. * Simon Ruderich * Ken Earley * Zak Johnson * Diego Viola Bugfixes/Corrections. =============================================================================== CHANGELOG *ctrlp-changelog* Before 2012/01/14~ + New option: |g:ctrlp_arg_map| for , to accept an argument. + 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 (section 5.e) + Remove ctrlp#SetWorkingPath(). + Remove |g:ctrlp_mru_files|, make MRU 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 (section 5.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: '..' (section 5.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: |:CtrlPMRUFiles| First public release: 2011/09/06~ =============================================================================== vim:ft=help:et:ts=2:sw=2:sts=2:norl