ctrlp.vim

Full path fuzzy file, buffer and MRU file finder for Vim.

• Written in pure Vimscript for MacVim and Vim 7.0+.
• Has full support for Vim’s regexp as search pattern, and more.
• Can also find file in most recently used files.

Basic Usage

• Press <c-p> or run :CtrlP to invoke CtrlP.
• Press <c-f> and <c-b> while CtrlP is open to switch between find file, find buffer, and find MRU file modes.
• Ever remember only a file’s name but not where it is? Press <c-d> while CtrlP is open to switch to filename only search.
• Use * ? ^ + or | in the prompt to submit the string as a Vim’s regexp pattern.
• Or press <c-r> while CtrlP is open to switch to full regexp search mode.
• End the input string with a colon : followed with a number to jump to that line in the selected file.
  e.g. abc:45 to open the file matched the pattern and jump to line 45.
• Submit two dots .. as the input string to go backward the directory tree by 1 level.

Screenshot: filename only mode with the match window focused.

Basic Options

• Change the mapping to invoke CtrlP:

  let g:ctrlp_map = '<c-p>'
  

• When CtrlP is invoked, it automatically sets the working directory according to this variable:

  let g:ctrlp_working_path_mode = 1
  

  0 - don’t manage working directory.
  1 - the parent directory of the current file.
  2 - the nearest ancestor that contains one of these directories or files:

    .git/
    .hg/
    .bzr/
    _darcs/
    root.dir
    .vimprojects
  

• You can also use the set-working-directory functionality above outside of CtrlP by adding the following line to your vimrc.
  The parameter is the same (0, 1 or 2):

  au BufEnter * cal ctrlp#SetWorkingPath(2)
  

• Enable/Disable Most Recently Used files monitoring and its functionalities:

  let g:ctrlp_mru_files = 1
  

• If you want to exclude directories or files from the search, you can use the Vim’s option wildignore.
  e.g. Just have something like this in your vimrc:

  set wildignore+=.git/*,.hg/*,.svn/*   " for Linux/MacOSX
  set wildignore+=.git\*,.hg\*,.svn\*   " for Windows
  

Check the docs for more mappings, commands and options.