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ctrlp.vim

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

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.

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.