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# ctrlp.vim
Full path fuzzy __file__ , __buffer__ , __mru__ , __tag__ , __ ...__ finder for Vim.
* Written in pure Vimscript for MacVim, gVim and Vim 7.0+.
* Full support for Vim's regexp as search patterns.
* Built-in Most Recently Used (MRU) files monitoring.
* Built-in project's root finder.
* Open multiple files at once.
* Create new files and directories.
* [Extensible][2].
![ctrlp][1]
## Basic Usage
* Run `:CtrlP` or `:CtrlP [starting-directory]` to invoke CtrlP in find file mode.
* Run `:CtrlPBuffer` or `:CtrlPMRU` to invoke CtrlP in find buffer or find MRU file mode.
* Run `:CtrlPMixed` to search in Files, Buffers and MRU files at the same time.
Check `:help ctrlp-commands` and `:help ctrlp-extensions` for other commands.
##### Once CtrlP is open:
* Press `<F5>` to purge the cache for the current directory to get new files, remove deleted files and apply new ignore options.
* Press `<c-f>` and `<c-b>` to cycle between modes.
* Press `<c-d>` to switch to filename only search instead of full path.
* Press `<c-r>` to switch to regexp mode.
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* Use `<c-j>` , `<c-k>` or the arrow keys to navigate the result list.
* Use `<c-t>` or `<c-v>` , `<c-x>` to open the selected entry in a new tab or in a new split.
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* Use `<c-n>` , `<c-p>` to select the next/previous string in the prompt's history.
* Use `<c-y>` to create a new file and its parent directories.
* Use `<c-z>` to mark/unmark multiple files and `<c-o>` to open them.
Run `:help ctrlp-mappings` or submit `?` in CtrlP for more mapping help.
* Submit two or more dots `..` to go up the directory tree by one or multiple levels.
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* End the input string with a colon `:` followed by a command to execute it on the opening file(s):
Use `:25` to jump to line 25.
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Use `:diffthis` when opening multiple files to run `:diffthis` on the first 4 files.
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## Basic Options
* Change the default mapping and the default command to invoke CtrlP:
```vim
let g:ctrlp_map = '< c-p > '
let g:ctrlp_cmd = 'CtrlP'
```
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* When invoked without an explicit starting directory, CtrlP will set its local working directory according to this variable:
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```vim
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let g:ctrlp_working_path_mode = 'ra'
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```
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`'c'` - the directory of the current file.
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`'a'` - the directory of the current file, unless it is a subdirectory of the cwd
`'r'` - the nearest ancestor of the current file that contains one of these directories or files: `.git` `.hg` `.svn` `.bzr` `_darcs`
`'w'` - modifier to "r": start search from the cwd instead of the current file's directory
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`0` or `''` (empty string) - disable this feature.
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If none of the default markers (`.git` `.hg` `.svn` `.bzr` `_darcs` ) are present in a project, you can define additional ones with `g:ctrlp_root_markers` :
```vim
let g:ctrlp_root_markers = ['pom.xml', '.p4ignore']
```
If more than one mode is specified, they will be tried in order until a directory is located.
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* If a file is already open, open it again in a new pane instead of switching to the existing pane
`let g:ctrlp_switch_buffer = 'et'`
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* Exclude files and directories using Vim's `wildignore` and CtrlP's own `g:ctrlp_custom_ignore` . If a custom listing command is being used, exclusions are ignored:
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```vim
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set wildignore+=*/tmp/*,*.so,*.swp,*.zip " MacOSX/Linux
set wildignore+=*\\tmp\\*,*.swp,*.zip,*.exe " Windows
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let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = '\v[\/]\.(git|hg|svn)$'
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let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = {
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\ 'dir': '\v[\/]\.(git|hg|svn)$',
\ 'file': '\v\.(exe|so|dll)$',
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\ 'link': 'some_bad_symbolic_links',
\ }
```
* Use a custom file listing command:
```vim
let g:ctrlp_user_command = 'find %s -type f' " MacOSX/Linux
let g:ctrlp_user_command = 'dir %s /-n /b /s /a-d' " Windows
```
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* Ignore files in `.gitignore`
```vim
let g:ctrlp_user_command = ['.git', 'cd %s & & git ls-files -co --exclude-standard']
```
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Check `:help ctrlp-options` for other options.
## Installation
Use your favorite method or check the homepage for a [quick installation guide][3].
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[1]: http://i.imgur.com/aOcwHwt.png
[2]: https://github.com/ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim/tree/extensions
[3]: http://ctrlpvim.github.com/ctrlp.vim#installation