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     1 # ctrlp.vim
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     2 Full path fuzzy __file__, __buffer__, __mru__, __tag__, __...__ finder for Vim.
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     3 
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     4 * Written in pure Vimscript for MacVim, gVim and Vim 7.0+.
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     5 * Full support for Vim's regexp as search patterns.
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     6 * Built-in Most Recently Used (MRU) files monitoring.
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     7 * Built-in project's root finder.
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     8 * Open multiple files at once.
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     9 * Create new files and directories.
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    10 * [Extensible][2].
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    11 
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    12 ![ctrlp][1]
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    13 
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    14 ## Install
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    15 
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    16 vim 8+ manages packages all on its own. Installing `ctrlp` is this simple:
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    17 
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    18 ```bash
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    19 mkdir -p ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start
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    20 git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim.git ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/ctrlp
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    21 ```
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    22 
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    23 Of course you can use your favorite plugin manager or check the [quick installation guide][3] for a primitive installation method.
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    24 
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    25 ## Basic Usage
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    26 * Run `:CtrlP` or `:CtrlP [starting-directory]` to invoke CtrlP in find file mode.
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    27 * Run `:CtrlPBuffer` or `:CtrlPMRU` to invoke CtrlP in find buffer or find MRU file mode.
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    28 * Run `:CtrlPMixed` to search in Files, Buffers and MRU files at the same time.
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    29 
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    30 Check `:help ctrlp-commands` and `:help ctrlp-extensions` for other commands.
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    31 
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    32 ##### Once CtrlP is open:
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    33 * Press `<F5>` to purge the cache for the current directory to get new files, remove deleted files and apply new ignore options.
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    34 * Press `<c-f>` and `<c-b>` to cycle between modes.
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    35 * Press `<c-d>` to switch to filename only search instead of full path.
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    36 * Press `<c-r>` to switch to regexp mode.
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    37 * Use `<c-j>`, `<c-k>` or the arrow keys to navigate the result list.
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    38 * 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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    39 * Use `<c-n>`, `<c-p>` to select the next/previous string in the prompt's history.
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    40 * Use `<c-y>` to create a new file and its parent directories.
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    41 * Use `<c-z>` to mark/unmark multiple files and `<c-o>` to open them.
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    42 
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    43 Run `:help ctrlp-mappings` or submit `?` in CtrlP for more mapping help.
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    44 
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    45 * Submit two or more dots `..` to go up the directory tree by one or multiple levels.
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    46 * End the input string with a colon `:` followed by a command to execute it on the opening file(s):
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    47 Use `:25` to jump to line 25.
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    48 Use `:diffthis` when opening multiple files to run `:diffthis` on the first 4 files.
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    49 
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    50 ## Basic Options
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    51 * Change the default mapping and the default command to invoke CtrlP:
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    52 
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    53     ```vim
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    54     let g:ctrlp_map = '<c-p>'
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    55     let g:ctrlp_cmd = 'CtrlP'
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    56     ```
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    57 
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    58 * When invoked without an explicit starting directory, CtrlP will set its local working directory according to this variable:
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    59 
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    60     ```vim
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    61     let g:ctrlp_working_path_mode = 'ra'
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    62     ```
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    63 
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    64     `'c'` - the directory of the current file.  
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    65     `'a'` - the directory of the current file, unless it is a subdirectory of the cwd  
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    66     `'r'` - the nearest ancestor of the current file that contains one of these directories or files: `.git` `.hg` `.svn` `.bzr` `_darcs`  
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    67     `'w'` - modifier to "r": start search from the cwd instead of the current file's directory  
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    68     `0` or `''` (empty string) - disable this feature.
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    69 
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    70     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`:
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    71 
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    72     ```vim
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    73     let g:ctrlp_root_markers = ['pom.xml', '.p4ignore']
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    74     ```
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    75 
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    76     If more than one mode is specified, they will be tried in order until a directory is located.
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    77 
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    78 * If a file is already open, open it again in a new pane instead of switching to the existing pane
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    79 
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    80     `let g:ctrlp_switch_buffer = 'et'`
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    81 
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    82 * 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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    83 
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    84     ```vim
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    85     set wildignore+=*/tmp/*,*.so,*.swp,*.zip     " MacOSX/Linux
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    86     set wildignore+=*\\tmp\\*,*.swp,*.zip,*.exe  " Windows
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    87 
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    88     let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = '\v[\/]\.(git|hg|svn)$'
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    89     let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = {
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    90       \ 'dir':  '\v[\/]\.(git|hg|svn)$',
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    91       \ 'file': '\v\.(exe|so|dll)$',
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    92       \ 'link': 'some_bad_symbolic_links',
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    93       \ }
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    94     ```
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    96 * Use a custom file listing command:
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    97 
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    98     ```vim
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    99     let g:ctrlp_user_command = 'find %s -type f'        " MacOSX/Linux
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   100     let g:ctrlp_user_command = 'dir %s /-n /b /s /a-d'  " Windows
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   101     ```
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   102 
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   103 * Ignore files in `.gitignore`
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   104     
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   105     ```vim
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   106       let g:ctrlp_user_command = ['.git', 'cd %s && git ls-files -co --exclude-standard']
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   107     ```
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   108 
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   109 Check `:help ctrlp-options` for other options.
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   110 
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   111 ## License
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   112 CtrlP is distributed under Vim's [license][4].
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   113 
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   114 [1]: https://i.imgur.com/aOcwHwt.png
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   115 [2]: https://github.com/ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim/tree/extensions
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   116 [3]: https://ctrlpvim.github.io/ctrlp.vim#installation
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   117 [4]: http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/uganda.html
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