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I started using Ctrl+P with Vim a couple months ago. In the documentation, it says that escape should exit the Ctrl+P search mode, which I like. However, there is also undocumented (that I can find) functionality such that pressing the escape key when already in command mode re-opens the Ctrl+P search mode. This is terrible for me as I often hit escape multiple times or use it to just verify I'm in command mode. Is there some way to disable this functionality?

Fil Krynicki
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  • What's the result of running `:echo g:ctrlp_map`? – jabclab Apr 07 '15 at 18:41
  • curious why you are hitting the apple modifier with `Esc`. what vim are you using? terminal? gvim? mvim? nvim? If you are using Vim which version? – Dan Bradbury Apr 07 '15 at 18:50
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    This behavior is probably a result of some strange mapping, not a "feature" of Ctrl+P. Low hanging fruit, but try entering `nmap ^[` (hit ctrl-v and then escape) in the ex command line to see if escape is mapped to something weird. – Dylan MacKenzie Apr 07 '15 at 19:14
  • To answer all your questions: The result of `echo g:ctrlp_map` is ``. I am not hitting the Apple modifier with escape. I'm using gvim on windows, Vim 7.3. Entering `nmap ^[` on the command prompt says "No Mapping Found". – Fil Krynicki Apr 07 '15 at 21:23

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Dylan MacKenzie's answer tipped me off to the problem since it explicitly referenced the [ character. I had mapped Ctrl+[ to bring up Ctrl+P for search on existing buffers. I guess this is an overload for the escape key, which was causing the problem.

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