CtrlP is a vim plugin which allows fast switching of buffers and files.
Questions tagged [ctrlp]
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ViM + CtrlP: Persist the cache between ViM sessions
While ViM is running, CtrlP's cache file exists. However, when I quit ViM, CtrlP's cache file is deleted. How can the cache file be persisted between sessions?
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ctrlp : open selected file in the left vertical split
When using ctrlp, I can open a selected file in a new vertical split using ctlr-v
However, the new file open in the left split and the already opened one goes to the right split. I'd like the opposite to happen : opening the new file in the right…
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Vim 8.1.0037 update breaks multiple plugins
I have updated my vim to 8.1.0037 (vim --version showed compiled 13th June), and when I opened it today multiple plugins are broken.
on a restart and reinstall all these plugins, they are still broken.
Any direction? it seems to me that the update…
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ctrlp fuzzy search string in all file in directory
Using ctrlp, I would like to search for a string in all files in the current directory ( or a specified directory).
Using the "lines" mode is only searching for files opened. I would like to search for all files, including the files not…
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:vsplit autocomplete not working with /django/ directory in VIM
Normally if I type :vsplit /path/to/some/directoryTab, the available directories will autocomplete.
After doing a reinstall of VIM, there is one directory that now will not allow autocomplete, and I can't figure out why. The directory is…
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What is the proper Vim/Ag g:ctrlp_user_command value for Windows?
I would like to fill in the elsif in the portion of my .vimrc below, can anyone help me with the correct Windows syntax?
if executable( 'ag' )
if has( 'unix' )
let g:ctrlp_user_command = 'ag %s -l --nocolor -g ""'
elsif has( 'win32'…
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How can I customize the line highlight color in Vim CtrlP?
When I'm using the Vim plugin CtrlP I have a hard time seeing which file is being highlighted as the current file I might open. I want the highlight line to be bright and vivid.
I could change the color of my CursorLine setting but I don't want it…
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How can I use registers in CtrlP?
I want to use vim registers in CtrlP input form, like ".
is used by ToggleRegex() by default.
So I configure CtrlP with g:ctrlp_prompt_mappings. like that,
let g:ctrlp_prompt_mappings = {
\ 'ToggleRegex()': [''],
\}
Then it seems to…
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Vim+CtrlP: Behavior to initially show MRU files and switch to searching files when typing
I'm having hard time configuring CtrlP for vim the way I want it to work.
Ideally I'd like CtrlP to open with a list of files in most recently used order. However, when I start typing it would switch to searching for files under my current working…
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How to keep previous directory in CtrlP?
Using the CtrlP plugin, I'm typing .. several times to get to the root directory of a project, then perform the search from there.
However after I reopen CtrlP it still searches in the directory of the current file.
How can I get it to stick to the…
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How to ignore vendor folder in the project root
I'm using vim+ctrlp and I have a project who has multiple vendor folders, one in the root directory (for vendor packages), and another inside resources/views/vendor.
I have the following in my ctrlp ignore configuration
let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore =…
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How to increase the height/size of the results/match window for the vim ctrlp plugin?
With the vim ctrlp (control-p) plugin, when I execute the control+p command to search for files, the window showing the results is at most 10 lines high. How can I make it bigger, and take up my entire window so I can see more results at a time?
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CtrlP Error detected while processing function 45_AcceptSelection..ctrlp#acceptfile.._openfile:
When trying to open files in VIM with the CtrlP Plugin, I receive the following error:
CtrlP Error detected while processing function 45_AcceptSelection..ctrlp#acceptfile.._openfile:
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How to set default search as file search for Vim plugin CtrlP?
I'm using CtrlP plugin for my vim for fuzzy file search.
I generally work on a large Symfony project & searching is very inefficient & slow but I figured that if I press after it searches by file name than file path which is way faster &…
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