VIM ctrlp.vim plugin: how to rescan files?
VimPluginsVim Problem Overview
I have come across the awesome ctrlp.vim plugin. It is a good alternative to the Command-T plugin which I have used before. What I did not like about Command-T is that it would take about 20-30 seconds to rescan files when it is invoked for the first time after starting vim.
CtrlP works a lot faster but it does not seem to automatically rescan for newly created files. How should I trigger a rescan manually?
Thanks!
Vim Solutions
Solution 1 - Vim
From the documentation:
<F5>
- Refresh the match window and purge the cache for the current directory.
- Remove deleted files from MRU list.
This assumes you're in ctrl-p mode already. Note that you can hit F5 in the middle of a query, i.e., you can type a few characters, find it's not matching a recently updated file, and hit F5 to refresh right then. It will automatically show you the match if the file was just added to the ctrl-p cache.
Solution 2 - Vim
As Jeet says you can press F5 but if that doesn't work you can always run :CtrlPClearCache which is what F5 is supposed to run.
From the documentation
> :CtrlPClearCache
Flush the cache for the current working directory. The same as pressing <F5>
inside CtrlP.
To enable or disable caching, use the |g:ctrlp_use_caching| option.
Solution 3 - Vim
I added this to .vimrc which turns off ctrlp caching
g:ctrlp_use_caching = 0
Solution 4 - Vim
If you want, you can automatically bust the cache when a save happens, so it will be forced to refresh on next use.
Put this in your vimrc (credit docwhat):
" CtrlP auto cache clearing.
" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
function! SetupCtrlP()
if exists("g:loaded_ctrlp") && g:loaded_ctrlp
augroup CtrlPExtension
autocmd!
autocmd FocusGained * CtrlPClearCache
autocmd BufWritePost * CtrlPClearCache
augroup END
endif
endfunction
if has("autocmd")
autocmd VimEnter * :call SetupCtrlP()
endif
Unfortunately there's no way to automatically keep the cache fresh in the background.
Solution 5 - Vim
I know this is a old question, but it's so simple that I have to comment. Put this in your .vimrc
:nnoremap <c-p> :CtrlPClearCache<bar>CtrlP<cr>
This will refresh the cache and then call CtrlP. No more missing files.