thanks for the quick response. I did try .. and ../ but didn't try ..<cr> . :)
So when CtrlP started, I can only stay at project directory. or ../../../......../../ <enter> to root :) i think i have to get used to it if I use it. On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 3:42 PM, Benjamin R. Haskell <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 28 Feb 2013, Kent wrote: > > Hello, >> I use FuzzyFinder for years. Recently I heard a lot about CtrlP. And gave >> it a try. It does have some good features over FF. However one thing I >> didn't figure out, with FF(File search), I can type "/etc" to navigate to >> my root directory and do search, no matter which directory I am in. >> >> However for CtrlP, it seems that it searches only under current >> directory. In doc I found I can type .. to go to parent dir. but it didn't >> work for me somehow. >> > > You type .., then hit enter. > > > > How can I navigate to arbitrary directory with CtrlP? >> > > You can't navigate to an arbitrary directory once CtrlP is up, but you can > invoke CtrlP on an arbitrary directory, e.g.: > > :CtrlP /home/bhaskell/git/project > > Also see: > > :help g:ctrlp_working_path_mode > > And: > > :help :CtrlPCurFile > > I've mapped the latter to ,n with: > > :nm <leader>n :CtrlPCurFile<CR> > > -- > Best, > Ben > > -- > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > For more information, visit > http://www.vim.org/maillist.**php<http://www.vim.org/maillist.php> > > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "vim_use" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to > vim_use+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<vim_use%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit > https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> > . > > > -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
