`g:ctrlp_user_command` includes results that shouldn't be there

[drogus]

I use a custom g:ctrlp_user_command and it includes results that shouldn't be there. I'm not sure if this is a ctrlp's fault, but I'm also not sure how to debug it.

I use the following:

  let g:ctrlp_user_command =
    \ 'ag %s --files-with-matches -g "" --ignore "\.git$\|\.hg$\|\.svn$"'

Running it in terminal returns about 500 files for the project I'm working on. When I use ctrlp with such a command, however, I get hits that aren't included when running the command, for example node_modules directory, which is in .gitignore and isn't listed when I run the ag command manually.

Using g:ctrlp_custom_ignore and git ls-files works correctly:

  let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = '\.git$\|\.hg$\|\.svn$'
  let g:ctrlp_user_command = ['.git', 'cd %s && git ls-files . --cached --exclude-standard --others']

I also :echoed the g:ctrlp_user_command and it contains the value that I expect, so it's rather not a problem with setting it improperly.

Any tips on how to debug what's going on?

[drogus]

It turns out that the problem was caused by .gitignore entries. The following works correctly:

node_modules
bower_components

But this form fails:

/node_modules
/bower_components

I'm still not sure if this is a bug in ag or in ctrlp, because when run in the project's root dir ag returns correct results (no node_modules etc.)

[Konfekt]

I suspect it to be ag. Which version do you use? Here it's 0.19.2 and it correctly recognizes the absolute paths /dir with respect to the location of .gitignore. However, before it was 0.28 and this was not the case.

[Dkendal]

I'm also get the same weird behavior with a custom command using ag. With /_build in my .gitignore ag -g '' does not list anything from the directory. Using :CtrlP inside (neo)vim shows the same output as ag, but when I run ctrlp for a second time entries from _build are shown, and ctrlp shows that it's caching even though I have g:ctrlp_use_caching = 0. Changing /_build to _build fixes this :confused:

[Numkil]

I have a problem that's a bit related to this issue here. I also use ag for searching with ctrlp and everything works as expected when I'm using regular vim. But when I'm using the same configuration with neovim I get strange results. Default ag settings and and .agignore are completely ignored and ctrlp finds everything, even in the folders I do not want it too. I'm guessing with neovim, ctrlp doesn't use ag but the default search engine? I know this is a bit of a non-issue seeing as neovim is still in development but I still wanted to get it out there. Maybe other people will have the same problem as me.

My configuration for ctrlp is this: let g:ctrlp_working_path_mode = 'ra' let g:ctrlp_user_command = 'ag %s -l --hidden --nocolor -g ""'

[pgilad]

Running into this issue as well. ag works great when manually run in the directory. ctrlp along with ag as custom command lists .gitignore files as well.

I simply could not solve this so reverted to OP's git ls-files solution

[stevedomin]

@Numkil @pgilad did you manage to solve this issue?

I'm running into it as well

[pgilad]

I didn't

[Numkil]

I actually switched over to this maintained fork of ctrlp. It works there. https://github.com/ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim

[Numkil]

@stevedomin @pgilad Hope this helps for you guys

[namliz]

Combined with the fork @Numkil mentions, the following seems to work for me:

if executable('ag')
  set grepprg=ag\ --nogroup\ --nocolor 

  nnoremap <silent> t :CtrlP<cr>

  let g:ctrlp_match_window = 'bottom,order:ttb'
  let g:ctrlp_switch_buffer = 0
  let g:ctrlp_working_path_mode = 'ra'
  let g:ctrlp_use_caching = 0
  let g:ctrlp_user_command = ['ag %s --files-with-matches -g ""']
  let g:ctrlp_user_command += ['.git/', 'git --git-dir=%s/.git ls-files -oc --exclude-standard']
endif 

(To be honest not super sure if it actually ends up using ag properly or not)

[alphaCTzo7G]

@zilman , what does the %s mean here?

Also I have found that :CtrlpTag tends to be very slow.. Is there any way to speed it up?

[vrkansagara]

@drogus My config like this and it's work as expected.

    " Use ag in CtrlP for listing files. Lightning fast and respects .gitignore
    let g:ctrlp_user_command = 'ag %s -l --nocolor -g ""'