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Asked: 2026-06-16T00:23:20+00:00

I have read through the docs but cannot figure out if this is possible.

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I have read through the docs but cannot figure out if this is possible.

I want to keep the default setting of g:ctrlp_working_path_mode = 2, but I want the ability to manually override that for all buffers in the current window if I want.

Specifically, I want to issue a ctrlp command or change a ctrlp config variable that sets the root search directory, such that is uses that directory for all future searches, regardless of which buffer I’m in.

Bonus Question: Is it possible to set two root directories, so that it searches both of them and combines the results?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Try this:

    let g:ctrlp_working_path_mode = ‘ra’

    ‘c’ – the directory of the current file.

    ‘r’ – the nearest ancestor that contains one of these directories or files: .git .hg .svn .bzr

    ‘a’ – like c, but only if the current working directory outside of CtrlP is not a direct ancestor of the directory of the current file.

    0 or ” (empty string) – disable this feature.

    Source: https://github.com/kien/ctrlp.vim

    Also, here: https://github.com/kien/ctrlp.vim/issues/292 , the author has provided one way to set fullpath:

    :CtrlP /var/www/myproject/bla/bla/theme
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