ctrlp still searches the ignored directory

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I tried to put ignored setting in .vimrc But when I used the `ctrlp` to search under rails app folder It still search the `vendor` folder, so it took lots of time. But when the search was done, I couldn't search anything under the `vendor` It was so strange! How to fix it. Here is my .vimrc setting file. http://d.pr/i/yMtK http://d.pr/i/Hy4u ``` " Sane Ignore For ctrlp let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = { \ 'dir': '\.git$|vendor\|\.hg$\|\.svn$\|\.yardoc\|public/images\|public/system\|data\|log\|tmp$', \ 'file': '\.exe$\|\.so$\|\.dat$' \ } ``` When I appended the code in the end of `.vimrc` ``` 217 let g:NERDTreeIgnore=['\~$', 'vendor'] 218 set wildignore+=*\vendor\** ``` It worked when my first time to use the CTRLP to search under the RAILS app folder, But still `NOT` worked in the following times. I guess maybe there are some settings will disable the ignored setting ？ Here are the structure of my folder ``` . ├── Gemfile ├── Gemfile.lock ├── README.rdoc ├── Rakefile ├── app │ ├── asse…

Accepted Answer

If you type `:help ctrlp-options` and read a bit, you will find:

Note #1: by default, wildignore and g:ctrlp_custom_ignore only apply when globpath() is used to scan for files, thus these options do not apply when a command defined with g:ctrlp_user_command is being used.

Thus, you may need to `unlet g:ctrlp_user_command` (possibly set to a default command) to actually use `wildignore` as advised by @TomCammann. For instance, in your `~/.vimrc`, add:

```
if exists("g:ctrlp_user_command")
  unlet g:ctrlp_user_command
endif
set wildignore+=*\vendor\**
```

After that, you need to refresh your `ctrlp` cache: in Vim, press F5 in `ctrlp` mode, or run `:CtrlPClearAllCaches`, or remove the cache directory directly in your shell:

```
rm -r ~/.cache/ctrlp/      # On Linux
```

ctrlp still searches the ignored directory

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