LeaderF

This plugin is mainly used for locating files, buffers, mrus, tags in large project.

• Written in Python.
• Support fuzzy and regex searching.
• Manage buffers and mrus.
• Open multiple files at once.
• Extensible.

Screenshots

Requirements

• vim7.3 or higher. Only support vim7.4.330 or higher after v1.01.
• vim compiled with Python support, you can check by using echo has('python') or echo has('python3') to see if the result is 1; Make sure that your python2 version is Python 2.7 or higher and python3 version is Python 3.1 or higher.

Installation

To install this plugin just put the plugin files in your ~/.vim (Linux) or ~/vimfiles (Windows).
For Vundle user, just add Plugin 'Yggdroot/LeaderF' to your .vimrc.

Performance

LeaderF is already very fast. If you want better performance, install the C extension of the fuzzy matching algorithm, which is more than 10 times faster.
To install the C extension, follow the below:

• On Linux/Unix/MacOS:

  First, make sure python and/or python3 commands are available.
  Then run the installation script:

  cd ~/.vim/bundle/LeaderF
  ./install.sh

  Uninstall the C extension:

   ./install.sh --reverse
  

  If you are using vim-plug:

   Plug 'Yggdroot/LeaderF', { 'do': './install.sh' }
  

• On Windows:

  First, make sure py -2 and/or py -3 commands are available.
  Then run the installation script:

  cd ~\.vim\bundle\LeaderF
  .\install.bat

  There may be some error during the installation, please google the error messages to resolve it.
  For example, "error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat", you can turn to here for help.

  Uninstall the C extension:

   .\install.bat --reverse
  

  If you are using vim-plug:

   Plug 'Yggdroot/LeaderF', { 'do': '.\install.bat' }
  

After running any command of LeaderF, check the value of echo g:Lf_fuzzyMatch_C, if the value is 1, it means the C extension is loaded sucessfully.

Usage

Command	Description
:LeaderfFile <leader>f	search files
:LeaderfFile [directory]	search files under the directory specified
:LeaderfFileFullScreen	search files, LeaderF window take up full screen
:LeaderfFilePattern <pattern>	like LeaderfFile, with pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfFileCword	like LeaderfFile, with word under the cursor as pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfBuffer <leader>b	search listed buffers
:LeaderfBufferAll	search all buffers
:LeaderfTabBuffer	search listed buffers in current tabpage
:LeaderfTabBufferAll	search all buffers in current tabpage
:LeaderfBufferPattern <pattern>	like LeaderfBuffer, with pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfBufferCword	like LeaderfBuffer, with word under the cursor as pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfMru	search most recently used files
:LeaderfMruCwd	search MRU in current working directory
:LeaderfMruPattern <pattern>	like LeaderfMru, with pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfMruCword	like LeaderfMru, with word under the cursor as pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfMruCwdPattern <pattern>	like LeaderfMruCwd, with pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfMruCwdCword	like LeaderfMruCwd, with word under the cursor as pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfTag	navigate tags using the tags file
:LeaderfTagPattern <pattern>	like LeaderfTag, with pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfTagCword	like LeaderfTag, with word under the cursor as pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfBufTag	navigate tags in current buffer
:LeaderfBufTagAll	navigate tags in all listed buffers
:LeaderfBufTagPattern <pattern>	like LeaderfBufTag, with pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfBufTagCword	like LeaderfBufTag, with word under the cursor as pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfBufTagAllPattern <pattern>	like LeaderfBufTagAll, with pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfBufTagAllCword	like LeaderfBufTagAll, with word under the cursor as pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfFunction	navigate functions or methods in current buffer
:LeaderfFunctionAll	navigate functions or methods in all listed buffers
:LeaderfFunctionPattern <pattern>	like LeaderfFunction, with pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfFunctionCword	like LeaderfFunction, with word under the cursor as pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfFunctionAllPattern <pattern>	like LeaderfFunctionAll, with pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfFunctionAllCword	like LeaderfFunctionAll, with word under the cursor as pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfLine	search a line in current buffer
:LeaderfLineAll	search a line in all listed buffers
:LeaderfLinePattern <pattern>	like LeaderfLine, with pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfLineCword	like LeaderfLine, with word under the cursor as pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfLineAllPattern <pattern>	like LeaderfLineAll, with pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfLineAllCword	like LeaderfLineAll, with word under the cursor as pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfHistoryCmd	execute the command in the history
:LeaderfHistorySearch	execute the search command in the history
:LeaderfSelf	execute the commands of itself
:LeaderfHelp	navigate the help tags
:LeaderfHelpPattern <pattern>	like LeaderfHelp, with pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfHelpCword	like LeaderfHelp, with word under the cursor as pattern inputted in advance
:LeaderfColorscheme	switch between colorschemes

Once LeaderF is launched:

Command	Description
<C-C> <ESC>	quit from LeaderF
<C-R>	switch between fuzzy search mode and regex mode
<C-F>	switch between full path search mode and name only search mode
<Tab>	switch to normal mode
<C-V> <S-Insert>	paste from clipboard
<C-U>	clear the prompt
<C-J> <Down>	move the cursor downward in the result window
<C-K> <Up>	move the cursor upward in the result window
<2-LeftMouse> <CR>	open the file under cursor or selected(when multiple files are selected)
<C-X>	open in horizontal split window
<C-]>	open in vertical split window
<C-T>	open in new tabpage
<F5>	refresh the cache
<C-LeftMouse> <C-S>	select multiple files
<S-LeftMouse>	select consecutive multiple files
<C-A>	select all files
<C-L>	clear all selections
<BS>	delete the preceding character in the prompt
<Del>	delete the current character in the prompt
<Home>	move the cursor to the begin of the prompt
<End>	move the cursor to the end of the prompt
<Left>	move the cursor one character to the left in the prompt
<Right>	move the cursor one character to the right in the prompt
<C-P>	preview the result

Input formats:

• In NameOnly mode (fuzzy)

  'abc' is interpreted as vim's regexp 'a.\{-}b.\{-}c'.
  If the first character you input is ';', then the searching will be the same as in FullPath mode.
  If you input string as 'abc;def', then 'abc' will match the file name and 'def' will match the directory name.

• In FullPath mode (fuzzy)

  Same as in NameOnly mode except that the pattern will match the full path but not the file name only.

• In Regexp mode

  The input string is the same as the Vim's regexp.

Smart Case:

• If the characters in search pattern are all lowercase, the matching is case-insensitive. If the search pattern contains uppercase characters, all lowercase characters still are matched case-insensitively, the uppercase characters can only match upper case. So uppercase characters can speed up the narrowing down of the searching result.

  e.g., input abcDef，it can match the following string:

  abcDef
  AbcDef
  abcDEf
  aBcDeF
  

  but can not match the string such as:

  abcdef
  Abcdef
  

  Note: abc and ef are still case-insensitive.

Customization

• Change key bindings

  By default, <Tab> is the shortcut key to switch to normal mode, if you want to change the key into <ESC>:

  let g:Lf_CommandMap = {'<Tab>': ['<ESC>']}

  for more detail, please refer to here.

• Customize the statusline

  Please refer to here.

• Change the highlight of matched string

  highlight Lf_hl_match gui=bold guifg=Blue cterm=bold ctermfg=21
  highlight Lf_hl_matchRefine  gui=bold guifg=Magenta cterm=bold ctermfg=201

• Change the default mapping of searching files command

  e.g. let g:Lf_ShortcutF = '<C-P>'

License

This plugin is released under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").