created by

Hari Krishna Dara

script type

utility

description

Now requires Vim 7.1 version. Lookupfile is a very simple approach to opening files by typing a pattern to represent the file you are looking for, and selecting a file from the completion dropdown to open in the current Vim session. It provides a consistent interface to lookup files by various means (tags, path, buffers, external tools etc.). It uses the new Vim7 insert-mode completion mechanism to show matching files. The most part of the plugin is autoloaded so it doesn't increase the startup time and doesn't take up Vim resources until it is used for the first time. Here are the list of commands that the plugin defines:         LookupFile      Lookup files from tag files. This is a like a fast GNU                         find on name. It can lookup files from any Vim                         compatible tag file (which includes those from ctags),                         but at the moment it is advisable to generate                         specialized tag files using :find command (see                         |lookupfile-tags|).         LUPath          Lookup files from 'path' using |globpath()|. The :find                         command while being able to lookup files from 'path', it                         doesn't provide any completion mechanism, and it is                         clumsy when there are multiple files with the same name.                         The :find command doesn't even accept a pattern.         LUBufs          Lookup loaded files (buffers) using |bufname()|. This is                         a great addition to whatever buffer-explorer you are                         using. When there are too many buffers open, this                         sometimes makes it easy to find the right buffer, by                         typing part of its name.         LUWalk          Lookup files using |glob()|. This works like the Emacs                         ido.el, allowing you to walk up and down a path looking                         for files. If you use the filename completion with :edit                         command, then you will find this a lot more convenient                         and faster to use.         LUArgs          Lookup files from |:args| list. It is also very easy to add new commands to or customize the plugin at various levels. At the simplest, you can create custom command on top of the above that either pass dynamic arguments or tmporarily change the settings (e.g., you could have a command that will start LUPath with the 'path' temporarily changed to find only the include header files). You can also take advantage of the the |lookupfile-extend| features to add new commands that lookup files from a completely new source. You can even add commands that lookup something completely different than a file (like e.g., a spelling using spellsuggest()). For more information install the plugin and type :h lookupfile after running :heptags command. Here is what users have to say about the plugin:     - I am thoroughly enjoying your lookupfile script -- it's just awesome! -- Reva Revadigar (regarding :LookupFile and :LUWalk commands)     - I use Lookupfile a couple of hundred times a day -- Max Dyckhoff (regarding :LookupFile command)     - I tried the new plugin. Excellent! Exactly what I want. -- Eddy Zhao (regarding :LUWalk command) Search_Key_Words: lookupfile util utils lookup complete completion filename open edit file tags path ctags glob globpath Hari Krishna Dara

install details

Expand the zip in your runtime directory. Generate help tags using :helptags command. Install the latest version of genutils (vimscript #197). Read help on |lookupfile-installation|.

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package	script version	date	Vim version	user	release notes
lookupfile-1.8.zip	1.8	2007-09-13	7.0	Hari Krishna Dara	- Even more control on the mappings with the new setting   |LookupFile_EnableRemapCmd|. - New feature to specify names that follow CamelCasing pattern by abbreviating   them. This works more or less like for the "Open Type" dialog in Eclipse.   For more information see, |LookupFile_TagsExpandCamelCase|. - New feature to remember the recent files, see   |Lookupfile_RecentFileListSize|. - Changed the message line such that the message is shown on the left side and   the pattern is shown on the right side. This prevents the more important   message from getting lost when the filenames are too long. - New settings |LookupFile_EnableRemapCmd|, |LookupFile_SearchForBufsInTabs|,   |LookupFile_TagsExpandCamelCase|, |Lookupfile_RecentFileListSize|.
lookupfile-1.7.zip	1.7	2007-05-29	7.0	Hari Krishna Dara	- Bug fix: LUPath and LUArgs were broken (stoning at gmail dot com). - Removed debugging code.
lookupfile-1.6.zip	1.6	2007-05-28	7.0	Hari Krishna Dara	Requires Vim 7.1. This is a combined 1.5(previously unreleased)/1.6 release of lookupfile and includes the following improvements and bugfixes. - LookupFile now uses CursorHoldI instead of CursorMovedI to show matches. This   means, the matches are not computed until you stop typing, which should give a   better experience. See |LookupFile_UpdateTime| for more information. - The plugin now sets 'completefunc' such that you can now hit <C-X><C-U> to   trigger completions explicitly (instead of waiting for   g:LookupFile_UpdateTime). This is useful if you are a slow typer and so prefer   a large value for g:LookupFile_UpdateTime. - The plugin now recognizes 'ignorecase' and 'smartcase' settings to match files   even on systems that are case-sensitive. This is mainly significant for the   commands that use |globpath()| or |glob()| which are, |:LUPath| and |:LUWalk|,   as the others already respect these settings. - There is now a separate command called :LUTags that always does what   :LookupFile used to do, while the :LookupFile command itself now gets   dynamically assigned to the last command used. This also means, the map that   is choosen in |lookupfile-map| now invokes the last command that is used, use   |LookupFile_DefaultCmd| and |LookupFile_DisableDefaultMap| settings to control   this behavior. - LUWalk now supports showing only directory names in the results. Just type   an extra / to filter those that are not directories (the suffix will then be   two slashes). - The default behavior of |:LUBufs| is now to match the entire |bufname()|,   just like the |:buffer| command would do. To see the old behavior, reset   |LookupFile_Bufs_LikeBufCmd| setting. - If you have the new version of SelectBuf also installed, you can have   |:LUBufs| sort buffers in MRU order. See, |LookupFile_Bufs_BufListExpr|. - When tags file is not generated as per the requirements of |lookupfile-tags|,   the format of the matches doesn't look good, so by default the matches just   show full filenames. See |LookupFile_UsingSpecializedTags| to get better   formatted results. - New settings |LookupFile_UsingSpecializedTags|, |LookupFile_SortMethod|,   |LookupFile_DefaultCmd|, |LookupFile_DisableDefaultMap|,   |LookupFile_Bufs_LikeBufCmd|, |LookupFile_Bufs_BufListExpr|,   |LookupFile_EscCancelsPopup|. - Bug fix: exact matches were getting dropped from results  (Max Dyckhoff). - Bug fix: <BS> in |:LUWalk| right after selecting a directory match caused it   to misbehave. - Bug fix: if tags file is not in the current directory, the opening fails. Now   :LookupFile expands the filenames explicitly so that the paths are always   valid. - Bug fix: Unsetting |LookupFile_AllowNewFiles| didn't disable the feature. - Bug fix: <C-E> was not hiding the popup. - Bug fix: <S-BS> triggers the default insert-mode completion (Max Dyckhoff). - Fixed misc. bugs in opening files. - Workaround for <Esc> not working on some systems, allow disabling the   mapping. - Bug fix: When there is an exising swapfile, opening the files result in an   error message (David Fishburn). - When LookupFile_UsingSpecializedTags is set, sorting should be done on the   filename (patch by Timothy, Guo).
lookupfile-1.4.zip	1.4	2006-08-31	7.0	Hari Krishna Dara	- Fixed a bug in the initial pattern getting ignored. - LUBufs now completes the full pathname of the buffers, so that it is   less dependent on the current directory of Vim. - LUBufs and LUPath commands now present the matches in a better format. - Pressing <F5> while popup is visible didn't close the lookupfile   window.
lookupfile-1.3.zip	1.3	2006-08-20	7.0	Hari Krishna Dara	- New feature to create a file, if the file doesn't already exist (Ido).   Can be disabled using g:LookupFile_AllowNewFiles setting. - Bug fix: while using LUWalk, if the first match is a directory, then   selecting files was offset by one.
lookupfile-1.2.zip	1.2	2006-08-16	7.0	Hari Krishna Dara	- New LUWalk command that works very similar to Emacs ido.el to quickly navigate   paths. - g:LookupFile_AlwaysAcceptFirst setting to always accept the first   entry (the default is 0). - g:LookupFile_FileFilter to specify a filter. - All commands now accepts the initial pattern as argument. This provides   unlimited number of possibilities to create your own custom commands (see   |lookupfile-tips| for some examples). - The g:LookupFile_MinPatLength is automatically set to 0 except for tag and   'path' lookup. - When Lookup window is opened, the filetype is set to "lookupfile". This allows   you to create ftplugins to fine tune the behavior. - Renamed :LUBuf command to :LUBufs. The plugin has been in extensive use by myself and a couple of other users, and there are no major issues.
lookupfile-1.1.zip	1.1	2006-07-05	6.0	Hari Krishna Dara	- Added LUBuf, LUPath and LUArgs commands. - Renamed the prefix for all the settings from g:lookupfile_ to   g:LookupFile_. This is required to support Funcref settings. - Now the cursor position is preserved, while opening a file that is   already loaded. - Using genutils 2.1.
lookupfile-1.0.zip	1.0	2006-06-23	7.0	Hari Krishna Dara	Initial upload

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