Paste from clipboard into CtrlP input in GVim

Question

Using CtrlP with GVim I often need to open a file with the name from the system clipboard (on Windows). So my workflow should be:

• Ctrl+P
• {somehow paste name from the clipboard}
• Select file and open it

In the CtrlP input line I tried:

• Ctrl+R+ - it didn't work. Ctrl+R is remapped by CtrlP.
• Ctrl+Ins it inserts "+P

The equivalent without CtrlP plugin would be:

:e **/Ctrl+R+TAB

So my question is, how can I paste into the CtrlP input line from the system clipboard?

Note: This is not a problem, if using vim within the console, where proprietary coping and pasting is implemented.

Answer 1

You can paste from any register (including the clipboard) into CtrlP, as explained in :help ctrlp-pasting:

  <Insert>,                                                   *'ctrlp-pasting'*
  <MiddleMouse>
    Paste the clipboard content into the prompt.

  <c-\>
    Open a console dialog to paste <cword>, <cfile>, the content of the search
    register, the last visual selection, the clipboard or any register into the
    prompt.

Choose your own mappings with |g:ctrlp_prompt_mappings|.

Using the default mappings you should type Ctrl+\ followed by c (the 'c' appears on the input prompt for clipboard).

Another options are to use the Insert key or the middle mouse button.