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Key sequences for command/ctrl + backspace
I am trying to create a keybinding for CMD (on Mac)/CTRL (on Linux) + Backspace to delete everything before the cursor. I cannot for the life of me figure out what key sequence I should use. I am ...
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How to setup zsh with fzf history backsearch in tmux (I get zle errors)
I am using tmux with the zsh shell.
I try to setup fzf, and I do it like this (inside my zshrc):
eval "$(fzf --zsh)"
This works, as long as I am not in tmux. I can use Ctrl-R and get the ...
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What is the current zle keymap/mode?
For example, if I hit the right combination of keys to enter viins and walk away from the terminal and forget, how can I tell when I get back? How can I tell what the default mode is? The guide has ...
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What is the difference between `set -o emacs` vs `bindkey -e`?
From what I have seen, both set -o emacs and bindkey -e are used to modify the behavior of your terminal line editor to emulate emacs whereas set -o vi and bindkey -v are used to emulate vi ...
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What do these strings, '\M^?' and '^\M?', represent in zsh/ZLE?
In the documentation for the Zsh Line Editor, there is a section that says:
For either in-string or out-string, the following escape sequences are recognised:
\a
bell character
\b
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How to bind a keyboard shortcut in zsh to a program requiring stdin?
This is a follow-up to this question: I'm trying to create a keyboard shortcut for the terminal file manager ranger, in order to jump from the zsh prompt into the file manager with a single keystroke. ...
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zsh history-beginning-search-backwards doesn't position cursor as desired
In bash, I used this:
% cat .inputrc
"\e[A": history-search-backward
"\e[B": history-search-forward
I'd like the same behavior in .zsh, so I've tried these bindkeys:
"^[[A&...
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Make one normal mode command while in insert mode in zsh's vi mode
Zsh vi mode doesn't have ctrl-o behavior set by default how do I get to work like in vim ?
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Move to the previous line of a multi-line command
When editing multi-line commands, with escaped newlines, I cannot move up lines.
For example, suppose I enter echo \ one one line, then I press Enter, and then I want to edit the echo \ part of the ...
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Zsh: make single file selection smart, stylish, and functionally correct (highlights, completions below cursor, etc)
I would like to have a near-flawless "single file selector" with zsh. So far I haven't seen one in questions as they tend to focus on zle settings for one's command line. Let's say we are ...
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How to change meta to option (macOS) in zle emacs keymap?
Since I use both bash and zsh, I'd like to learn the zle's emacs keymap (since this is the default in bash). My problem is that macOS's option key does not work with the meta shortcuts (like M-. for ...
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how to change prompt of zle widgets (history-incremental-backward-search)?
Is there a way to change the prompt of zle widgets such as history-incremental-backward-search?
For instance I wonder if we can colorize "bck-i-search:" or change the string, or colorize the ...
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zsh keybindings: make backward-kill-word act on whole quoted string
When using Ctrl+w or Alt+Backspace or Alt+d keyboard shortcuts to delete words backward/forward, I know I can define the WORDCHARS characters:
WORDCHARS='~!#$%^&*(){}[]<>?.+;-'
for example, ...
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Fuzzy Search History: Show History Keeping The Lines Intact For Multi-Line Commands
I am working on a zsh widget to fuzzy search history.
skim-history() {
origquery=${BUFFER}
output=$(history -1 1 | sd '^[ ]*[0-9]*[ ]*' '' | sk --tac --no-sort --exact)
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
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How to cancel a zle function after triggering the bindkey?
Hope you're doing well.
I have the following in my .zshrc:
# 1. invoke zoxide to pick dir
# 2. open target dir in ranger
# 3. when exiting ranger, cd into last dir
zoxide_to_ranger () {
eval '...
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How to use `Alt + .` in zsh with Vim bindings
I am using zsh with bindkeys -v.
Alt + . does not work as expected. It seems to repeat what is currently typed in stdin, but not entered, on the next line.
This post seems to imply it does work as it ...
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What is the "global keymap" in zsh?
In the zsh manual 18.2.2 Local Keymaps it refers to the "global keymap" thrice.
Where is this term defined?
How do I find out what is my current global keymap, and how would I change it?
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Is it possible to delete a word in the forward direction with zsh?
I found that I was able to implement Ctrl+Delete in bash using "^[[3;5~": shell-kill-word inside my ~/.inputrc.
However, zsh does not use inputrc, and ZLE has no shell-kill-word option that ...
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Why does select-word-style stop me from using backward-kill-word for leading whitespace?
If I have just some whitespace at be beginning of my zsh prompt, I can usually ^W (backward-kill-word) it away. However, as soon as I load select-word-style - even if I don't select any special style -...
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How to configure Ctrl+w as delete word in zsh
I want to delete a word by Ctrl+W in zsh like.
vim /foo/bar^W
vim /foo/
And found a solution for bash, but bind is not in zsh function.
Is it possible to configure ctrl-w (delete word)?
How can I ...
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How can you get the current terminal line (the one that is still editable by the user)?
I need a way to use the current line which the users typed into as variable for a shell function.
my current code, which can be called by ctrl+r
zle -N search
bindkey "^R" search
search () {
read ...
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Bindkey to execute command (Zsh)
In bash one can do the following:
bind -x '"\C-l":ls'
to map Ctrl+L to external (ie. system's rather than readline function)
ls command to list directory contents.
How to do the same in zsh, and ...
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Using fzf in a zle key binding
I have the following function in my .zshrc
function foo() {
filename="$(fzf)"
}
zle -N foo
bindkey '^X' foo
now if I call foo by typing it, it works as expected, but if I call it via ...
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How to repeat a zle widget an arbitrary number of times when the completion menu is open?
I'm using the zsh shell, and I'm trying to install a few key bindings to use keys similar to the ones I would use in a Vim buffer, when a completion menu is open.
So, inside the menuselect keymap I'...
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zsh: PageUp in menu completion
In my .zshrc I have
zstyle ':completion:*' menu select=20
This way when I hit Tab twice, I receive a menu of completions (assuming there are at least 20 to choose from). I can then navigate it ...
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How to bind _list_expansions in Zsh Line Editor
I'm trying to bind "possible completions" (currently bound to C-d) to the key M-= in Zsh.
The code, therefore, should be:
bindkey "\e=" _list_expansions
but it has no effect!? Do you understand ...
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How to cancel selection mode in zsh in other way than add text to $BUFFER?
zle widgets working by Ctrl-Right keys, Ctrl-Left keys (first widget is starting selection mode):
c-sel-r-reg () {
local WORDCHARS=${WORDCHARS/\/}
zle select-in-word
}
zle -N c-sel-r-reg
bindkey "...
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zsh: Where is the `key` -> `terminfo` dictionary defined
I'm learning zsh at the moment, and configuring my ~/.zshrc. On the Archwiki, I found a snippet to change the history searching behavior:
autoload -Uz up-line-or-beginning-search down-line-or-...
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Get if command is multiline in a ZLE widget
How can I get whether the command being typed is multiline?
$CONTEXT can determine when at a secondary prompt like:
$ echo 'hello
quote> world'
But how can I determine when there's a newline ...
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Setting new key bindings in ZSH removes default ones
I've added following code at the end of my .zshrc:
export VISUAL=vim
autoload edit-command-line; zle -N edit-command-line
bindkey -M vicmd v edit-command-line
When I restart the shell, it works ...
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Is there any way to change $? from a zle widget?
I have a widget for mapping ^Z to fg:
function ctrlz() {
[[ $(jobs | wc -l) > 0 ]] && {
zle -I
fg
}
}
However, since widgets can't change $?, the exit status of ...
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Alt + . (dot) shows &, instead of a previous argument
I (ab)use Alt + . to recover the last argument in a previous command (I'm using ZSH): for example,
$ convert img.png img.pdf
$ llpp (alt + .) # which produces llpp img.pdf
but sometimes I review a ...
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zsh: populate search input with existing line contents when ^R is pressed?
Given .zshrc config:
bindkey -v
bindkey "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward
When I type foo<^R>bar at an empty prompt, it searches for the most recent command matching bar.
How ...
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Zsh refer to last element of current argument list and expand it
Suppose I do something like:
ln a_file_with_a_long_filename.pdf ~/path/to/a/new/hardlink/a_file_with_a_long_filename_slightly_modified.pdf
Is there a way to refer to and expand ...
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Avoid terminal scroll issue when using zle reset-prompt
I use TMOUT=10 - 10s to update time in prompt so it caused scroll always go back to current prompt. For i.e: If I scroll back serverl pages of output then 10s later, zsh scroll down when prompt was ...
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Using putty, Left and Right keys move cursor one word, instead of one char
I have looked for a solution to this OhMyZSH! problem for a few days now, but can't find a solution.
Admittedly, I do not understand how zle really works, same for bindkey. Same goes for the way ...
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Entering . (dot) cancels zsh incremental history search
History Search Ctrl+R in my zsh cancels if I enter the dot . character.
If I hit Ctrl+R the bck-i-search: prompt appears and the history is searched according to the words I enter. But as soon as I ...
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ZLE: Key bindings codes list
I know that in bindkey '\ep' autosuggest-accept-suggested-small-word the \e refers to the ⎇ Alt key. I also know that C- refers to the ⎈ Ctrl key.
Is there a list referencing ...
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Why isn't zsh autocomplete using history behaving consistently from login to login?
After adding the following lines to my .zshrc:
autoload -U up-line-or-beginning-search
autoload -U down-line-or-beginning-search
zle -N up-line-or-beginning-search
zle -N down-line-or-beginning-...
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How to repeat currently typed in parameter in zsh?
Sometimes we just need to type a slightly different name when using mv/cp/convert. For example,
convert IMG-long-number.jpg IMG-long-number.png
How can I repeat IMG-long-number.jpg before typing ...
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How can I find the zsh function associated with a zle widget?
I'm messing around with the accept-line widget and not getting the results I want.
I want to inspect (and log) what is happening to accept-line by finding the underlying zsh function.
My ...
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Zsh clear command line from zsh/sched call
I try the following:
clear-cmdline() {
zle && zle kill-buffer
sched +3 clear-cmdline
}
sched +3 clear-cmdline
After I run this code, I enter a few letters at prompt, and wait. ...
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Backspace in zsh stuck
In set -o vi mode in bash, when I press Esc+k to get the last entered command, and then A, I end up in the insert mode, which allows me to press backspace to start deleting the end of the last command....
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Write warning while typing in zsh prompt
I know that it is possible to display text "outside" of the zsh prompt where you are typing. Common example is completions:
myhost Wed 8 10:06 ~/sandlot
$ e .py█
Press Tab, et voilá:
myhost Wed 8 ...
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zle read first word in line?
Let us say:
% ls ./ _
when foo is called, where _ is the cursor position.
foo(){
echo $COMMAND
}
zle -N foo
How can COMMAND be set such that foo will write out the 'command' (as in, the first ...
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Why are some ZLE sequences being remapped to "self-insert"?
I've been tinkering with my dotfiles lately, and at some point I lost use of the default ^A and ^K keymappings, which I use frequently.
bindkey -L | grep '\^[AK]
# bindkey -R "^A"-"^C" self-insert
# ...
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Key to comment out the current line and keep editing it in zsh
On Bash I was using ESC # after Ctrl+R to prefix a # to the found line and keep it in the terminal, something similar for zsh?
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How can I get back into "normal" edit-mode after pressing esc in zsh (vi mode)?
I'm using zsh in vi-mode.
When I go to normal mode with ESC and then back into insert mode (for example using i, a or s), the line editor kind of "protects" the part of the line in front of the char, ...
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How can I configure ZSH's vi mode to persist the state between commands?
I am aware how to set ZSH's default line editor to use vi-like keybindings...
bindkeys -v
...and even to default each new prompt to be in command mode instead of insert mod by default...
zle-line-...
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