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Why does zsh delete a trailing comma when I type a closing brace? For example, trying to compare two files foo.txt.bak and foo.txt: diff foo.txt{.bak,} When I type that closing brace, the comma is ...
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I recently upgraded KDE Plasma to v6, got ZSH instead of BASH in it and because I like some of its smart completion features and such, I decided to try to learn working with it. But I have a hard time ...
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I have a zle like: function _ctrl-shift-left() { ((REGION_ACTIVE)) || zle set-mark-command # Selection zle backward-word } zle -N _ctrl-shift-left bindkey '^[[1;6D' _ctrl-shift-left # Ctrl+...
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I would like to run some code when zle becomes active. The only way I know how to do that is zle-line-init() { echo hi } zle -N zle-line-init But AFAIK this will replace any potential existing ...
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I need a zle function that will print the character before and after the cursor. print-char-before-after() { # Get the position of the cursor local cursor_pos=$CURSOR # Get the text in ...
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I am trying to create a keybinding for CMD (on Mac)/CTRL (on Linux) + Backspace to delete everything before the cursor. I cannot for the life of me figure out what key sequence I should use. I am ...
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I am using tmux with the zsh shell. I try to setup fzf, and I do it like this (inside my zshrc): eval "$(fzf --zsh)" This works, as long as I am not in tmux. I can use Ctrl-R and get the ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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