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<h1><a class="header" href="#zsh1" id="zsh1">zsh(1)</a></h1>
<h2><a class="header" href="#keybindings" id="keybindings">Keybindings</a></h2>
<p>Change input mode:</p>
<pre><code class="language-zsh">bindkey -v change to vi keymap
bindkey -e change to emacs keymap
</code></pre>
<p>Define key-mappings:</p>
<pre><code class="language-zsh">bindkey list mappings in current keymap
bindkey in-str cmd create mapping for `in-str` to `cmd`
bindkey -r in-str remove binding for `in-str`
# C-v <key> dump <key> code, which can be used in `in-str`
# zle -l list all functions for keybindings
# man zshzle(1) STANDARD WIDGETS: get description of functions
</code></pre>
<h2><a class="header" href="#completion" id="completion">Completion</a></h2>
<h3><a class="header" href="#installation" id="installation">Installation</a></h3>
<p>Completion functions are provided via files and need to be placed in a location
covered by <code>$fpath</code>. By convention the completion files are names as <code>_<CMD></code>.</p>
<p>A completion skeleton for the command <code>foo</code>, stored in <code>_foo</code></p>
<pre><code class="language-zsh">#compdef _foo foo
function _foo() {
...
}
</code></pre>
<p>Alternatively one can install a completion function explicitly by calling <code>compdef <FUNC> <CMD></code>.</p>
<h3><a class="header" href="#completion-variables" id="completion-variables">Completion Variables</a></h3>
<p>Following variables are available in Completion functions:</p>
<pre><code class="language-zsh">$words # array with command line in words
$#words # number words
$CURRENT # index into $words for cursor position
$words[CURRENT-1] # previous word (relative to cursor position)
</code></pre>
<h3><a class="header" href="#completion-functions" id="completion-functions">Completion Functions</a></h3>
<ul>
<li><code>_describe</code> simple completion, just words + description</li>
<li><code>_arguments</code> sophisticated completion, allow to specify actions</li>
</ul>
<h4><a class="header" href="#completion-with-a-hrefhttpzshsourceforgenetdocreleasecompletion-systemhtmlcompletion-functions_describea" id="completion-with-a-hrefhttpzshsourceforgenetdocreleasecompletion-systemhtmlcompletion-functions_describea">Completion with <a href="http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Completion-Functions"><code>_describe</code></a></a></h4>
<pre><code class="language-zsh">_describe MSG COMP
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li><code>MSG</code> simple string with header message</li>
<li><code>COMP</code> array of completions where each entry is <code>"opt:description"</code></li>
</ul>
<pre><code class="language-zsh">function _foo() {
local -a opts
opts=('bla:desc for bla' 'blu:desc for blu')
_describe 'foo-msg' opts
}
compdef _foo foo
foo <TAB><TAB>
-- foo-msg --
bla -- desc for bla
blu -- desc for blu
</code></pre>
<h4><a class="header" href="#completion-with-a-hrefhttpzshsourceforgenetdocreleasecompletion-systemhtmlcompletion-functions_argumentsa" id="completion-with-a-hrefhttpzshsourceforgenetdocreleasecompletion-systemhtmlcompletion-functions_argumentsa">Completion with <a href="http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Completion-Functions"><code>_arguments</code></a></a></h4>
<pre><code class="language-zsh">_arguments SPEC [SPEC...]
</code></pre>
<p>where <code>SPEC</code> can have one of the following forms:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>OPT[DESC]:MSG:ACTION</code></li>
<li><code>N:MSG:ACTION</code></li>
</ul>
<p>Available actions</p>
<pre><code class="language-zsh">(op1 op2) list possible matches
->VAL set $state=VAL and continue, `$state` can be checked later in switch case
FUNC call func to generate matches
{STR} evaluate `STR` to generate matches
</code></pre>
<h3><a class="header" href="#example" id="example">Example</a></h3>
<p>Skeleton to copy/paste for writing simple completions.</p>
<p>Assume a program <code>foo</code> with the following interface:</p>
<pre><code class="language-zsh">foo -c green|red|blue -s low|high -f <file> -d <dir> -h
</code></pre>
<p>The completion handler could be implemented as follows in a file called <code>_foo</code>:</p>
<pre><code class="language-zsh">#compdef _foo foo
function _foo_color() {
local colors=()
colors+=('green:green color')
colors+=('red:red color')
colors+=('blue:blue color')
_describe "color" colors
}
function _foo() {
_arguments \
"-c[define color]:color:->s_color" \
"-s[select sound]:color:(low high)" \
"-f[select file]:file:_files" \
"-d[select dir]:fir:_files -/" \
"-h[help]"
case $state in
s_color) _foo_color;;
esac
}
</code></pre>
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