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# zsh(1)
## Keybindings
Change input mode:
```zsh
bindkey -v change to vi keymap
bindkey -e change to emacs keymap
```
Define key-mappings:
```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
```
## Completion
### Installation
Completion functions are provided via files and need to be placed in a location
covered by `$fpath`. By convention the completion files are names as `_<CMD>`.
A completion skeleton for the command `foo`, stored in `_foo`
```zsh
#compdef _foo foo
function _foo() {
...
}
```
Alternatively one can install a completion function explicitly by calling `compdef <FUNC> <CMD>`.
### Completion Variables
Following variables are available in Completion functions:
```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)
```
### Completion Functions
- `_describe` simple completion, just words + description
- `_arguments` sophisticated completion, allow to specify actions
#### Completion with [`_describe`][zsh-comp-utils]
```zsh
_describe MSG COMP
```
- `MSG` simple string with header message
- `COMP` array of completions where each entry is `"opt:description"`
```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
```
#### Completion with [`_arguments`][zsh-comp-utils]
```zsh
_arguments SPEC [SPEC...]
```
where `SPEC` can have one of the following forms:
- `OPT[DESC]:MSG:ACTION`
- `N:MSG:ACTION`
Available actions
```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
```
### Example
Skeleton to copy/paste for writing simple completions.
Assume a program `foo` with the following interface:
```zsh
foo -c green|red|blue -s low|high -f <file> -d <dir> -h
```
The completion handler could be implemented as follows in a file called `_foo`:
```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
}
```
[zsh-comp-utils]: http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Completion-Functions
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