aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiffhomepage
path: root/tools/zsh.html
blob: 6584e5b3ba18d0da935ba24a980e5f2b60b5f2e9 (plain) (blame)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html lang="en" class="sidebar-visible no-js light">
    <head>
        <!-- Book generated using mdBook -->
        <meta charset="UTF-8">
        <title>zsh - Notes</title>
        

        <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type">
        <meta name="description" content="">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
        <meta name="theme-color" content="#ffffff" />

        <link rel="shortcut icon" href="../favicon.png">
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="../css/variables.css">
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="../css/general.css">
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="../css/chrome.css">
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="../css/print.css" media="print">

        <!-- Fonts -->
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="../FontAwesome/css/font-awesome.css">
        <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:300italic,400italic,600italic,700italic,800italic,400,300,600,700,800" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
        <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Source+Code+Pro:500" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">

        <!-- Highlight.js Stylesheets -->
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="../highlight.css">
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="../tomorrow-night.css">
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="../ayu-highlight.css">

        <!-- Custom theme stylesheets -->
        

        
    </head>
    <body>
        <!-- Provide site root to javascript -->
        <script type="text/javascript">
            var path_to_root = "../";
            var default_theme = window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)").matches ? "light" : "light";
        </script>

        <!-- Work around some values being stored in localStorage wrapped in quotes -->
        <script type="text/javascript">
            try {
                var theme = localStorage.getItem('mdbook-theme');
                var sidebar = localStorage.getItem('mdbook-sidebar');

                if (theme.startsWith('"') && theme.endsWith('"')) {
                    localStorage.setItem('mdbook-theme', theme.slice(1, theme.length - 1));
                }

                if (sidebar.startsWith('"') && sidebar.endsWith('"')) {
                    localStorage.setItem('mdbook-sidebar', sidebar.slice(1, sidebar.length - 1));
                }
            } catch (e) { }
        </script>

        <!-- Set the theme before any content is loaded, prevents flash -->
        <script type="text/javascript">
            var theme;
            try { theme = localStorage.getItem('mdbook-theme'); } catch(e) { }
            if (theme === null || theme === undefined) { theme = default_theme; }
            var html = document.querySelector('html');
            html.classList.remove('no-js')
            html.classList.remove('light')
            html.classList.add(theme);
            html.classList.add('js');
        </script>

        <!-- Hide / unhide sidebar before it is displayed -->
        <script type="text/javascript">
            var html = document.querySelector('html');
            var sidebar = 'hidden';
            if (document.body.clientWidth >= 1080) {
                try { sidebar = localStorage.getItem('mdbook-sidebar'); } catch(e) { }
                sidebar = sidebar || 'visible';
            }
            html.classList.remove('sidebar-visible');
            html.classList.add("sidebar-" + sidebar);
        </script>

        <nav id="sidebar" class="sidebar" aria-label="Table of contents">
            <div id="sidebar-scrollbox" class="sidebar-scrollbox">
                <ol class="chapter"><li class="expanded "><a href="../tools/index.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">1.</strong> Tools</a></li><li><ol class="section"><li class="expanded "><a href="../tools/zsh.html" class="active"><strong aria-hidden="true">1.1.</strong> zsh</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../tools/bash.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">1.2.</strong> bash</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../tools/fish.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">1.3.</strong> fish</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../tools/tmux.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">1.4.</strong> tmux</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../tools/git.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">1.5.</strong> git</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../tools/awk.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">1.6.</strong> awk</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../tools/emacs.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">1.7.</strong> emacs</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../tools/gdb.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">1.8.</strong> gdb</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../tools/radare2.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">1.9.</strong> radare2</a></li></ol></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../monitor/index.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">2.</strong> Resource analysis &amp; monitor</a></li><li><ol class="section"><li class="expanded "><a href="../monitor/lsof.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">2.1.</strong> lsof</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../monitor/pidstat.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">2.2.</strong> pidstat</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../monitor/pgrep.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">2.3.</strong> pgrep</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../monitor/pmap.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">2.4.</strong> pmap</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../monitor/pstack.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">2.5.</strong> pstack</a></li></ol></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../trace_profile/index.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">3.</strong> Trace and Profile</a></li><li><ol class="section"><li class="expanded "><a href="../trace_profile/strace.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">3.1.</strong> strace</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../trace_profile/ltrace.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">3.2.</strong> ltrace</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../trace_profile/perf.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">3.3.</strong> perf</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../trace_profile/oprofile.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">3.4.</strong> OProfile</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../trace_profile/time.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">3.5.</strong> time</a></li></ol></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../binary/index.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">4.</strong> Binary</a></li><li><ol class="section"><li class="expanded "><a href="../binary/od.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">4.1.</strong> od</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../binary/xxd.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">4.2.</strong> xxd</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../binary/readelf.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">4.3.</strong> readelf</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../binary/objdump.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">4.4.</strong> objdump</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../binary/nm.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">4.5.</strong> nm</a></li></ol></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../development/index.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">5.</strong> Development</a></li><li><ol class="section"><li class="expanded "><a href="../development/c++filt.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">5.1.</strong> c++filt</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../development/c++.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">5.2.</strong> c++</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../development/glibc.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">5.3.</strong> glibc</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../development/gcc.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">5.4.</strong> gcc</a></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../development/ld.so.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">5.5.</strong> ld.so</a></li></ol></li><li class="expanded "><a href="../arch/index.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">6.</strong> Arch</a></li><li><ol class="section"><li class="expanded "><a href="../arch/x86_64.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">6.1.</strong> x86_64</a></li></ol></li></ol>
            </div>
            <div id="sidebar-resize-handle" class="sidebar-resize-handle"></div>
        </nav>

        <div id="page-wrapper" class="page-wrapper">

            <div class="page">
                
                <div id="menu-bar" class="menu-bar">
                    <div id="menu-bar-sticky-container">
                        <div class="left-buttons">
                            <button id="sidebar-toggle" class="icon-button" type="button" title="Toggle Table of Contents" aria-label="Toggle Table of Contents" aria-controls="sidebar">
                                <i class="fa fa-bars"></i>
                            </button>
                            <button id="theme-toggle" class="icon-button" type="button" title="Change theme" aria-label="Change theme" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="theme-list">
                                <i class="fa fa-paint-brush"></i>
                            </button>
                            <ul id="theme-list" class="theme-popup" aria-label="Themes" role="menu">
                                <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="light">Light (default)</button></li>
                                <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="rust">Rust</button></li>
                                <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="coal">Coal</button></li>
                                <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="navy">Navy</button></li>
                                <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="ayu">Ayu</button></li>
                            </ul>
                            
                            <button id="search-toggle" class="icon-button" type="button" title="Search. (Shortkey: s)" aria-label="Toggle Searchbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-keyshortcuts="S" aria-controls="searchbar">
                                <i class="fa fa-search"></i>
                            </button>
                            
                        </div>

                        <h1 class="menu-title">Notes</h1>

                        <div class="right-buttons">
                            <a href="../print.html" title="Print this book" aria-label="Print this book">
                                <i id="print-button" class="fa fa-print"></i>
                            </a>
                            
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>

                
                <div id="search-wrapper" class="hidden">
                    <form id="searchbar-outer" class="searchbar-outer">
                        <input type="search" name="search" id="searchbar" name="searchbar" placeholder="Search this book ..." aria-controls="searchresults-outer" aria-describedby="searchresults-header">
                    </form>
                    <div id="searchresults-outer" class="searchresults-outer hidden">
                        <div id="searchresults-header" class="searchresults-header"></div>
                        <ul id="searchresults">
                        </ul>
                    </div>
                </div>
                

                <!-- Apply ARIA attributes after the sidebar and the sidebar toggle button are added to the DOM -->
                <script type="text/javascript">
                    document.getElementById('sidebar-toggle').setAttribute('aria-expanded', sidebar === 'visible');
                    document.getElementById('sidebar').setAttribute('aria-hidden', sidebar !== 'visible');
                    Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('#sidebar a')).forEach(function(link) {
                        link.setAttribute('tabIndex', sidebar === 'visible' ? 0 : -1);
                    });
                </script>

                <div id="content" class="content">
                    <main>
                        <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 &lt;key&gt;             dump &lt;key&gt; 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>_&lt;CMD&gt;</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 &lt;FUNC&gt; &lt;CMD&gt;</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>&quot;opt:description&quot;</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 &lt;TAB&gt;&lt;TAB&gt;
 -- 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
-&gt;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 &lt;file&gt; -d &lt;dir&gt; -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 &quot;color&quot; colors
}

function _foo() {
    _arguments                              \
        &quot;-c[define color]:color:-&gt;s_color&quot;  \
        &quot;-s[select sound]:color:(low high)&quot; \
        &quot;-f[select file]:file:_files&quot;       \
        &quot;-d[select dir]:fir:_files -/&quot;      \
        &quot;-h[help]&quot;

    case $state in
        s_color) _foo_color;;
    esac
}
</code></pre>

                    </main>

                    <nav class="nav-wrapper" aria-label="Page navigation">
                        <!-- Mobile navigation buttons -->
                        
                            <a rel="prev" href="../tools/index.html" class="mobile-nav-chapters previous" title="Previous chapter" aria-label="Previous chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Left">
                                <i class="fa fa-angle-left"></i>
                            </a>
                        

                        
                            <a rel="next" href="../tools/bash.html" class="mobile-nav-chapters next" title="Next chapter" aria-label="Next chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Right">
                                <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i>
                            </a>
                        

                        <div style="clear: both"></div>
                    </nav>
                </div>
            </div>

            <nav class="nav-wide-wrapper" aria-label="Page navigation">
                
                    <a href="../tools/index.html" class="nav-chapters previous" title="Previous chapter" aria-label="Previous chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Left">
                        <i class="fa fa-angle-left"></i>
                    </a>
                

                
                    <a href="../tools/bash.html" class="nav-chapters next" title="Next chapter" aria-label="Next chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Right">
                        <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i>
                    </a>
                
            </nav>

        </div>

        

        

        
        
        
        <script type="text/javascript">
            window.playpen_copyable = true;
        </script>
        

        

        
        <script src="../elasticlunr.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
        <script src="../mark.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
        <script src="../searcher.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
        

        <script src="../clipboard.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
        <script src="../highlight.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
        <script src="../book.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>

        <!-- Custom JS scripts -->
        

        

    </body>
</html>