⚙️ Zsh Command Architect
z-shell/zsh-cmd-architect
The Zsh Command Architect allows to copy segments of commands in history, rearrange segments of the current command, and delete segments of the current command. This way user glues commands from parts without using a mouse. Advanced history search (multi-word, without duplicate lines) allows to quickly find the parts.
Command architect keybindings
| Key(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl-T | Start Zsh Command Architect (Z shell binding) |
| Enter | Delete selected segment (when in the command window) or add selected segment (when in the history window) |
| [ or ] | Move active segment (when in the command window) |
| Shift-left or Shift-right | Move active segment (when in command window) |
| Tab | Switch between the two available windows |
| g, G | Beginning and end of the list |
| / | Start incremental search |
| Esc | Exit incremental search, clearing filter |
| <,>, {,} | Horizontal scroll |
| Ctrl-L | Redraw the whole display |
| Ctrl-O, o | Enter unique mode (no duplicate lines) |
| Ctrl-W (in incremental search) | Delete whole word |
| Ctrl-K (in incremental search) | Delete whole line |
| Ctrl-D, Ctrl-U | Half page up or down |
| Ctrl-P, Ctrl-N | Previous and next (also done with vim's j,k) |
Install Zsh Command Architect
- Standalone
- Zi
- Zgen
- Manual
- Single File
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/z-shell/zsh-cmd-architect/main/doc/install.sh)"
To update run the command again.
ZCA will be installed at ~/.config/zca/zsh-cmd-architect, config files will be copied to ~/.config/zca. .zshrc will be updated with only 4 lines of code that will be added to the bottom.
After installing and reloading the shell give ZCA a quick try with Ctrl-T.
Add the following to .zshrc. The config files will be available in ~/.config/zca.
zi load z-shell/zsh-cmd-architect
Add the following to .zshrc and issue a zgen reset (this assumes that there is a proper zgen save construct in .zshrc). The config files will be available in ~/.config/zca.
zgen load z-shell/zsh-cmd-architect
After extracting ZCA to {some-directory} add the following two lines to ~/.zshrc:
fpath+=( {some-directory} )source "{some-directory}/zsh-cmd-architect.plugin.zsh"As you can see, no plugin manager is needed to use the *.plugin.zsh file. The above two lines of code are all that almost all plugin managers do:
source "{some-directory}/zsh-cmd-architect.plugin.zsh"
because ZCA detects if it is used by any plugin manager and can handle the $fpath update by itself.
Running script doc/generate_single_file will create a single-file version of ZCA. It can be sourced from .zshrc. Don't forget about configuration files (copy them to ~/.config/zca).
Performance
ZCA is fastest with Zsh before 5.0.6 and starting from 5.2
Fixing tmux, screen, and Linux vt
If TERM=screen-256color (often a case for tmux and screen sessions) then ncv terminfo capability will have 2nd bit set.
This in general means that underlining won't work. To fix this by creating your own ncv=0-equipped terminfo file, run:
{ infocmp -x screen-256color; printf '\t%s\n' 'ncv@,'; } > /tmp/t && tic -x /tmp/t
A file will be created in the directory ~/.terminfo and will be automatically used, tmux and screen will work.
Similar is for Linux virtual terminal:
{ infocmp -x linux; printf '\t%s\n' 'ncv@,'; } > /tmp/t && tic -x /tmp/t
It will not display underline properly, but will instead highlight by a color, which is quite nice. The same will not work for FreeBSD's vt, ZCA will detect if that vt is used and will revert to highlighting elements via reverse mode.