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zaw - zsh anything.el-like widget

usage

Trigger zaw by pressing Ctrl-x ; (^x;).
select source and press enter.
filter items with zsh patterns separated by spaces, use ^N, ^P and select one.
execute action by pressing enter key or press Meta-enter for alternative action.

instead, press tab key and select action you want to execute.

sources

currently these sources are available:

aliases
applications
bookmark
cdr (needs cdr enabled. Google it or use this packaged version <https://github.com/willghatch/zsh-cdr>_)
commands
command-output
fasd
fasd-directories
fasd-files
functions
git-branches
git-recent-all-branches
git-recent-branches
git-files
git-files-legacy
git-log
git-reflog
git-status
history
locate
open-file
perldoc
process
programs
screens
searcher (ag/ack)
ssh-hosts
tmux
widgets

(Note: git-files-legacy is an alternative for git-files. git-files classifies modified files, git-files-legacy doesn't do it for performance reason.)

Additional sources can be installed as third-party plugins. Here is a list of all the ones we know about. Please let us know about any more you find or make! Installation is easiest with a plugin manager such as zgen <https://github.com/tarjoilija/zgen>_. Otherwise you can just source the .zsh file that contains the source.

calibre source: https://github.com/junkblocker/calibre-zaw-source
MPD source: https://github.com/willghatch/zsh-zaw-mpd
pass <http://www.passwordstore.org>_ source: https://gist.github.com/f440/9992963
systemd source: https://github.com/termoshtt/zaw-systemd
todoman <https://github.com/hobarrera/todoman>_ source: https://github.com/willghatch/zsh-zaw-todoman

shortcut widgets

zaw automaticaly create shortcut widgets for each sources that directly access to the source.

for example, execute bindkey '^R' zaw-history and press ^R to access history source.

you can get all available shortcut widgets' name using zaw-print-src::

$ zaw-print-src

source name	shortcut widget name
ack	zaw-ack
applications	zaw-applications
bookmark	zaw-bookmark
git-branches	zaw-git-branches
git-recent-all-branches	zaw-git-recent-all-branches
git-recent-branches	zaw-git-recent-branches
git-files	zaw-git-files
git-files-legacy	zaw-git-files-legacy
git-status	zaw-git-status
history	zaw-history
open-file	zaw-open-file
perldoc	zaw-perldoc
process	zaw-process
screens	zaw-screens
ssh-hosts	zaw-ssh-hosts
tmux	zaw-tmux
fasd	zaw-fasd
fasd-directories	zaw-directories
fasd-files	zaw-files

key binds and styles

zaw use filter-select to filter and select items.

you can use these key binds::

key bind	action
enter:	accept-line (execute default action)
meta + enter:	accept-search (execute alternative action)
Tab:	select-action
^G:	send-break
^H, backspace:	backward-delete-char
^F, right key:	forward-char
^B, left key:	backward-char
^A:	beginning-of-line
^E:	end-of-line
^W:	backward-kill-word
^K:	kill-line
^U:	kill-whole-line
^N, down key:	down-line-or-history (select next item)
^P, up key:	up-line-or-history (select previous item)
^V, page up key:	forward-word (page down)
^[V, page down key:	backward-word (page up)
^[<, home key:	beginning-of-history (select first item)
^[>, end key:	end-of-history (select last item)

and these zstyles to customize styles::

command	zstyle
':filter-select:highlight'	selected
':filter-select:highlight'	matched
':filter-select:highlight'	marked
':filter-select:highlight'	title
':filter-select:highlight'	error
':filter-select'	max-lines
':filter-select'	rotate-list
':filter-select'	case-insensitive
':filter-select'	extended-search
':filter-select'	hist-find-no-dups
':filter-select'	escape-descriptions
':zaw:'	default
':zaw:'	alt

example:

zstyle ':filter-select:highlight' matched fg=yellow,standout
zstyle ':filter-select' max-lines 10 # use 10 lines for filter-select
zstyle ':filter-select' max-lines -10 # use $LINES - 10 for filter-select
zstyle ':filter-select' rotate-list yes # enable rotation for filter-select
zstyle ':filter-select' case-insensitive yes # enable case-insensitive search
zstyle ':filter-select' extended-search yes # see below
zstyle ':filter-select' hist-find-no-dups yes # ignore duplicates in history source
zstyle ':filter-select' escape-descriptions no # display literal newlines, not \n, etc
zstyle ':zaw:git-files' default zaw-callback-append-to-buffer # set default action for git-files
zstyle ':zaw:git-files' alt zaw-callback-edit-file # set the alt action for git-files

extended-search: If this style set to be true value, the searching bahavior will be extended as follows:

  ^ Match the beginning of the line if the word begins with ^
  $ Match the end of the line if the word ends with $
  ! Match anything except the word following it if the word begins with !
  so-called smartcase searching

  If you want to search these metacharacters, please doubly escape them.

environment variable

ZAWEDITOR editor command. If this variable is not set, use EDITOR value. ZAWEDITORJUMPPARAM open editor command with line params. %LINE% is replaced by line number. %FILE% is replaced by file path. default +%LINE% %FILE%

making sources

If you want to make another source, please do! Look at https://github.com/termoshtt/zaw-systemd as an example of how to make a source repo. Note that it uses the .plugin.zsh convention that plugin managers like zgen and antigen expect for its main file. The sources directory contains the files for the actual sources. All the sources in this repository's sources directory are good references as well for what the source files should look like. They tend to be quite simple. If your source requires any additional configuration or dependencies, be sure to list all of that in your project's README file.

Let us know when you make new plugins so we can add them to our list!