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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/contrib.yo b/Doc/Zsh/contrib.yo index 28fc7eed7..e86e28584 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/contrib.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/contrib.yo @@ -605,6 +605,29 @@ zle -N history-beginning-search-forward-end \ bindkey '\e^P' history-beginning-search-backward-end bindkey '\e^N' history-beginning-search-forward-end) ) +tindex(history-beginning-search-menu) +item(tt(history-beginning-search-menu))( +This function implements yet another form of history searching. The +text before the cursor is used to select lines from the history, +as for tt(history-beginning-search-backward) except that all matches are +shown in a numbered menu. Typing the appropriate digits inserts the +full history line. Note that leading zeroes must be typed (they are only +shown when necessary for removing ambiguity). The entire history is +searched; there is no distinction between forwards and backwards. + +With a prefix argument, the search is not anchored to the start of +the line; the string typed by the use may appear anywhere in the line +in the history. + +If the widget name contains `tt(-end)' the cursor is moved to the end of +the line inserted. If the widget name contains `tt(-space)' any space +in the text typed is treated as a wildcard and can match anything (hence +a leading space is equivalent to giving a prefix argument). Both +forms can be combined, for example: + +example(zle -N history-beginning-search-menu-space-end \ + history-beginning-search-menu) +) tindex(history-pattern-search) tindex(history-pattern-search-backward) tindex(history-pattern-search-forward) |