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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/zle.yo | 14 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo b/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo index d600a49eb..cafb96e90 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo @@ -663,7 +663,10 @@ vindex(CUTBUFFER) item(tt(CUTBUFFER) (scalar))( The last item to be cut using one of the `tt(kill-)' commands; the string which the next yank would insert in the line. Later entries in -the kill ring are in the array tt(killring). +the kill ring are in the array tt(killring). Note that the +command `tt(zle copy-region-as-kill) var(string)' can be used to +set the text of the cut buffer from a shell function and cycle the kill +ring in the same way as interactively killing text. ) vindex(HISTNO) item(tt(HISTNO) (integer))( @@ -1296,6 +1299,11 @@ Kill the current line and enter insert mode. tindex(copy-region-as-kill) item(tt(copy-region-as-kill) (ESC-W ESC-w) (unbound) (unbound))( Copy the area from the cursor to the mark to the kill buffer. + +If called from a ZLE widget function in the form `tt(zle +copy-region-as-kill) var(string)' then var(string) will be taken as the +text to copy to the kill buffer. The cursor, the mark and the text on the +command line are not used in this case. ) tindex(copy-prev-word) item(tt(copy-prev-word) (ESC-^_) (unbound) (unbound))( @@ -1498,8 +1506,8 @@ Insert the contents of the kill buffer at the cursor position. ) tindex(yank-pop) item(tt(yank-pop) (ESC-y) (unbound) (unbound))( -Remove the text just yanked, rotate the kill-ring, -and yank the new top. Only works following +Remove the text just yanked, rotate the kill-ring (the history of +previously killed text) and yank the new top. Only works following tt(yank) or tt(yank-pop). ) tindex(vi-yank) |