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+# insert-files() {
+
+# Autoload this function, run `zle -N <func-name>' and bind <func-name>
+# to a key.
+
+# This function allows you type a file pattern, and see the results of the
+# expansion at each step.  When you hit return, they will be inserted into
+# the command line.
+
+emulate -L zsh
+setopt nobadpattern
+
+local key str files
+
+files=( *(N) )
+if (( $#files )); then
+  zle -R "files: ${str}_" "$files[@]"
+else
+  zle -R "files: ${str}_ (failed)"
+fi
+read -k key
+while [[ '#key' -ne '#\\r' && '#key' -ne '#\\n' &&
+         '#key' -ne '#\\C-g' ]]; do
+  if [[ '#key' -eq '#\\C-h' || '#key' -eq '#\\C-?' ]]; then
+    [[ -n "$str" ]] && str="$str[1,-2]"
+  else
+    str="$str$key"
+  fi
+  eval "files=( \${~str}*(N) )"
+  if (( $#files )); then
+    zle -R "files: ${str}_" "$files[@]"
+  else
+    zle -R "files: ${str}_ (failed)"
+  fi
+  read -k key
+done
+zle -Rc
+if [[ '#key' -ne '#\\C-g' && $#files -gt 0 ]]; then
+  [[ "$LBUFFER[-1]" = ' ' ]] || files=('' "$files[@]")
+  LBUFFER="$LBUFFER$files "
+fi
+# }