From 80759c24d455d659b9519fc25af5a72a4281dd8d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Shahaf Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:12:56 +0000 Subject: 35810: FAQ += edit-command-line --- Etc/FAQ.yo | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) (limited to 'Etc') diff --git a/Etc/FAQ.yo b/Etc/FAQ.yo index c23dff5b2..a9cc0a661 100644 --- a/Etc/FAQ.yo +++ b/Etc/FAQ.yo @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ Chapter 3: How to get various things to work 3.25. How do I get coloured prompts on my colour xterm? 3.26. Why is my output duplicated with `tt(foo 2>&1 >foo.out | bar)'? 3.27. What are these `^' and `~' pattern characters, anyway? +3.28. How do I edit the input buffer in $EDITOR? Chapter 4: The mysteries of completion 4.1. What is completion? @@ -1924,6 +1925,22 @@ label(327) ) +sect(How do I edit the input buffer in $EDITOR?) +label(328) + + When typing a long command interactively, it's possible to edit it in $EDITOR + before execution by using the tt(edit-command-line) ZLE widget. For example, + after putting + verb( + autoload -U edit-command-line; + zle -N edit-command-line; + bindkey '^Fc' edit-command-line; + ) + in your tt(~/.zshrc), typing mytt(^F c) will open the entered-so-far + command-line for editing. The command will not be automatically executed; + quitting the editor will only return to zsh's command-line editing mode. + + chapter(The mysteries of completion) -- cgit 1.4.1