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bindkey — Add hotkeys to Z shell. See also: `zle`. More information: <https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Z

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Problem

How to use the bindkey command: Add hotkeys to Z shell. See also: zle. More information: <https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#Zle-Builtins>.

Solution

bindkey — Add hotkeys to Z shell. See also: zle. More information: <https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#Zle-Builtins>.

List all existing hotkeys:

bindkey

Bind a hotkey to a specific command:

bindkey "{{^k}}" {{kill-line}}

Bind a hotkey to a specific key [s]equence:

bindkey -s '^o' 'cd ..\n'

[l]ist keymaps:

bindkey -l

List all hotkeys in a key[M]ap:

bindkey -M {{main}}

Enable [v]i mode:

bindkey -v

Enable [e]macs mode (default mode):

bindkey -e

Check which mode is active (vi or emacs):

bindkey -lL main | grep -Eo 'viins|emacs'

Code Snippets

List all existing hotkeys

bindkey

Bind a hotkey to a specific command

bindkey "{{^k}}" {{kill-line}}

Bind a hotkey to a specific key [s]equence

bindkey -s '^o' 'cd ..\n'

[l]ist keymaps

bindkey -l

List all hotkeys in a key[M]ap

bindkey -M {{main}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/bindkey

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