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⚙️ ❮ ZTrace ❯


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Ztrace plugin allows to catch output of commands in background.
By issuing:

ztstart 3
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We inform Ztrace to catch output of 3 commands.

Video: https://asciinema.org/a/45530

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Installation

ZI

Add zi load z-shell/ztrace to your .zshrc file. zi will handle
cloning the plugin for you automatically the next time you start zsh.

Antigen

Adding antigen bundle z-shell/ztrace to your .zshrc file. Antigen will handle cloning the plugin for you automatically the next time you start zsh. You can also add the plugin to a running zsh with antigen bundle z-shell/ztrace for testing before adding it to your .zshrc.

Oh-My-Zsh

  1. cd ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins
  2. git clone git@github.com:z-shell/ztrace.git
  3. Add zsnapshot to your plugin list

Zgenom

Add zgenom load z-shell/ztrace to your .zshrc file in the same function you're doing your other zgen load calls in.

More information

Below are keyboard shortcuts used by ztrace command:

  • Ctrl-T - start Zsh Command Architect (Zshell binding)
  • Ctrl-E - switch between Ztrace and History views
  • Enter - delete selected segment (when in command window) or add selected segment (when in history window)
  • [ or ] - move active segment (when in command window)
  • Shift-left or Shift-right - move active segment (when in command window)
  • Tab - switch between the two available windows
  • g, G - beginning and end of the list
  • / - start incremental search
  • Esc - exit incremental search, clearing filter
  • <,>, {,} - horizontal scroll
  • Ctrl-L - redraw of whole display
  • Ctrl-O, o - enter uniq mode (no duplicate lines)
  • Ctrl-W (in incremental search) - delete whole word
  • Ctrl-K (in incremental search) - delete whole line
  • Ctrl-D, Ctrl-U - half page up or down
  • Ctrl-P, Ctrl-N - previous and next (also done with vim's j,k)

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