zsh: populate search input with existing line contents when ^R is pressed?

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Given .zshrc config:

bindkey -v

bindkey "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward

When I type foo<^R>bar at an empty prompt, it searches for the most recent command matching bar.

How can I make ^R use the existing prompt input? I.e. with that key sequence I want to match foobar.

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Given .zshrc config:

bindkey -v

bindkey "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward

When I type foo<^R>bar at an empty prompt, it searches for the most recent command matching bar.

How can I make ^R use the existing prompt input? I.e. with that key sequence I want to match foobar.

edited Nov 27 at 21:51

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asked Nov 27 at 21:13

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Given .zshrc config:

bindkey -v

bindkey "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward

When I type foo<^R>bar at an empty prompt, it searches for the most recent command matching bar.

How can I make ^R use the existing prompt input? I.e. with that key sequence I want to match foobar.

edited Nov 27 at 21:51

Gilles

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asked Nov 27 at 21:13

Plato

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Given .zshrc config:

bindkey -v

bindkey "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward

When I type foo<^R>bar at an empty prompt, it searches for the most recent command matching bar.

How can I make ^R use the existing prompt input? I.e. with that key sequence I want to match foobar.

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edited Nov 27 at 21:51

Gilles

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asked Nov 27 at 21:13

Plato

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edited Nov 27 at 21:51

Gilles

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asked Nov 27 at 21:13

Plato

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edited Nov 27 at 21:51

Gilles

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edited Nov 27 at 21:51

Gilles

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edited Nov 27 at 21:51

Gilles

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Plato

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asked Nov 27 at 21:13

Plato

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Plato

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If you bind ^R to history-beginning-search-backward, it comes close, but that's not a pattern search.

You can bind ^R to a function that adds the current content of the line as the initial search pattern.

history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line () {

  zle history-incremental-pattern-search-backward $BUFFER

}

zle -N history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M viins "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M vicmd "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M isearch "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward

(You need that binding to the isearch map because otherwise a repeated ^R would base its search on the line you've found so far, instead of repeating the current search.)

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If you bind ^R to history-beginning-search-backward, it comes close, but that's not a pattern search.

You can bind ^R to a function that adds the current content of the line as the initial search pattern.

history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line () {

  zle history-incremental-pattern-search-backward $BUFFER

}

zle -N history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M viins "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M vicmd "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M isearch "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward

(You need that binding to the isearch map because otherwise a repeated ^R would base its search on the line you've found so far, instead of repeating the current search.)

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If you bind ^R to history-beginning-search-backward, it comes close, but that's not a pattern search.

You can bind ^R to a function that adds the current content of the line as the initial search pattern.

history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line () {

  zle history-incremental-pattern-search-backward $BUFFER

}

zle -N history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M viins "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M vicmd "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M isearch "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward

(You need that binding to the isearch map because otherwise a repeated ^R would base its search on the line you've found so far, instead of repeating the current search.)

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If you bind ^R to history-beginning-search-backward, it comes close, but that's not a pattern search.

You can bind ^R to a function that adds the current content of the line as the initial search pattern.

history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line () {

  zle history-incremental-pattern-search-backward $BUFFER

}

zle -N history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M viins "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M vicmd "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M isearch "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward

(You need that binding to the isearch map because otherwise a repeated ^R would base its search on the line you've found so far, instead of repeating the current search.)

answered Nov 27 at 21:51

Gilles

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If you bind ^R to history-beginning-search-backward, it comes close, but that's not a pattern search.

You can bind ^R to a function that adds the current content of the line as the initial search pattern.

history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line () {

  zle history-incremental-pattern-search-backward $BUFFER

}

zle -N history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M viins "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M vicmd "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward-from-line

bindkey -M isearch "^R" history-incremental-pattern-search-backward

(You need that binding to the isearch map because otherwise a repeated ^R would base its search on the line you've found so far, instead of repeating the current search.)

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