* Using Global aliases to make a "macro" shell
@ 2006-07-15 11:00 zzapper
2006-07-15 16:05 ` Mikael Magnusson
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: zzapper @ 2006-07-15 11:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: zsh-users
Using Global aliases to make a "macro" shell
It took me a while to suss these
example:
> cp NF ND
Where NF means Newest File in directory and
ND is newsest directory
NF and ND are actually Global Aliases
alias -g ND='$(ls -d *(/om[1]))' # newset directory
alias -g NF='$(ls *(.om[1]))' # newest file
Using these "primitives" ie NF,ND and others has saved me writing lots of
repetive shell scripts.
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* Re: Using Global aliases to make a "macro" shell
2006-07-15 11:00 Using Global aliases to make a "macro" shell zzapper
@ 2006-07-15 16:05 ` Mikael Magnusson
2006-07-15 16:22 ` zzapper
2006-07-17 9:24 ` Peter Stephenson
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Mikael Magnusson @ 2006-07-15 16:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: zsh-users; +Cc: zzapper
On 7/15/06, zzapper <david@tvis.co.uk> wrote:
> Using Global aliases to make a "macro" shell
>
> It took me a while to suss these
>
> example:
> > cp NF ND
> Where NF means Newest File in directory and
> ND is newsest directory
>
> NF and ND are actually Global Aliases
>
> alias -g ND='$(ls -d *(/om[1]))' # newset directory
> alias -g NF='$(ls *(.om[1]))' # newest file
>
> Using these "primitives" ie NF,ND and others has saved me writing lots of
> repetive shell scripts.
A related very useful keybind is
bindkey "^N" _most_recent_file
although it completes files and directories alike, despite the name.
Also very useful is
bindkey "^[^N" _most_accessed_file
Just copy _most_recent_file and apply
17c17
< eval "file=($PREFIX*$SUFFIX(om[${NUMERIC:-1}]N))"
---
> eval "file=($PREFIX*$SUFFIX(oa[${NUMERIC:-1}]N))"
21c21
< eval "file=($PREFIX*$SUFFIX(om[${NUMERIC:-1}]N))"
---
> eval "file=($PREFIX*$SUFFIX(oa[${NUMERIC:-1}]N))"
PS why the ls invocations? this seems to work just as well
alias -g NF='*(.om[1])'
alias -g ND='*(/om[1])'
--
Mikael Magnusson
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread* Re: Using Global aliases to make a "macro" shell
2006-07-15 16:05 ` Mikael Magnusson
@ 2006-07-15 16:22 ` zzapper
2006-07-15 19:46 ` Mikael Magnusson
2006-07-17 9:24 ` Peter Stephenson
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: zzapper @ 2006-07-15 16:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: zsh-users
"Mikael Magnusson" <mikachu@gmail.com> wrote in
news:237967ef0607150905v400bac6cl9dc9add48786074a@mail.gmail.com:
> On 7/15/06, zzapper <david@tvis.co.uk> wrote:
>> Using Global aliases to make a "macro" shell
>>
> A related very useful keybind is
> bindkey "^N" _most_recent_file
> although it completes files and directories alike, despite the name.
> Also very useful is
> bindkey "^[^N" _most_accessed_file
> Just copy _most_recent_file and apply
> 17c17
> < eval "file=($PREFIX*$SUFFIX(om[${NUMERIC:-1}]N))"
> ---
>> eval "file=($PREFIX*$SUFFIX(oa[${NUMERIC:-1}]N))"
> 21c21
> < eval "file=($PREFIX*$SUFFIX(om[${NUMERIC:-1}]N))"
> ---
>> eval "file=($PREFIX*$SUFFIX(oa[${NUMERIC:-1}]N))"
>
> PS why the ls invocations? this seems to work just as well
> alias -g NF='*(.om[1])'
> alias -g ND='*(/om[1])'
>
Thanks that's why I post these to see how to do it better!
BTW I get _most_accessed_file widget not available (zsh 4.2.6) what Do I
have to do activate it?
zzapper
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2006-07-15 16:22 ` zzapper
@ 2006-07-15 19:46 ` Mikael Magnusson
2006-07-15 22:22 ` zzapper
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Mikael Magnusson @ 2006-07-15 19:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: zzapper; +Cc: zsh-users
On 7/15/06, zzapper <david@tvis.co.uk> wrote:
> "Mikael Magnusson" <mikachu@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:237967ef0607150905v400bac6cl9dc9add48786074a@mail.gmail.com:
>
> > On 7/15/06, zzapper <david@tvis.co.uk> wrote:
> >> Using Global aliases to make a "macro" shell
> >>
> > A related very useful keybind is
> > bindkey "^N" _most_recent_file
> > although it completes files and directories alike, despite the name.
> > Also very useful is
> > bindkey "^[^N" _most_accessed_file
> > Just copy _most_recent_file and apply
> > 17c17
> > < eval "file=($PREFIX*$SUFFIX(om[${NUMERIC:-1}]N))"
> > ---
> >> eval "file=($PREFIX*$SUFFIX(oa[${NUMERIC:-1}]N))"
> > 21c21
> > < eval "file=($PREFIX*$SUFFIX(om[${NUMERIC:-1}]N))"
> > ---
> >> eval "file=($PREFIX*$SUFFIX(oa[${NUMERIC:-1}]N))"
> >
> > PS why the ls invocations? this seems to work just as well
> > alias -g NF='*(.om[1])'
> > alias -g ND='*(/om[1])'
> >
> Thanks that's why I post these to see how to do it better!
> BTW I get _most_accessed_file widget not available (zsh 4.2.6) what Do I
> have to do activate it?
Yeah, you have to do what i wrote you have to do :). It's a widget i
created by copying and modifying _most_recent_file.
--
Mikael Magnusson
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* Re: Using Global aliases to make a "macro" shell
2006-07-15 16:05 ` Mikael Magnusson
2006-07-15 16:22 ` zzapper
@ 2006-07-17 9:24 ` Peter Stephenson
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Peter Stephenson @ 2006-07-17 9:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: zsh-users
"Mikael Magnusson" wrote:
> A related very useful keybind is
> bindkey "^N" _most_recent_file
> although it completes files and directories alike, despite the name.
> Also very useful is
> bindkey "^[^N" _most_accessed_file
You can get this effect without actually using any new widgets with the
"generic" method. See "From Bash to Zsh" page 407, though it gets
posted here every now and then, too.
For the effect of _most_recent_file, except that menu completion is
active so you can cycle back through previously modified files:
zstyle ':completion:most-recent-file:*' match-original both
zstyle ':completion:most-recent-file::::' completer _menu _files _match
zstyle ':completion:most-recent-file:*' file-sort modification
zstyle ':completion:most-recent-file:*' file-patterns '*:all\ files'
zstyle ':completion:most-recent-file:*' hidden all
zle -C most-recent-file menu-complete _generic
(and bind "most-recent-file" to a key). The "hidden" style removes the
completion list. The presence of the "_match" completer and the
"match-original" style allow you to complete patterns: first it tries
to complete as if there were a pattern already there, then it inserts a
"*".
For the effect of _most_accessed_file, replace "modification" in the
"file-sort" style by "access" (and rename the contexts and widget).
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