X-Git-Url: http://git.grml.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fgrmlzshrc.t2t;h=a74e087efa2c80fe2cbe47003be6838c13b40418;hb=edb13007bae9c7a8d02594b4043341980b021fed;hp=69745c4121115f6a1a4e023350e4e2af9eb5534b;hpb=a030fbf7262708ddbd62d40f59720bad46e6e7a3;p=grml-etc-core.git diff --git a/doc/grmlzshrc.t2t b/doc/grmlzshrc.t2t index 69745c4..a74e087 100644 --- a/doc/grmlzshrc.t2t +++ b/doc/grmlzshrc.t2t @@ -310,6 +310,50 @@ style. (The default is **true** in all contexts.) == PROMPT == +The //grmlzshrc// now supplies three prompt themes compatible with zsh's +**promptinit** system. The three themes are called **grml**, **grml-large** and +**grml-chroot**. + +By default, **grml** is used, unless //$GRMLPROMPT// is set to a value larger +than zero, in which case **grml-large** is used. Lastly, if //$GRML_CHROOT// is +non-empty, **grml-chroot** is used. + +As usual, with promtinit themes, the user may switch to a different theme using +the //prompt// utility: +\ +``` + prompt grml-large +``` + +That will use the **grml-large** prompt theme. + +The themes are highly customisable. The main source of documentation about +customisation is the main **grml** theme's doc-string, that is available via +the following command: +\ +``` + prompt -h grml +``` + +The other themes also come with doc-strings, but the main theme's is the +canonical reference about all of them. + +This feature requires version //4.3.7// of the shell. Older versions will use +the classic grml prompt as a fallback. + +A note to people who like customisation: If you are **not** using a prompt +theme for your customisation, but you're either statically setting $PS1 (or +$PROMPT) or you're constructing one of those variables in zsh's \`precmd()' +function, make sure you are turning the zsh's prompt theme system **off** +before doing so. A correct example customisation could look like this: +\ +``` + # Turn the prompt system off: + prompt off + # Customise the prompt yourself: + PS1='%~ %# ' +``` + == GNU/SCREEN STATUS SETTING == //grmlzshrc// sets screen's hardstatus lines to the currently running command @@ -464,6 +508,23 @@ Display help on keybindings and zsh line editor. Press consecutively to page thr Brings a job, which got suspended with CTRL-z back to foreground. +=== Customisation === + +To customise keybindings, you can just use zsh's bindkey utility. However, if +you plan to to use the `//zle-line-init//' or `//zle-line-finish//' hooks +yourself, make sure you call the following functions in the respective hook: + +- **zle-line-init**: //zle-smkx// +- **zle-line-finish**: //zle-rmkx// + + +This is **required** so the keybindings set up by //grmlzshrc// work. The +reason for this is to turn the terminal into the right mode while zsh's line +editor (zle) is running. This enables us to query //terminfo// about escape +sequences for special keys and thus simplify and generalise our keybinding +section. + + == SHELL FUNCTIONS == //grmlzshrc// comes with a wide array of defined shell functions to ease the user's life. @@ -787,9 +848,6 @@ grep-excuses(1)). : **grep** (//grep --color=auto//) Shows grep output in nice colors, if available. -: **grml-rebuildfstab** (//rebuildfstab -v -r -config//) -Scans for new devices and updates /etc/fstab according to the findings. - : **grml-version** (//cat /etc/grml_version//) Prints version of running grml. @@ -1117,7 +1175,7 @@ Beckert . = COPYRIGHT = -Copyright (c) 2009-2011 Grml project +Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Grml project This manpage is distributed under the terms of the GPL version 2.