GRMLZSHRC
-July, 2011
+September, 2014
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Some of the behaviour of //grmlzshrc// can be altered by setting certain shell
variables. These may be set temporarily when starting zsh like this:
\
-``` % BATTERY=1 zsh
+``` % GRML_DISPLAY_BATTERY=1 zsh
Or by setting them permanently in **zshrc.pre** (See AUXILIARY FILES below).
: **BATTERY**
-If set to a value greater than zero and //acpi// installed, //grmlzshrc// will
-put the battery status into the right hand side interactive prompt.
+Deprecated. Use **GRML_DISPLAY_BATTERY** instead.
: **COMMAND_NOT_FOUND**
A non zero value activates a handler, which is called when a command can not
be found. The handler is defined by GRML_ZSH_CNF_HANDLER (see below).
+: **GRML_DISPLAY_BATTERY**
+If set to a value greater than zero, //grmlzshrc// will put the battery status
+into the right hand side interactive prompt. Supported OSes are //GNU/Linux//,
+//FreeBSD//, //OpenBSD// and //Darwin//.
+
: **GRML_ZSH_CNF_HANDLER**
This variable contains the handler to be used by COMMAND_NOT_FOUND (see above)
and defaults to "/usr/share/command-not-found/command-not-found".
A non zero value causes shell functions to be profiled. The results can be
obtained with the zprof builtin command (see zshmodules(1) for details).
+: **COMPDUMPFILE**
+Specifies the location of the completion dump file. Default: $HOME/.zcompdump.
+
= FEATURE DESCRIPTION =
This is an in depth description of non-standard features implemented by
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='%~ %# '
+```
+
+You also add your own tokens by using the \`grml_theme_add_token()' function.
+Call the function without arguments for detailed documentation about that
+procedure.
== GNU/SCREEN STATUS SETTING ==
//grmlzshrc// sets screen's hardstatus lines to the currently running command
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.
screen and ssh.
: **bk()**
-Simple backup of a file or directory using cp(1). The target file name is the
-original name plus a time stamp attached. Symlinks and file attributes like mode,
-ownership and timestamps are preserved.
+Simple backup management of a file or directory using standard unix programs.
+The target file name is the original name plus a time stamp attached. Symlinks
+and file attributes like mode, ownership and timestamps are preserved.
: **cdrecord()**
If the original cdrecord is not installed, issues a warning to the user to
if command is a program.
: **checkhome()**
-Changes directory to $HOME on first invocation of zsh. This is neccessary on
-grml systems with autologin.
+Changes directory to $HOME on first invocation of zsh. This is necessary on
+Grml systems with autologin.
: **cl()**
Changes current directory to the one supplied by argument and lists the files
: **freload()**
Reloads an autoloadable shell function (See autoload in zshbuiltins(1)).
+: **grml_vcs_info_toggle_colour()**
+Toggles between coloured and uncoloured formats in vcs_info configuration.
+This is useful with prompts that break if colour codes are in vcs_info
+format expansions (like the `clint' prompt and every other prompt that
+uses %v to expand the contents of `$vcs_into_msg_0_'). If you are using
+customised vcs_info formats, you shouldn't be using this function, since
+it will set all formats to grml's default values (either coloured or plain)
+again.
+
: **hgdi()**
Use GNU diff with options -ubwd for mercurial.
: **isdarwin()**
Returns true, if running on darwin, else false.
+: **isfreebsd()**
+Returns true, if running on FreeBSD, else false.
+
: **isgrml()**
Returns true, if running on a grml system, else false.
: **isgrmlsmall()**
Returns true, if run on grml-small, else false.
+: **islinux()**
+Returns true, if running on Linux, else false.
+
: **iso2utf()**
Changes every occurrence of the string iso885915 or ISO885915 in
environment variables to UTF-8.
+: **isopenbsd()**
+Returns true, if running on OpenBSD, else false.
+
: **isutfenv()**
Returns true, if run within an utf environment, else false.
: **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.
: **llog** (//$PAGER /var/log/syslog//)
Opens syslog in pager.
-: **ls** (//ls -b -CF --color=auto//)
-Lists directory printing octal escapes for nongraphic characters.
-Entries are listed by columns and an indicator for file type is appended
-to each file name. Additionally the output is colored, if the terminal
-supports it.
+: **ls** (//ls -CF --color=auto//)
+Lists directory, entries are listed by columns and an indicator for
+file type is appended to each file name. Additionally the output is
+colored, if the terminal supports it.
: **lsa** (//ls -a .*(.)//)
Lists dot files in current working directory.
as configuration.
: **su** (//sudo su//)
-If user is running a grml live-CD, dont ask for any password, if she
+If user is running a Grml live system, don't ask for any password, if she
wants a root shell.
: **term2iso** (//echo 'Setting terminal to iso mode' ; print -n '\e%@'//)
\
```
# show battery status in RPROMPT
-BATTERY=1
+GRML_DISPLAY_BATTERY=1
# always load the complete setup, even for root
GRML_ALWAYS_LOAD_ALL=1
```
% wget -O .zshrc http://git.grml.org/f/grml-etc-core/etc/zsh/zshrc
```
-If you would also like to get seperate function files (which you can put into
+If you would also like to get separate function files (which you can put into
your **$fpath**), you can browse and download them at:
http://git.grml.org/?p=grml-etc-core.git;a=tree;f=usr_share_grml/zsh;hb=HEAD