delsel-mode for zsh

Synopsis

delsel-mode - zle tweak to delete an active region just by hitting a key

Description

This mode makes an active region work much like a text selection in typical GUI. You can delete the selected text just by hitting a delete key, or overwrite it by typing text or yanking.

How to set up

Put the file delsel-mode somewhere in your $fpath and add these lines to your .zshrc:

autoload -Uz delsel-mode
delsel-mode

If you are enabling url-quote-magic, make sure to load it first and then load delsel-mode.

Configuration

By default, an active region is deleted or replaced by invoking the following commands:

self-insert
delete-char
backward-delete-char
yank

To add more commands, call delsel-mode.wrap-command like so:

delsel-mode.wrap-command your-insert-command
delsel-mode.wrap-command your-delete-command

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