q - registers for your bash and zsh shell
q implements vim like macro registers in your bash and zsh shell!
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Installation
Bash
Manual
Download q.sh to somewhere, and place this line in your .bashrc:
source /path/to/q.sh
ZSH
Antigen
Simply place this line in your .antigenrc:
antigen bundle cal2195/q
NB: if you use zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting, make sure you place antigen bundle cal2195/q below it! :)
Manual
Download q.plugin.zsh to somewhere and place this line in your .zshrc:
source /path/to/q.plugin.zsh
Usage
q commands start with the prefix Q for setting registers, q for executing registers, and U for unsetting registers.
Register names can be any alphanumeric string! Command that already exist in your $PATH take priority:
> Qutebrowser
Sorry, "qutebrowser" already exists in your $PATH! :(
Saving directories
To set a register, navigate to the directory and use the command Q:
> cd ~/fyp/experiments
> Qfe
Register fe set to /home/cal/fyp/experiments
To then cd to that directory, just use q:
> qfe
cd /home/cal/fyp/experiments
Saving commands
To save a command to a register, just add it after the register:
> Qi3c vim ~/.config/i3/config
Register i3c set to vim ~/.config/i3/config
Then you can call up vim using q:
> qi3c
vim ~/.config/i3/config
You can also add arguments!
> Qv vim
Register v set to vim
> qv .zsh/alias.zsh
vim .zsh/alias.zsh
Useful for longer commands:
> Qy yaourt -Syyu
Register y set to yaourt -Syyu
> qy
yaourt -Syyu
:: Synchronising package databases...
...
Listing register contents
To see what registers you have set and their contents, just type q:
> q
q - registers for zsh
Usage: q[register] [args]
Q[register] [command]
U[register]
Setting Registers:
Q[register] Set register [register] to current directory
Q[register] [command] Set register [register] to [command]
Unsetting Registers:
U[register] Unset register [register]
Running Registers:
q[register] Run command or cd to directory in register [register]
q[register] [args] Run command in register [register] with [args]
Registers:
c: cd /home/cal/.config
f: cd /home/cal/data/college/fyp
g: cd /home/cal/data/git
x: cd /home/cal/data/college/fyp/experiments
Unsetting Registers
To unset a register, simply use the U command:
> Uh
Unset register h.
Setting Custom Commands
To change the default commands (Q,q,U) to something else just set three variables in .zshrc/.bashrc before sourcing the script:
Q_SET='<new_set_command>'
Q_RUN='<new_run_command>'
Q_UNSET='<new_unset_command>'
Usage Help
q - registers for zsh
Usage: q[register] [args]
Q[register] [command]
U[register]
Setting Registers:
Q[register] Set register [register] to current directory
Q[register] [command] Set register [register] to [command]
Unsetting Registers:
U[register] Unset register [register]
Running Registers:
q[register] Run command or cd to directory in register [register]
q[register] [args] Run command in register [register] with [args]
Registers:
c: cd /home/cal/.config
f: cd /home/cal/data/college/fyp
g: cd /home/cal/data/git
x: cd /home/cal/data/college/fyp/experiments