# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Author # ------ # # * Jerry Ling<jerryling315@gmail.com> # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Usage # ----- # # man will be inserted before the command # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ man-command-line() { # if there is no command typed, use the last command [[ -z "$BUFFER" ]] && zle up-history # if typed command begins with man, do nothing [[ "$BUFFER" = man\ * ]] && return # get command and possible subcommand # http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Expansion.html#Parameter-Expansion-Flags local -a args args=(${${(Az)BUFFER}[1]} ${${(Az)BUFFER}[2]}) # check if man page exists for command and first argument if man "${args[1]}-${args[2]}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then BUFFER="man $args" else BUFFER="man ${args[1]}" fi } zle -N man-command-line # Defined shortcut keys: [Esc]man bindkey "\e"man man-command-line
