xontrib-abbrevs
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Command abbreviations. This expands input words as you type.
Expands input words as you type in xonsh shell.
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Installation
To install use pip:
xpip install xontrib-abbrevs
# or: xpip install -U git+https://github.com/xonsh/xontrib-abbrevs
Usage
This expands input words from abbrevs dictionary as you type.
Adds abbrevs dictionary to hold user-defined "command abbreviations.
The dictionary is searched as you type the matching words are replaced
at the command line by the corresponding dictionary contents once you hit
'Space' or 'Return' key.
For instance a frequently used command such as git status can be abbreviated to gst as follows:
xontrib load abbrevs
abbrevs['gst'] = 'git status'
gst # Once you hit <space> or <return> 'gst' gets expanded to 'git status'.
one can set a callback function that receives current buffer and word to customize the expanded word based on context
abbrevs['ps'] = lambda buffer, word: "procs" if buffer.text.startswith(word) else word
It is also possible to set the cursor position after expansion with,
abbrevs['gp'] = "git push <edit> --force"
Credits
This package was created with xontrib template.
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