The up and down key behavior is overwritten, even though it has been overridden in the .zshrc file.

[kaushiksahu18]

General information

• Terminal program: unknown unknown (xterm-kitty)
• Operating system: Linux (6.11.5-arch1-1 Unsupported grep -P option on Mac OS #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue, 22 Oct 2024 18:31:38 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux)
• ZSH framework: starship 1.21.1, zinit v3.13.1-11-gd05a5301 (linux-gnu_x86_64)
• ZSH version: zsh 5.9 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
• ZVM version: zsh-vi-mode 0.11.0

Basic examination

• [ x] I have read through the README page
• [x ] I have the latest version of zsh-vi-mode
• [x ] I have tested with another terminal program

Problem description

I would like to utilize the up and down arrow keys for the key bindings listed below, but the current plugin is preventing me from doing so. I am able to access my desired key bindings if I execute the source .zshrc command, however, this action must be performed each time. Alternatively, when I commented out the plugin, the functionality operated as expected. I would appreciate your assistance in resolving this issue.

bindkey "^[[A" history-beginning-search-backward
bindkey "^[[B" history-beginning-search-forward

Reproduction steps

1. add this pluin to .zshrc
2. change bindkey

Expected behavior

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[rseichter]

@jeffreytse I have run into the same problem, and it is driving me quite insane. 😉 Using ZVM as an Oh My Zsh plugin, my ~/.zshrc contains this:

# Extend OMZ plugin list
plugins+=(
  zsh-autosuggestions
  zsh-history-substring-search
  zsh-syntax-highlighting
  zsh-vi-mode
)

# ... More setup, including OMZ activation ...

# Last lines in .zshrc
bindkey '^[OA' history-substring-search-up
bindkey '^[OB' history-substring-search-down

Activating zsh-vi-mode like shown above breaks the key bindings used for zsh-history-substring-search. As soon as I disable ZVM, things are working again.

This bug affects me badly, because using the up-arrow to search Zsh history is deeply embedded in my muscle memory.

[kaushiksahu18]

This bug affects me badly, because using the up-arrow to search Zsh history is deeply embedded in my muscle memory.

you can give a try to Atuin

[rseichter]

@kaushiksahu18 wrote

you can give a try to Atuin

I'm sorry, but I don't understand your comment. What do you mean?