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In zsh, I want to create a function that updates RPROMPT when I have typed cd .. into the terminal. As a starting point, I know I can, for example, add the + character to my RBUFFER when I have typ...
#2: Post edited
by
Trevor
·
2025-06-04T02:39:12Z (3 days ago)
In zsh, I want to create a function that updates `RPROMPT` when I have typed `cd ..` into the prompt. As a starting point, I know I can, for example, add the `+` character to my `RBUFFER` when I have typed `cd ..` by adding the following to my `.zshrc`:- ```zsh
- function self-insert() {
- zle .self-insert
- if [[ $BUFFER == "cd .." ]]; then
- RBUFFER+="+"
- fi
- }
- zle -N self-insert
- ```
- I have tried modifying this command to change `RPROMPT` instead of `RBUFFER` as follows:
- ```zsh
- function self-insert() {
- zle .self-insert
- if [[ $BUFFER == "cd .." ]]; then
- RPROMPT="ABC"
- zle reset-prompt
- fi
- }
- zle -N self-insert
- ```
- The effect of this command is that my `RPROMPT` gets set to `ABC`, but only after I have *executed* the command, rather than once I have *typed* the command (as in the first example). I have also tried moving the `zle reset-prompt` command to different places in the function, but that doesn't seem to help.
- In zsh, I want to create a function that updates `RPROMPT` when I have typed `cd ..` into the terminal. As a starting point, I know I can, for example, add the `+` character to my `RBUFFER` when I have typed `cd ..` by adding the following to my `.zshrc`:
- ```zsh
- function self-insert() {
- zle .self-insert
- if [[ $BUFFER == "cd .." ]]; then
- RBUFFER+="+"
- fi
- }
- zle -N self-insert
- ```
- I have tried modifying this command to change `RPROMPT` instead of `RBUFFER` as follows:
- ```zsh
- function self-insert() {
- zle .self-insert
- if [[ $BUFFER == "cd .." ]]; then
- RPROMPT="ABC"
- zle reset-prompt
- fi
- }
- zle -N self-insert
- ```
- The effect of this command is that my `RPROMPT` gets set to `ABC`, but only after I have *executed* the command, rather than once I have *typed* the command (as in the first example). I have also tried moving the `zle reset-prompt` command to different places in the function, but that doesn't seem to help.
#1: Initial revision
by
Trevor
·
2025-06-04T02:38:13Z (3 days ago)
how to update RPROMPT each time a key is pressed in zsh
In zsh, I want to create a function that updates `RPROMPT` when I have typed `cd ..` into the prompt. As a starting point, I know I can, for example, add the `+` character to my `RBUFFER` when I have typed `cd ..` by adding the following to my `.zshrc`:
```zsh
function self-insert() {
zle .self-insert
if [[ $BUFFER == "cd .." ]]; then
RBUFFER+="+"
fi
}
zle -N self-insert
```
I have tried modifying this command to change `RPROMPT` instead of `RBUFFER` as follows:
```zsh
function self-insert() {
zle .self-insert
if [[ $BUFFER == "cd .." ]]; then
RPROMPT="ABC"
zle reset-prompt
fi
}
zle -N self-insert
```
The effect of this command is that my `RPROMPT` gets set to `ABC`, but only after I have *executed* the command, rather than once I have *typed* the command (as in the first example). I have also tried moving the `zle reset-prompt` command to different places in the function, but that doesn't seem to help.