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Zsh Fuzzy Marks
https://github.com/pabloariasal/zfm

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# zfm - Zsh Fuzzy Marks



`zfm` is a command line bookmark manager for Zsh built on top of [fzf](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf).

It lets you bookmark files and directories in your system and rapidly access them.



It's intended to be a less intrusive alternative to `z`, `autojump` or `fasd` that doesn't pollute your prompt command (`PS1`) or create bookmarks behind the scenes: you have full control over what gets bookmarked and when, like bookmarks on a web browser.



# Installation



## Install fzf



`zfm` is built on top of `fzf` so you must install that first. Follow the instructions [here](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#installation).



## Install zfm



### Oh My Zsh



1. Clone the repo in Oh My Zsh's plugin directory:



```sh

git clone https://github.com/pabloariasal/zfm ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zfm}

```



2. Activate the plugin in your `.zshrc`:



```sh

plugins=(zfm)

```



### Antigen



Add this to your `.zshrc`:



```sh

antigen bundle pabloariasal/zfm

```



### Manual (Git Clone)



1. Clone the repo



```sh

git clone https://github.com/pabloariasal/zfm ~/.zsh/zfm

```



2. Add the following to your `.zshrc`:



```sh

source ~/.zsh/zfm/zfm.zsh

```



# Usage



## Bookmark files and directories



```sh

$ zfm add ~/Downloads ~/Documents/wallpaper.png

```



## List bookmarks



```sh

$ zfm list

/home/pablo/Downloads                [d]

/home/pablo/Documents/wallpaper.png  [f]

```



list only bookmarked files:



```sh

$ zfm list --files

/home/pablo/Documents/wallpaper.png  [f]

```

or directories:



```sh

$ zfm list --dirs

/home/pablo/Downloads  [d]

```



## Enter a bookmark into the current command line buffer



To enter a bookmark into the current command line buffer, press `ctrl+o`.

This will open a selection menu with all your bookmarks:



![](misc/bookmark_selection.png)



and enter your selection(s) into the current command line buffer:



![](misc/bookmark_inserted.png)



## `cd` into a bookmarked directory



Off course you can cd into a bookmarked directory, just press `ctrl+p`.



This will open a selection menu with all your bookmarked directories:



![](misc/select_dir.png)



and directly jump to the directory you have selected:



![](misc/changed_dir.png)



Alternatively, you can type `f` followed by a pattern to directly jump to the directory matching the pattern (like `autojump`):



```sh

$ f down

/home/pablo/Downloads$

```

If the pattern is ambiguous a selection menu will be opened with the possible options.



## Use in custom scripts



You can use `zfm` in scripts and aliases.



### Example: Open a bookmarked file in Vim

For example, you can create an alias to open a bookmarked file with vim by adding this to your `.zshrc`:



```sh

alias of='vim $(zfm select --files --multi)'

```

Typing `of` will open a selection menu with all bookmarked files and directly open the selection in vim.



The option `--multi` allows you to select multiple entries.



### Example: Open a bookmarked file using `dmenu`

You can create a script that opens a bookmarked file in dmenu:



```

#!/usr/bin/env zsh



selection=$(zfm list --files | dmenu | awk '{print $1}')

gvim "$selection"

# or open in vim inside a terminal emulator

alacritty -e vim "$selection"

```



## Edit Bookmarks



You can edit your bookmarks (add, delete, reorder) with:



```sh

zfm edit

```



This will open your bookmarks in a text editor (as defined by `EDITOR`) and let you manually edit, remove or reorder your bookmarks.



# Commands



| Command | Description | Extra Options

| --- | --- | ---

| `zfm list` | List bookmarks | `--files`, `--dirs`

| `zfm add  [...]` | Add a bookmark. |

| `zfm select` | Open selection menu with all bookmarks and print selection to stdout. | `--files`, `--dirs`, `--multi`

| `zfm query ` | Print bookmark matching `pattern` to stdout. Selection menu will open if match is ambiguous. | `--files`, `--dirs`

| `zfm edit` | Open and edit the bookmarks file |

| `zfm fix` | Remove bookmarked entries that no longer exist in the filesystem |

| `zfm clear` | Remove all bookmarks |

| `f ` | Jump to bookmark directory matching `pattern`, open selection if ambiguous |



# Options



| Option | Description | Available for |

| --- | --- | --- |

| `--files` | Restrict to just files | `query`, `list`, `select` |

| `--dirs` | Restrict to just dirs | `query`, `list`, `select` |

| `--multi` | Allow selecting multiple items | `select` |



# Key Bindings



| Key Binding | Description |

| --- | --- |

| `ctrl+o` | Select one or multiple bookmarks and insert them into the current command line |

| `ctrl+p` | jump to selected directory               |



# Variables



## `ZFM_NO_BINDINGS`



Per default, `zfm` creates two key bindings, `ctrl-p` and `ctrl-o`.

To disable the creation of key bindings, you can set the environment variable `ZFM_NO_BINDINGS` in your `zshrc`:



```shell

export ZFM_NO_BINDINGS=1

```



or if you wish so, you can rebind them to something else, see [F.A.Q](#faq).



## `ZFM_BOOKMARKS_FILE`



Sets the bookmarks file. Defaults to `~/.zfm.txt`



```shell

export ZFM_BOOKMARKS_FILE='~/.my_bookmarks.txt'

```



# F.A.Q



### Why not `autojump`, `z`, `fasd` and others?



Because explicit is better than implicit. I don't want every single directory I visit to be bookmarked, I know which directories I visit the most and which files I need rapid access to.



### I don't like the default key bindings, can I change them?



Sure, you can set the `ZFM_NO_BINDINGS` environment variable to disable keybindings or manually unbind them by putting this on your `zshrc`:



```

bindkey -r '^P'

bindkey -r '^O'

```



You can also rebind them to something more suitable to you:



```

bindkey -r '^P'

bindkey -r '^O'

bindkey '^A' zfm-cd-to-bookmark

bindkey '^E' zfm-insert-bookmark

```

*Tip:* you can use `ctrl+v` on your terminal window to display escape sequences of key bindings.



# Contributing



If you change anything make sure to run the tests, bonus points if you enhance them:

## Running the Tests



**NOTE:** you must have python 3.5 or higher installed



1) Install `pipenv`:

```sh

pip install --user pipenv

```



2) Run the tests

```sh

cd zfm

pipenv run pytest -q test

```