fzf-tab
brew install fzf-tab
v1.3.0
MIT
Replace zsh completion selection menu with fzf
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★ GitHub stars · updated 2mo ago
GitHub topics
completion
fzf
shell
tmux
zsh
zsh-plugin
Links
- https://github.com/Aloxaf/fzf-tab
- GitHub: Aloxaf/fzf-tab
- Brew formula source: Formula/f/fzf-tab.rb
Caveats
To activate fzf-tab, add the following to your .zshrc: source "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/fzf-tab/share/fzf-tab/fzf-tab.zsh"
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