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fzf-tab

brew install fzf-tab v1.3.0 MIT

Replace zsh completion selection menu with fzf

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GitHub topics

completion fzf shell tmux zsh zsh-plugin

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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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