Add global shortcut to cd up four directories.

[config/dotfiles.git] / zsh / rc

diff --git a/zsh/rc b/zsh/rc
index f3bebe89faed8b340388cb1371fd149de2ceec44..9bedf87f36b8c56ca5a2a198d4ad123299ffebec 100644 (file)
--- a/zsh/rc
+++ b/zsh/rc
@@ -91,6 +91,48 @@ add-zsh-hook precmd prompt_precmd
 # Display the vcs information in the right prompt.
 RPROMPT='${vcs_info_msg_0_}'
 
+# When screen is used set the name of the window to the currently running
+# program.
+#
+# When a program is started preexec() sets the window's name to it; when it
+# stops precmd() resets the windows' name to 'zsh'.
+if [[ $TERM == screen ]]; then
+    # Set to a non empty value to reset the window name in the next precmd()
+    # call.
+    screen_name_reset=yes
+
+    screen_preexec() {
+        # Get the application name excluding any arguments.
+        local program_name=${1%% *}
+
+        # Ignore often used commands which are only running for a very short
+        # time. This prevents a "blinking" name when it's changed to "cd" for
+        # example and then some milliseconds later back to "zsh".
+        [[ $program_name == (cd*|ls|la|ll|clear) ]] && return
+
+        # Set the window name to the currently running program.
+        print -n "\ek$program_name\e\\"
+
+        # Tell precmd() to reset the window name when the program stops.
+        screen_name_reset=yes
+    }
+
+    screen_precmd() {
+        # Abort if no window name reset is necessary.
+        [[ -z $screen_name_reset ]] && return
+
+        # Reset the window name to 'zsh'.
+        print -n "\ekzsh\e\\"
+
+        # Just reset the name, so no screen reset necessary for the moment.
+        screen_name_reset=
+    }
+
+    # Add the preexec() and precmd() hooks.
+    add-zsh-hook preexec screen_preexec
+    add-zsh-hook precmd screen_precmd
+fi
+
 
 # COMPLETION SETTINGS
 
@@ -145,11 +187,15 @@ alias du='du -sh'
 
 # Multiple files given to Vim are opened in tabs.
 alias vim='vim -p'
-# Shortcuts for Vim.
+
+# Shortcuts for often used programs.
+alias e='elinks'
+alias g='git'
+alias m='mutt'
 alias v='vim'
 alias vi='vim'
 
-# Exit binding like in Vim.
+# Exit binding like in Vim; I sometimes confuse editor and shell.
 alias :q='exit'
 
 # Edit the mercurial patch queue series file for the current mercurial
@@ -160,6 +206,7 @@ alias vqs='vim -c "cd $(hg root)/.hg/patches/" "$(hg root)/.hg/patches/series"'
 # Make going up directories simple.
 alias -g ...='../..'
 alias -g ....='../../..'
+alias -g .....='../../../..'
 
 # Improved ls which displays the files in columns (-C), visualizes directories,
 # links and other special files (-F) and pages everything through less (L).