This plugin enables:
- regex searches
- search result highlighting
- predefined searches
Predefined searches are plugin killer feature. It speeds the workflow and reduces mouse usage with Tmux.
It works even better when paired with tmux yank.
Note: new version 2.0 uses extended regexes! Regex character escaping with
backslashes \ isn't required anymore.
prefix + /- regex search (strings work too)
Example search entries:
foo- searches for stringfoo[0-9]+- regex search for numbers
Grep is used for searching.
Searches are case insensitive.
prefix + ctrl-f- simple file searchprefix + ctrl-g- jumping over git status files (best used aftergit statuscommand)prefix + ctrl-u- url search (http, ftp and git urls)prefix + ctrl-d- number search (mnemonic d, as digit)prefix + alt-i- ip address search
These start "copycat mode" and jump to first match.
These are enabled when you search with copycat:
n- jumps to the next matchN- jumps to the previous match
To copy a highlighted match:
Enter- if you're using Tmuxvimodectrl-woralt-w- if you're using Tmuxemacsmode
Copying a highlighted match will take you "out" of copycat mode. Paste with
prefix + ] (this is Tmux default paste).
Copying highlighted matches can be enhanced with tmux yank.
Most of the behavior of tmux-copycat can be customized via tmux options.
Check the full options list on
the wiki page.
To speed up the workflow you can define new bindings in .tmux.conf for
searches you use often.
How to + useful searches in this wiki page.
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This plugin tries hard to consistently enable "marketed" features. It uses some hacks to go beyond the APIs Tmux provides. Because of this, it might have some "rough edges" and there's nothing that can be done.
Examples: non-perfect file and url matching and selection. That said, usage should be fine in +90% cases.
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feel free to report search cases you think should work, but are not (provide examples pls!). I'm open to the idea of adding more saved searches.
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Tmux
vicopy mode works faster thanemacs. If you don't have a preference yet and to speed uptmux_copycat, I recommend putting this in.tmux.confto set Tmux copy mode tovi:set -g mode-keys vi -
remapping
Escapekey in copy mode will break the plugin. If you have this in your.tmux.conf, please consider removing it:bind -t vi-copy Escape cancel
Installation with Tmux Plugin Manager (recommended)
Add plugin to the list of TPM plugins in .tmux.conf:
set -g @tpm_plugins ' \
tmux-plugins/tpm \
tmux-plugins/tmux-copycat \
'
Hit prefix + I to fetch the plugin and source it. You should now be able to
use the plugin.
Optional (but recommended) install gawk via your package manager of choice
for better UTF-8 character support.
Clone the repo:
$ git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-copycat ~/clone/path
Add this line to the bottom of .tmux.conf:
run-shell ~/clone/path/copycat.tmux
Reload TMUX environment:
# type this in terminal
$ tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf
You should now be able to use the plugin.
Optional (but recommended) install gawk via your package manager of choice
for better UTF-8 character support.
tmux-copycat works great with:
- tmux-yank - enables copying highlighted text to system clipboard
- tmux-open - a plugin for quickly opening a highlighted file or a url
- tmux-continuum - automatic restoring and continuous saving of tmux env
You might want to follow @brunosutic on twitter if you want to hear about new tmux plugins or feature updates.
This plugin has a pretty extensive integration test suite that runs on travis.
When run locally, it depends on vagrant. Run it with:
# within project top directory
$ ./run-tests
By default tests run in 2 vagrant VMs: ubuntu and centos.
Bug fixes and contributions are welcome.
Feel free to suggest new features, via github issues.
If you have a bigger idea you'd like to work on, please get in touch, also via github issues.
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