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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# zle
> Manage Zsh Line Editor widgets.
> Note: Some operations require ZLE to be active (typically inside a user-defined widget).
> See also: `bindkey`.
> More information: <https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#Zle-Builtins>.
- [l]ist user-defined widgets:
`zle -l`
- [l]ist [a]ll widgets, including built-in ones:
`zle -la`
- Create a [N]ew user-defined widget (function defaults to same name as widget):
`zle -N {{widget_name}} {{optional_shell_function_name}}`
- [D]elete a widget:
`zle -D {{widget_name}}`
- Create an [A]lias of a widget:
`zle -A {{original_widget}} {{alias_name}}`
- Invoke a widget from inside another widget function (requires active ZLE):
`zle {{widget_name}}`
- Push text into ZLE's input queue as if it were typed (requires active ZLE):
`zle -U "{{text}}"`