Zsh Plugin: Zsh-Autosuggestions

Description

Fish-like autosuggestions for Zsh that suggest commands as you type based on history and completions, displayed in muted gray.
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Essential Commands

• Right Arrow (→) or End - Accept full suggestion
• Ctrl+F or Alt+F - Accept suggestion word by word
• Escape - Clear current suggestion
• Tab - Accept suggestion and show completions

Configuration Variables

• ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HIGHLIGHT_STYLE - Customize suggestion color/style
• ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_STRATEGY - Set suggestion strategy
• ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE - Disable for large buffers

Installation

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
 
# Add to plugins in .zshrc
plugins=(zsh-autosuggestions)

Usage Examples

# Customization in .zshrc
ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HIGHLIGHT_STYLE="fg=#ff00ff,bg=cyan,bold"
ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_STRATEGY=(history completion)
 
# Workflow:
# Type: "git sta" → sees "git status" → press → to accept
# Type: "cd pro" → sees "cd projects/" → press → to accept
# Type: "npm run" → sees "npm run dev" → press → to accept