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per-directory-history plugin
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This plugin adds per-directory history for zsh, as well as a global history,
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and the ability to toggle between them with a keyboard shortcut. This is a
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bundle of the [official plugin by @jimhester][5].
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To use it, add `per-directory-history` to the plugins array in your zshrc file:
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```zsh
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plugins=(... per-directory-history)
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```
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This is an implementation of per-directory history for zsh, some implementations
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of which exist in bash[1][],[2][]. It also implements a toggle-history function
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to change from using the directory history to using the global history. In both
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cases the history is always saved to both the global history and the directory
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history, so the toggle state will not effect the saved histories. Being able to
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switch between global and directory histories on the fly is a novel feature.
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## Usage
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The default mode is per directory history, interact with your history as normal.
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Press ^G (the <kbd>Control</kbd> and <kbd>G</kbd> keys simultaneously) to toggle
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between local and global histories. If you would prefer a different shortcut to
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toggle set the `PER_DIRECTORY_HISTORY_TOGGLE` environment variable.
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## Configuration
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* `HISTORY_BASE` is a global variable that defines the base directory in which the
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directory histories are stored (default `$HOME/.directory_history`).
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* `per-directory-history-toggle-history` is the function to toggle between local
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and global histories.
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* `PER_DIRECTORY_HISTORY_TOGGLE` is the key binding used to run the toggle-history
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function above (default `^G`)
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## History
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The idea/inspiration for a per directory history is from [Stewart MacArthur][1]
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and [Dieter][2], the implementation idea is from [Bart Schaefer][3]. The
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implementation is by [Jim Hester][4] in September 2012.
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[1]: http://www.compbiome.com/2010/07/bash-per-directory-bash-history.html
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[2]: http://dieter.plaetinck.be/per_directory_bash
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[3]: https://www.zsh.org/mla/users/1997/msg00226.html
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[4]: https://jimhester.com
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[5]: https://github.com/jimhester/per-directory-history
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