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zsh-history-substring-search for Mac

Zsh port of Fish shell's history search

Quick answer: zsh-history-substring-search is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install zsh-history-substring-search. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause licence. It has 393 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What zsh-history-substring-search is

zsh-history-substring-search is a terminal emulator for macOS: zsh port of Fish shell's history search.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-history-substring-search.

How to install zsh-history-substring-search

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install zsh-history-substring-search.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install zsh-history-substring-search on Mac?

Run brew install zsh-history-substring-search in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is zsh-history-substring-search open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-3-Clause licence.

Does zsh-history-substring-search run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is zsh-history-substring-search?

It was installed 393 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1744 in this catalogue.

What version of zsh-history-substring-search is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.1.0.