ZSH improvements:

- Move from FZF to skim (seems to be a bit faster and smooth)
- Improve history
    * Add new options to not save duplicate entries etc
    * pi/pr aliases expand the paru command to history now

home/.config/zsh/01-env.zsh

@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
-# zsh key timeout
+# key timeout
 export KEYTIMEOUT=1
 
 # prompt customization
 export PURE_PROMPT_SYMBOL="λ"
 export PURE_PROMPT_VICMD_SYMBOL="y"
 
-# zsh history settings
+# history settings
 export HISTFILE=~/.zsh_history
-export HISTSIZE=1000
-export SAVEHIST=1000
+export HISTSIZE=10000
+export SAVEHIST=10000
+# Ignore these functions from history since they will
+# append the expandend command to the history
+export HISTORY_IGNORE="(pi|pr)"
+# Additional settings (source https://jdhao.github.io/2021/03/24/zsh_history_setup)
+setopt HIST_IGNORE_ALL_DUPS
+setopt HIST_SAVE_NO_DUPS
+setopt HIST_REDUCE_BLANKS
+setopt INC_APPEND_HISTORY_TIME
+setopt EXTENDED_HISTORY
 
 # Variable to pass to sdotdrop to get current user
 export USRNAME=$USER
@@ -16,16 +25,21 @@ export USRNAME=$USER
 # go path
 export GOPATH=~/.bin/go
 
-# fzf settings
-export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='fd -Ht f'
-export FZF_ALT_C_COMMAND='fd -Ht d'
-export FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS='-m --bind ctrl-a:select-all,ctrl-d:deselect-all,ctrl-t:toggle-all'
-export FZF_COMPLETION_TRIGGER='**'
-export FZF_CTRL_T_COMMAND="$FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND"
-export FZF_CTRL_T_OPTS='--preview "bat --color=always --style=numbers --line-range=:500 {}"'
-
-# use lesspipe with less
-export LESSOPEN="|lesspipe.sh %s"
+# skim settings
+export SKIM_DEFAULT_COMMAND='fd -Ht f'
+export SKIM_ALT_C_COMMAND='fd -Ht d'
+export SKIM_DEFAULT_OPTS='-m --ansi --bind ctrl-a:toggle-all,ctrl-d:deselect-all,ctrl-t:toggle-all'
+export SKIM_DEFAULT_OPTIONS="$SKIM_DEFAULT_OPTS" # TODO make an issue/PR about this difference
+export SKIM_COMPLETION_TRIGGER='**'
+export SKIM_CTRL_T_COMMAND="$SKIM_DEFAULT_COMMAND"
+export SKIM_CTRL_T_OPTS='--preview "bat --color=always --style=numbers --line-range=:500 {}"'
+# copy for fzf, incase I ever use it
+export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND="$SKIM_DEFAULT_COMMAND"
+export FZF_ALT_C_COMMAND="$SKIM_ALT_C_COMMAND"
+export FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS="$SKIM_DEFAULT_OPTS"
+export FZF_COMPLETION_TRIGGER="$SKIM_COMPLETION_TRIGGER"
+export FZF_CTRL_T_COMMAND="$SKIM_DEFAULT_COMMAND"
+export FZF_CTRL_T_OPTS="$SKIM_CTRL_T_OPTS"
 
 # dotfile repository location
 export DOTREPO="$HOME/git/dotfiles"

home/.config/zsh/02-plugins.zsh

@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ zinit light zdharma/fast-syntax-highlighting
 
 # use fzf with zsh
 {%@@ if profile == "mko-laptop" @@%}
-source ~/.fzf.zsh
+source ~/.skim.zsh
 {%@@ else @@%}
-source /usr/share/fzf/key-bindings.zsh
-source /usr/share/fzf/completion.zsh
+source /usr/share/skim/key-bindings.zsh
+source /usr/share/skim/completion.zsh
 {%@@ endif @@%}

home/.config/zsh/03-aliases.zsh

@@ -6,16 +6,7 @@ alias gpush='git push'
 
 alias mutt='neomutt'
 
-# Syntax highlighting cat
-alias cat='bat'
-
-rip() {
-	abcde
-	printf "Ripping done. Importing to library"
-	beet import ~/Documents/Rip/flac/*
-}
-
-# make fzf zsh plugin use ripgrep
+# make fzf zsh plugin use fd
 _fzf_compgen_dir() {
 	fd -Ht d
 }
@@ -23,18 +14,22 @@ _fzf_compgen_path() {
 	fd -Ht f
 }
 
-# search and install packages with fzf
+# search and install packages with skim
 pi() { 
-	SELECTED_PKGS="$(paru -Slq | fzf --header='Install packages' -m --preview 'paru -Si {1}')"
+	SELECTED_PKGS="$(paru -Slq | sk --header='Install packages' -m --preview 'paru -Si {1}')"
 	if [ -n "$SELECTED_PKGS" ]; then
+		# Append the expanded command to history
+		print -s "paru -S $(echo $SELECTED_PKGS)"
 		paru -S $(echo $SELECTED_PKGS)
 	fi
 }
 
-# search and remove packages with fzf
+# search and remove packages with skim
 pr() { 
-	SELECTED_PKGS="$(paru -Qsq | fzf --header='Remove packages' -m --preview 'paru -Si {1}')"
+	SELECTED_PKGS="$(paru -Qsq | sk --header='Remove packages' -m --preview 'paru -Si {1}')"
 	if [ -n "$SELECTED_PKGS" ]; then
+		# Append the expanded command to history
+		print -s "paru -Rns $(echo $SELECTED_PKGS)"
 		paru -Rns $(echo $SELECTED_PKGS)
 	fi
 }