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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/contrib.yo b/Doc/Zsh/contrib.yo
index 980c982a3..4f1995f6d 100644
--- a/Doc/Zsh/contrib.yo
+++ b/Doc/Zsh/contrib.yo
@@ -386,6 +386,23 @@ transpose-words; do
zle -N $widget bash-$widget
done)
)
+tindex(copy-earlier-word)
+item(tt(copy-earlier-word))(
+This widget works like a combination of tt(insert-last-word) and
+tt(copy-prev-shell-word). Repeated invocations of the widget retrieve
+earlier words on the relevant history line. With a numeric argument
+var(N), insert the var(N)th word from the history line; var(N) may be
+negative to count from the end of the line.
+
+If tt(insert-last-word) has been used to retrieve the last word on a
+previous history line, repeated invocations will replace that word with
+earlier words from the same line.
+
+Otherwise, the widget applies to words on the line currently being edited.
+The tt(widget) style can be set to the name of another widget that should
+be called to retrieve words. This widget must accept the same three
+arguments as tt(insert-last-word).
+)
tindex(cycle-completion-positions)
item(tt(cycle-completion-positions))(
After inserting an unambiguous string into the command line, the new
@@ -571,13 +588,14 @@ zle -N predict-off
bindkey '^X^Z' predict-on
bindkey '^Z' predict-off)
)
-findex(smart-insert-last-word)
+tindex(smart-insert-last-word)
item(tt(smart-insert-last-word))(
This function may replace the tt(insert-last-word) widget, like so:
example(zle -N insert-last-word smart-insert-last-word)
-With a numeric prefix, it behaves like tt(insert-last-word), except that
+With a numeric prefix, or when passed command line arguments in a call
+from another widget, it behaves like tt(insert-last-word), except that
words in comments are ignored when tt(INTERACTIVE_COMMENTS) is set.
Otherwise, the rightmost ``interesting'' word from the previous command is
@@ -592,20 +610,6 @@ example(zle -N insert-last-assignment smart-insert-last-word
zstyle :insert-last-assignment match '[[:alpha:]][][[:alnum:]]#=*'
bindkey '\e=' insert-last-assignment)
)
-findex(copy-earlier-word)
-item(tt(copy-earlier-word))(
-This widget works like a combination of tt(insert-last-word) and
-tt(copy-prev-shell-word). Repeated invocations of the widget retrieve
-earlier words on the relevant history line. With a numeric argument
-var(N), insert the var(N)th word from the history line; var(N) may be
-negative to count from the end of the line.
-
-If tt(insert-last-word) has been used to retrieve the last word on a
-previous history line, repeated invocations will replace that word with
-earlier words from the same line.
-
-Otherwise, the widget applies to words on the line currently being edited.
-)
enditem()
subsect(Styles)
@@ -767,6 +771,19 @@ these widgets display a message below the prompt when the predictive state
is toggled. This is most useful in combination with the tt(toggle) style.
The default does not display these messages.
)
+kindex(widget, widget style)
+item(tt(widget))(
+This style is similar to the tt(command) style: For widget functions that
+use tt(zle) to call other widgets, this style can sometimes be used to
+override the widget which is called. The context for this style is the
+name of the calling widget (em(not) the name of the calling function,
+because one function may be bound to multiple widget names).
+
+example(zstyle :copy-earlier-word widget smart-insert-last-word)
+
+Check the documentation for the calling widget or function to determine
+whether the tt(widget) style is used.
+)
enditem()
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