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Allows using the fancy-ctrl-z functionality of toggling between the last two suspended jobs (`%+` and `%-`, respectively) even if there are more than two jobs suspended. Made the whole implementation more robust, especially in case Ctrl-Z is pressed with an existing non-empty prompt buffer. Fixed a bug where jobs with multiple different working directories would cause the back-and-forth functionality to not work.
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fancy-ctrl-z
Allows pressing Ctrl-Z is an empty prompt to bring to the foreground the only suspended job, or, if there are more than one such jobs, to switch between the two most recently suspended ones.
To use it, add fancy-ctrl-z to the plugins array in your .zshrc file:
plugins=(... fancy-ctrl-z)
Motivation
I frequently need to execute random commands in my shell.
To achieve it, I often pause Vim by pressing Ctrl-Z, type
a command and then would use fg↵ Enter to switch back to Vim.
Having to type in the fg part really hurt me.
I just wanted to hit Ctrl-Z once again to get back to Vim.
I could not find a solution, so I developed one on my own that works wonderfully
with Zsh.
Switching between the last two suspended jobs is motivated by both TV remotes
that had such feature, and tools like cd - and git checkout - that switch
between the current and the second most recent state (directory, branch, etc.).
Sometimes, you have your Vim where code is changed, and another longer-running
process (e.g., a tail on some logs, or a Python interpreter) where you want
to test or observe your changes.
There is no point in time where you would "have the editor open" and "have the
program open" together, and the workflow clearly mandates always switching
back and forth between the two.
That's why the original version of fancy-ctrl-z was extended with this "even
fancier" behaviour, because the original version would've opened Vim back again
and again.
Credits
- Original idea by @sheerun, http://sheerun.net/2014/03/21/how-to-boost-your-vim-productivity
- Added to OMZ by @mbologna
- Two-job switching added by @Whisperity