Migrating between versions

Upgrading from v5 to v6

1. v6 includes a Git submodule. When cloning manually, add --recurse-submodules

   git clone https://github.com/olets/zsh-abbr --single-branch --branch <branch> --depth 1
   git clone https://github.com/olets/zsh-abbr --recurse-submodules --single-branch --branch <branch> --depth 1

2. If you've set up something custom with Widgets and key bindings make sure you've migrated off deprecated functions.

   • Instead of abbr-expand-and-space use abbr-expand-and-insert

3. If you customized the v5-deprecated ABBR_PRECMD_LOGS, you can delete that - the feature it relates to has been dropped.

4. If you're using any undocumented internal zsh-abbr functions deprecated in v5, you'll have to come up with something else.

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   These internal values were dropped:

   • ABBR_PRECMD_MESSAGE

   These internal functions were dropped:

   • _abbr_add_widgets
   • _abbr_bind_widgets
   • _abbr_deprecations
   • _abbr_integrations
   • _abbr_precmd
   • _abbr:util_deprecated

   These internal functions deprecated are now internal only:

   • _abbr_init
   • _abbr_warn_deprecation
   • _abbr:add
   • _abbr:clear_session
   • _abbr:erase
   • _abbr:expand
   • _abbr:expansion
   • _abbr:export_aliases
   • _abbr:git
   • _abbr:import_aliases
   • _abbr:import_fish
   • _abbr:import_git_aliases
   • _abbr:list
   • _abbr:list_abbreviations
   • _abbr:list_commands
   • _abbr:print_version
   • _abbr:profile
   • _abbr:rename
   • _abbr:util_add
   • _abbr:util_alias
   • _abbr:util_bad_options
   • _abbr:util_check_command
   • _abbr:util_error
   • _abbr:util_import_alias
   • _abbr:util_list
   • _abbr:util_list_item
   • _abbr:util_log_unless_quiet
   • _abbr:util_log_unless_quieter
   • _abbr:util_print
   • _abbr:util_set_once
   • _abbr:util_set_to_typed_scope
   • _abbr:util_sync_user
   • _abbr:util_usage
   • _abbr:util_warn

5. Install the latest zsh-abbr following the instructions at Installation.

Downgrading from v6 to v5

1. Install v5.x
   • Plugin manager: use your manager to install zsh-abbr from branch v5.
   • Homebrew: install v4

     brew uninstall --force zsh-abbr && brew install olets/tap/zsh-abbr@5

     and follow the post-install instructions logged to the terminal.
   • Manual:
     • either download the latest v5.x's archive from https://github.com/olets/zsh-abbr/releases
     • or clone the v5 branch:

       git clone https://github.com/olets/zsh-abbr --single-branch --branch v5 --depth 1

2. Restart zsh

   exec zsh

Older versions

Visit the v5 docs.