down-key does not work about zsh-history-substring-search HOT 10 CLOSED

Note this bug report applies to both iterm2 and terminal.

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What output do you see when you run cat -v and then press the up and down arrow keys?

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Hey, here's the result; I pressed up and down:

❯ cat -v
^[[A^[[B

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I solved my problem by updating my zsh configuration with the following:

zmodload zsh/terminfo
bindkey "$terminfo^[[A" history-substring-search-up
bindkey "$terminfo^[[B" history-substring-search-down

Assuming this is correct you I guess just update your documentation?

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Sorry, never mind. I confused myself into think what I did above worked. It does not.

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@jasonkuhrt Since your cat -v showed ^[[A for up and ^[[B for down, try using these settings:

bindkey '^[[A' history-substring-search-up
bindkey '^[[B' history-substring-search-down

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Solved! Documentation just needs tweaking then?

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@jasonkuhrt Yes, docs tweaked accordingly in commit 2f8a210. 🌟

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i never dug into why but i use:

bindkey "$terminfo[kcuu1]" history-substring-search-up
bindkey "$terminfo[kcud1]" history-substring-search-down

After a quick google i found http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21175561/terminfo-smkx-and-application-cursor-keys-vs-application-keypad. There seems to be a difference between normal mode and application mode for cursor keys.

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@lexinator Thanks for the background. 📚 I've seen enough reports (#12, #21, #37) about the various "portable" keycode expressions not working consistently for everyone that I'm satisfied with the experimental method outlined in the README: even though it may be unportable across all terminals, it's at least 💯 guaranteed to work for the user on the terminal where they observed their cat -v output.

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