Binding option left and right arrows to move by words in zsh command line
shell, zsh, zshrc
Solution
You can configure iTerm2 to do this like so:
- Go to `iTerm2 > Preferences > Profiles > Keys`
- If there is already an `⌥ ←` or `⌥ →` setting, delete it by selecting it and hitting `-`.
- Add a new shortcut by hitting the `+` button.
- Type ⌥+← in the Keyboard shortcut box.
- Select `Send Escape Sequence` in the Action box.
- Enter `b` for Characters to send.
- Click `Ok`.
Repeat the above procedure for `⌥ →`, this time entering `f` for the Characters to send.
Taken from this great tutorial which describes the whole process in detail and with pictures: Use ⌥ ← and ⌥ → to jump forwards / backwards words in iTerm 2, on OS X | Coderwall
Problem
I'm using iTerm2 on Mac OSX 10.8 with an `xterm` key binding and `zsh`. I'd like `zsh` to use option left arrow and option right arrow to do the standard Mac bindings of left and right word. If I hit ctrl-v then option-left and right arrows, where are the two key sequences that print: ``` ^[[1;9D ^[[1;9C ``` I tried using binding these sequences using `bindkey -v`, but with no luck.