zsh-users/zsh-history-substring-search
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🐠 ZSH port of Fish history search (up arrow) observed · 2026-10-05
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5626
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 33
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3111 stars · 174 forks observed · 2026-10-05
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A ZSH plugin that ports the Fish shell's history search feature, letting users type a substring of a past command and cycle through matching history entries with arrow keys. It is a clean-room implementation installable via Homebrew, oh-my-zsh, antigen, zplug, and other ZSH plugin managers.
Use cases
- search zsh command history by substring
- cycle through history matches with up and down arrows
- get fish-like history search in zsh
- find previously typed commands by partial text
- make shell history navigation faster
When to choose
- you use zsh and miss Fish's substring history search
- you want lightweight shell history navigation without switching shells
- you already use oh-my-zsh, antigen, zplug, or zinit
When to avoid
- you use bash or another non-zsh shell
- you want full Fish shell features rather than just history search
- you need a tool with an explicit software license
Facets
plugin · maturity active
cli developer-tools developer-tools cli zsh shell-plugin history-search fish-shell terminal command-line macos linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-history-substring-search · fetched 2026-10-05 · d0b3856ec516
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zsh-users/zsh-history-substring-search | main | 66 |
For agents
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