zsh-history-substring-search plugin at 15f63de

https://github.com/sunaku/zsh-history-substring-search

README

+To activate this script, load it into an interactive ZSH session:
+
+  % source history-substring-search.zsh
+
+See the "history-substring-search.zsh" file for more information:
+
+  % sed -n '2,/^$/s/^#//p' history-substring-search.zsh | more

history-substring-search.plugin.zsh

+# This file integrates the history-substring-search script into oh-my-zsh.
+
+source "$ZSH/plugins/history-substring-search/history-substring-search.zsh"
+
+if test "$CASE_SENSITIVE" = true; then
+  unset HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_GLOBBING_FLAGS
+fi
+
+if test "$DISABLE_COLOR" = true; then
+  unset HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_FOUND
+  unset HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_NOT_FOUND
+fi

history-substring-search.zsh

+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+#
+# This is a clean-room implementation of the Fish[1] shell's history search
+# feature, where you can type in any part of any previously entered command
+# and press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to cycle through the matching commands.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Usage
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# 1. Load this script into your interactive ZSH session:
+#
+#       % source history-substring-search.zsh
+#
+#    If you want to use the zsh-syntax-highlighting[6] script along with this
+#    script, then make sure that you load it *before* you load this script:
+#
+#       % source zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
+#       % source history-substring-search.zsh
+#
+# 2. Type any part of any previous command and then:
+#
+#     * Press the UP arrow key to select the nearest command that (1) contains
+#       your query and (2) is older than the current command in the command
+#       history.
+#
+#     * Press the DOWN arrow key to select the nearest command that (1)
+#       contains your query and (2) is newer than the current command in the
+#       command history.
+#
+#     * Press ^U (the Control and U keys simultaneously) to abort the search.
+#
+# 3. If a matching command spans more than one line of text, press the LEFT
+#    arrow key to move the cursor away from the end of the command, and then:
+#
+#     * Press the UP arrow key to move the cursor to the line above.  When the
+#       cursor reaches the first line of the command, pressing the UP arrow
+#       key again will cause this script to perform another search.
+#
+#     * Press the DOWN arrow key to move the cursor to the line below.  When
+#       the cursor reaches the last line of the command, pressing the DOWN
+#       arrow key again will cause this script to perform another search.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Configuration
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# This script defines the following global variables. You may override their
+# default values only after having loaded this script into your ZSH session.
+#
+# * HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_FOUND is a global variable that defines
+#   how the query should be highlighted inside a matching command. Its default
+#   value causes this script to highlight using bold, white text on a magenta
+#   background. See the "Character Highlighting" section in the zshzle(1) man
+#   page to learn about the kinds of values you may assign to this variable.
+#
+# * HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_NOT_FOUND is a global variable that
+#   defines how the query should be highlighted when no commands in the
+#   history match it. Its default value causes this script to highlight using
+#   bold, white text on a red background. See the "Character Highlighting"
+#   section in the zshzle(1) man page to learn about the kinds of values you
+#   may assign to this variable.
+#
+# * HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_GLOBBING_FLAGS is a global variable that defines
+#   how the command history will be searched for your query. Its default value
+#   causes this script to perform a case-insensitive search. See the "Globbing
+#   Flags" section in the zshexpn(1) man page to learn about the kinds of
+#   values you may assign to this variable.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# History
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# This script was originally written by Peter Stephenson[2], who published it
+# to the ZSH users mailing list (thereby making it public domain) in September
+# 2009. It was later revised by Guido van Steen and released under the BSD
+# license (see below) as part of the fizsh[3] project in January 2011.
+#
+# It was later extracted from fizsh[3] release 1.0.1, refactored heavily, and
+# repackaged as both an oh-my-zsh plugin[4] and as an independently loadable
+# ZSH script[5] by Suraj N. Kurapati in 2011.
+#
+# It was further developed[4] by Guido van Steen, Suraj N. Kurapati, Sorin
+# Ionescu, and Vincent Guerci in 2011.
+#
+# [1]: http://fishshell.com
+# [2]: http://www.zsh.org/mla/users/2009/msg00818.html
+# [3]: http://sourceforge.net/projects/fizsh/
+# [4]: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/pull/215
+# [5]: https://github.com/sunaku/zsh-history-substring-search
+# [6]: https://github.com/nicoulaj/zsh-syntax-highlighting
+#
+##############################################################################
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2009 Peter Stephenson
+# Copyright (c) 2011 Guido van Steen
+# Copyright (c) 2011 Suraj N. Kurapati
+# Copyright (c) 2011 Sorin Ionescu
+# Copyright (c) 2011 Vincent Guerci
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+#  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+#  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+#    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+#    disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+#    with the distribution.
+#
+#  * Neither the name of the FIZSH nor the names of its contributors
+#    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
+#    software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+# ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+# CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+# SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+# INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+# CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+# ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+##############################################################################
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# configuration variables
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_FOUND='bg=magenta,fg=white,bold'
+HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_NOT_FOUND='bg=red,fg=white,bold'
+HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_GLOBBING_FLAGS='i'
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# the main ZLE widgets
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function history-substring-search-up() {
+  _history-substring-search-begin
+
+  _history-substring-search-up-history ||
+  _history-substring-search-up-buffer ||
+  _history-substring-search-up-search
+
+  _history-substring-search-end
+}
+
+function history-substring-search-down() {
+  _history-substring-search-begin
+
+  _history-substring-search-down-history ||
+  _history-substring-search-down-buffer ||
+  _history-substring-search-down-search
+
+  _history-substring-search-end
+}
+
+zle -N history-substring-search-up
+zle -N history-substring-search-down
+
+bindkey '\e[A' history-substring-search-up
+bindkey '\e[B' history-substring-search-down
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# implementation details
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+setopt extendedglob
+zmodload -F zsh/parameter
+
+#
+# We have to "override" some keys and widgets if the
+# zsh-syntax-highlighting plugin has not been loaded:
+#
+# https://github.com/nicoulaj/zsh-syntax-highlighting
+#
+if [[ $+functions[_zsh_highlight] -eq 0 ]]; then
+  #
+  # Dummy implementation of _zsh_highlight()
+  # that simply removes existing highlights
+  #
+  function _zsh_highlight() {
+    region_highlight=()
+  }
+
+  #
+  # Remove existing highlights when the user
+  # inserts printable characters into $BUFFER
+  #
+  function ordinary-key-press() {
+    if [[ $KEYS == [[:print:]] ]]; then
+      region_highlight=()
+    fi
+    zle .self-insert
+  }
+  zle -N self-insert ordinary-key-press
+
+  #
+  # Override ZLE widgets to invoke _zsh_highlight()
+  #
+  # https://github.com/nicoulaj/zsh-syntax-highlighting/blob/
+  # bb7fcb79fad797a40077bebaf6f4e4a93c9d8163/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh#L121
+  #
+  #--------------8<-------------------8<-------------------8<-----------------
+  #
+  # Copyright (c) 2010-2011 zsh-syntax-highlighting contributors
+  # All rights reserved.
+  #
+  # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+  # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+  # met:
+  #
+  #  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+  #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+  #
+  #  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+  #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+  #    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+  #
+  #  * Neither the name of the zsh-syntax-highlighting contributors nor the
+  #    names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+  #    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+  #
+  # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS
+  # IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+  # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+  # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR
+  # CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
+  # EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+  # PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
+  # PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+  # LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+  # NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+  # SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+  # Load ZSH module zsh/zleparameter, needed to override user defined widgets.
+  zmodload zsh/zleparameter 2>/dev/null || {
+    echo 'zsh-syntax-highlighting: failed loading zsh/zleparameter, exiting.' >&2
+    return -1
+  }
+
+  # Override ZLE widgets to make them invoke _zsh_highlight.
+  for event in ${${(f)"$(zle -la)"}:#(_*|orig-*|.run-help|.which-command)}; do
+    if [[ "$widgets[$event]" == completion:* ]]; then
+      eval "zle -C orig-$event ${${${widgets[$event]}#*:}/:/ } ; $event() { builtin zle orig-$event && _zsh_highlight } ; zle -N $event"
+    else
+      case $event in
+        accept-and-menu-complete)
+          eval "$event() { builtin zle .$event && _zsh_highlight } ; zle -N $event"
+          ;;
+
+        # The following widgets should NOT remove any previously
+        # applied highlighting. Therefore we do not remap them.
+        .forward-char|.backward-char|.up-line-or-history|.down-line-or-history)
+          ;;
+
+        .*)
+          clean_event=$event[2,${#event}] # Remove the leading dot in the event name
+          case ${widgets[$clean_event]-} in
+            (completion|user):*)
+              ;;
+            *)
+              eval "$clean_event() { builtin zle $event && _zsh_highlight } ; zle -N $clean_event"
+              ;;
+          esac
+          ;;
+        *)
+          ;;
+      esac
+    fi
+  done
+  unset event clean_event
+  #-------------->8------------------->8------------------->8-----------------
+fi
+
+function _history-substring-search-begin() {
+  _history_substring_search_move_cursor_eol=false
+  _history_substring_search_query_highlight=
+
+  #
+  # Continue using the previous $_history_substring_search_result by default,
+  # unless the current query was cleared or a new/different query was entered.
+  #
+  if [[ -z $BUFFER || $BUFFER != $_history_substring_search_result ]]; then
+    #
+    # For the purpose of highlighting we will also keep
+    # a version without doubly-escaped meta characters.
+    #
+    _history_substring_search_query=$BUFFER
+
+    #
+    # $BUFFER contains the text that is in the command-line currently.
+    # we put an extra "\\" before meta characters such as "\(" and "\)",
+    # so that they become "\\\(" and "\\\)".
+    #
+    _history_substring_search_query_escaped=${BUFFER//(#m)[\][()|\\*?#<>~^]/\\$MATCH}
+
+    #
+    # Find all occurrences of the search query in the history file.
+    #
+    # (k) turns it an array of line numbers.
+    #
+    # (on) seems to remove duplicates, which are default
+    #      options. They can be turned off by (ON).
+    #
+    _history_substring_search_matches=(${(kon)history[(R)(#$HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_GLOBBING_FLAGS)*${_history_substring_search_query_escaped}*]})
+
+    #
+    # Define the range of values that $_history_substring_search_match_index
+    # can take: [0, $_history_substring_search_matches_count_plus].
+    #
+    _history_substring_search_matches_count=$#_history_substring_search_matches
+    _history_substring_search_matches_count_plus=$(( _history_substring_search_matches_count + 1 ))
+    _history_substring_search_matches_count_sans=$(( _history_substring_search_matches_count - 1 ))
+
+    #
+    # If $_history_substring_search_match_index is equal to
+    # $_history_substring_search_matches_count_plus, this indicates that we
+    # are beyond the beginning of $_history_substring_search_matches.
+    #
+    # If $_history_substring_search_match_index is equal to 0, this indicates
+    # that we are beyond the end of $_history_substring_search_matches.
+    #
+    # If we have initially pressed "up" we have to initialize
+    # $_history_substring_search_match_index to
+    # $_history_substring_search_matches_count_plus so that it will be
+    # decreased to $_history_substring_search_matches_count.
+    #
+    # If we have initially pressed "down" we have to initialize
+    # $_history_substring_search_match_index to
+    # $_history_substring_search_matches_count so that it will be increased to
+    # $_history_substring_search_matches_count_plus.
+    #
+    if [[ $WIDGET == history-substring-search-down ]]; then
+       _history_substring_search_match_index=$_history_substring_search_matches_count
+    else
+      _history_substring_search_match_index=$_history_substring_search_matches_count_plus
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+function _history-substring-search-end() {
+  _history_substring_search_result=$BUFFER
+
+  # move the cursor to the end of the command line
+  if [[ $_history_substring_search_move_cursor_eol == true ]]; then
+    CURSOR=${#BUFFER}
+  fi
+
+  # highlight command line using zsh-syntax-highlighting
+  _zsh_highlight
+
+  # highlight the search query inside the command line
+  if [[ -n $_history_substring_search_query_highlight && -n $_history_substring_search_query ]]; then
+    #
+    # The following expression yields a variable $MBEGIN, which
+    # indicates the begin position + 1 of the first occurrence
+    # of _history_substring_search_query_escaped in $BUFFER.
+    #
+    : ${(S)BUFFER##(#m$HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_GLOBBING_FLAGS)($_history_substring_search_query##)}
+    local begin=$(( MBEGIN - 1 ))
+    local end=$(( begin + $#_history_substring_search_query ))
+    region_highlight+=("$begin $end $_history_substring_search_query_highlight")
+  fi
+
+  # For debugging purposes:
+  # zle -R "mn: "$_history_substring_search_match_index" m#: "${#_history_substring_search_matches}
+  # read -k -t 200 && zle -U $REPLY
+
+  # Exit successfully from the history-substring-search-* widgets.
+  true
+}
+
+function _history-substring-search-up-buffer() {
+  #
+  # Check if the UP arrow was pressed to move the cursor within a multi-line
+  # buffer. This amounts to three tests:
+  #
+  # 1. $#buflines -gt 1.
+  #
+  # 2. $CURSOR -ne $#BUFFER.
+  #
+  # 3. Check if we are on the first line of the current multi-line buffer.
+  #    If so, pressing UP would amount to leaving the multi-line buffer.
+  #
+  #    We check this by adding an extra "x" to $LBUFFER, which makes
+  #    sure that xlbuflines is always equal to the number of lines
+  #    until $CURSOR (including the line with the cursor on it).
+  #
+  local buflines XLBUFFER xlbuflines
+  buflines=(${(f)BUFFER})
+  XLBUFFER=$LBUFFER"x"
+  xlbuflines=(${(f)XLBUFFER})
+
+  if [[ $#buflines -gt 1 && $CURSOR -ne $#BUFFER && $#xlbuflines -ne 1 ]]; then
+    zle up-line-or-history
+    return true
+  fi
+
+  false
+}
+
+function _history-substring-search-down-buffer() {
+  #
+  # Check if the DOWN arrow was pressed to move the cursor within a multi-line
+  # buffer. This amounts to three tests:
+  #
+  # 1. $#buflines -gt 1.
+  #
+  # 2. $CURSOR -ne $#BUFFER.
+  #
+  # 3. Check if we are on the last line of the current multi-line buffer.
+  #    If so, pressing DOWN would amount to leaving the multi-line buffer.
+  #
+  #    We check this by adding an extra "x" to $RBUFFER, which makes
+  #    sure that xrbuflines is always equal to the number of lines
+  #    from $CURSOR (including the line with the cursor on it).
+  #
+  local buflines XRBUFFER xrbuflines
+  buflines=(${(f)BUFFER})
+  XRBUFFER="x"$RBUFFER
+  xrbuflines=(${(f)XRBUFFER})
+
+  if [[ $#buflines -gt 1 && $CURSOR -ne $#BUFFER && $#xrbuflines -ne 1 ]]; then
+    zle down-line-or-history
+    return true
+  fi
+
+  false
+}
+
+function _history-substring-search-up-history() {
+  #
+  # Behave like up in ZSH, except clear the $BUFFER
+  # when beginning of history is reached like in Fish.
+  #
+  if [[ -z $_history_substring_search_query ]]; then
+
+    # we have reached the absolute top of history
+    if [[ $HISTNO -eq 1 ]]; then
+      BUFFER=
+
+    # going up from somewhere below the top of history
+    else
+      zle up-history
+    fi
+
+    return true
+  fi
+
+  false
+}
+
+function _history-substring-search-down-history() {
+  #
+  # Behave like down-history in ZSH, except clear the
+  # $BUFFER when end of history is reached like in Fish.
+  #
+  if [[ -z $_history_substring_search_query ]]; then
+
+    # going down from the absolute top of history
+    if [[ $HISTNO -eq 1 && -z $BUFFER ]]; then
+      BUFFER=${history[1]}
+      _history_substring_search_move_cursor_eol=true
+
+    # going down from somewhere above the bottom of history
+    else
+      zle down-history
+    fi
+
+    return true
+  fi
+
+  false
+}
+
+function _history-substring-search-up-search() {
+  _history_substring_search_move_cursor_eol=true
+
+  #
+  # Highlight matches during history-substring-up-search:
+  #
+  # The following constants have been initialized in
+  # _history-substring-search-up/down-search():
+  #
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches is the current list of matches
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches_count is the current number of matches
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches_count_plus is the current number of matches + 1
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches_count_sans is the current number of matches - 1
+  # $_history_substring_search_match_index is the index of the current match
+  #
+  # The range of values that $_history_substring_search_match_index can take
+  # is: [0, $_history_substring_search_matches_count_plus].  A value of 0
+  # indicates that we are beyond the end of
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches. A value of
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches_count_plus indicates that we are beyond
+  # the beginning of $_history_substring_search_matches.
+  #
+  # In _history-substring-search-up-search() the initial value of
+  # $_history_substring_search_match_index is
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches_count_plus.  This value is set in
+  # _history-substring-search-begin().  _history-substring-search-up-search()
+  # will initially decrease it to $_history_substring_search_matches_count.
+  #
+  if [[ $_history_substring_search_match_index -ge 2 ]]; then
+    #
+    # Highlight the next match:
+    #
+    # 1. Decrease the value of $_history_substring_search_match_index.
+    #
+    # 2. Use $HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_FOUND
+    #    to highlight the current buffer.
+    #
+    (( _history_substring_search_match_index-- ))
+    BUFFER=$history[$_history_substring_search_matches[$_history_substring_search_match_index]]
+    _history_substring_search_query_highlight=$HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_FOUND
+
+  elif [[ $_history_substring_search_match_index -eq 1 ]]; then
+    #
+    # We will move beyond the end of $_history_substring_search_matches:
+    #
+    # 1. Decrease the value of $_history_substring_search_match_index.
+    #
+    # 2. Save the current buffer in $_history_substring_search_old_buffer,
+    #    so that it can be retrieved by
+    #    _history-substring-search-down-search() later.
+    #
+    # 3. Make $BUFFER equal to $_history_substring_search_query.
+    #
+    # 4. Use $HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_NOT_FOUND
+    #    to highlight the current buffer.
+    #
+    (( _history_substring_search_match_index-- ))
+    _history_substring_search_old_buffer=$BUFFER
+    BUFFER=$_history_substring_search_query
+    _history_substring_search_query_highlight=$HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_NOT_FOUND
+
+  elif [[ $_history_substring_search_match_index -eq $_history_substring_search_matches_count_plus ]]; then
+    #
+    # We were beyond the beginning of $_history_substring_search_matches but
+    # UP makes us move back to $_history_substring_search_matches:
+    #
+    # 1. Decrease the value of $_history_substring_search_match_index.
+    #
+    # 2. Restore $BUFFER from $_history_substring_search_old_buffer.
+    #
+    # 3. Use $HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_FOUND
+    #    to highlight the current buffer.
+    #
+    (( _history_substring_search_match_index-- ))
+    BUFFER=$_history_substring_search_old_buffer
+    _history_substring_search_query_highlight=$HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_FOUND
+  fi
+}
+
+function _history-substring-search-down-search() {
+  _history_substring_search_move_cursor_eol=true
+
+  #
+  # Highlight matches during history-substring-up-search:
+  #
+  # The following constants have been initialized in
+  # _history-substring-search-up/down-search():
+  #
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches is the current list of matches
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches_count is the current number of matches
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches_count_plus is the current number of matches + 1
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches_count_sans is the current number of matches - 1
+  # $_history_substring_search_match_index is the index of the current match
+  #
+  # The range of values that $_history_substring_search_match_index can take
+  # is: [0, $_history_substring_search_matches_count_plus].  A value of 0
+  # indicates that we are beyond the end of
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches. A value of
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches_count_plus indicates that we are beyond
+  # the beginning of $_history_substring_search_matches.
+  #
+  # In _history-substring-search-down-search() the initial value of
+  # $_history_substring_search_match_index is
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches_count.  This value is set in
+  # _history-substring-search-begin().
+  # _history-substring-search-down-search() will initially increase it to
+  # $_history_substring_search_matches_count_plus.
+  #
+  if [[ $_history_substring_search_match_index -le $_history_substring_search_matches_count_sans ]]; then
+    #
+    # Highlight the next match:
+    #
+    # 1. Increase $_history_substring_search_match_index by 1.
+    #
+    # 2. Use $HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_FOUND
+    #    to highlight the current buffer.
+    #
+    (( _history_substring_search_match_index++ ))
+    BUFFER=$history[$_history_substring_search_matches[$_history_substring_search_match_index]]
+    _history_substring_search_query_highlight=$HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_FOUND
+
+  elif [[ $_history_substring_search_match_index -eq $_history_substring_search_matches_count ]]; then
+    #
+    # We will move beyond the beginning of $_history_substring_search_matches:
+    #
+    # 1. Increase $_history_substring_search_match_index by 1.
+    #
+    # 2. Save the current buffer in $_history_substring_search_old_buffer, so
+    #    that it can be retrieved by _history-substring-search-up-search()
+    #    later.
+    #
+    # 3. Make $BUFFER equal to $_history_substring_search_query.
+    #
+    # 4. Use $HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_NOT_FOUND
+    #    to highlight the current buffer.
+    #
+    (( _history_substring_search_match_index++ ))
+    _history_substring_search_old_buffer=$BUFFER
+    BUFFER=$_history_substring_search_query
+    _history_substring_search_query_highlight=$HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_NOT_FOUND
+
+  elif [[ $_history_substring_search_match_index -eq 0 ]]; then
+    #
+    # We were beyond the end of $_history_substring_search_matches but DOWN
+    # makes us move back to the $_history_substring_search_matches:
+    #
+    # 1. Increase $_history_substring_search_match_index by 1.
+    #
+    # 2. Restore $BUFFER from $_history_substring_search_old_buffer.
+    #
+    # 3. Use $HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_FOUND
+    #    to highlight the current buffer.
+    #
+    (( _history_substring_search_match_index++ ))
+    BUFFER=$_history_substring_search_old_buffer
+    _history_substring_search_query_highlight=$HISTORY_SUBSTRING_SEARCH_HIGHLIGHT_FOUND
+  fi
+}
+
+# -*- mode: zsh; sh-indentation: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; sh-basic-offset: 2; -*-
+# vim: ft=zsh sw=2 ts=2 et