subst

Summary

subst'' performs text substitution in the plugin’s source script before it is sourced, replacing one string with another without modifying the file on disk.

Syntax / Usage

zi ice subst"old-string → new-string"
zi ice subst"autoload → autoload -Uz"

Details

The substitution is applied to the sourced content at load time. The original file on disk is unchanged. This allows fixing or patching plugin scripts that use patterns incompatible with the user’s Zsh setup.

The separator is → (Unicode right arrow) or -> (ASCII arrow).

Examples

# Ensure all autoload calls use -Uz flags
zi ice subst"autoload → autoload -Uz"
zi light user/old-plugin

See Also

• aliases