Zed Config

Central Zed editor configuration for the dotfiles.

Structure

zed/
  .config/zed/
    settings.json     # Settings (with $schema)
    keymap.json       # Keyboard shortcuts
    tasks.json        # Global tasks
    snippets/         # Code snippets
      snippets.json   # Global snippets

Installation

# Via install.sh or manually:
cd ~/.dotfiles && stow zed

Opening Files in Zed

File	Shortcut	Command Palette
settings.json	Cmd+,	zed: open settings
keymap.json	Cmd+K Cmd+S	zed: open keymap
tasks.json	-	zed: open tasks
snippets/	-	snippets: open folder

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settings.json

Schema: https://zed.dev/schema/settings.json

All settings: https://zed.dev/docs/reference/all-settings

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keymap.json

Documentation: https://zed.dev/docs/key-bindings

Structure

[
  {
    "context": "Editor",
    "bindings": {
      "cmd-shift-d": "editor::DuplicateLine"
    }
  }
]

Contexts

Context	Description
Editor	In text editor
Workspace	General
Terminal	In terminal
ProjectPanel	File tree
Pane	Editor pane

Key Syntax

• Modifiers: cmd, ctrl, alt, shift
• Combining: cmd-shift-p
• Sequences: cmd-k cmd-s

Examples

[
  {
    "context": "Editor",
    "bindings": {
      "cmd-shift-d": "editor::DuplicateLine",
      "cmd-shift-k": "editor::DeleteLine",
      "cmd-shift-l": "editor::SelectAllMatches"
    }
  },
  {
    "context": "Terminal",
    "bindings": {
      "cmd-k": "terminal::Clear"
    }
  }
]

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tasks.json

Documentation: https://zed.dev/docs/tasks

Structure

[
  {
    "label": "Task Name",
    "command": "command to run",
    "cwd": "$ZED_WORKTREE_ROOT",
    "reveal": "always"
  }
]

Properties

Property	Description
label	Display name (required)
command	Shell command (required)
args	Argument array
cwd	Working directory
env	Environment variables
reveal	always / never
hide	always / never / on_success

Variables

Variable	Description
$ZED_WORKTREE_ROOT	Project root
$ZED_FILE	Current file
$ZED_FILENAME	Filename
$ZED_DIRNAME	Directory
$ZED_STEM	Filename without extension
$ZED_SELECTED_TEXT	Selected text

Examples

[
  {
    "label": "npm install",
    "command": "npm install",
    "cwd": "$ZED_WORKTREE_ROOT"
  },
  {
    "label": "go run",
    "command": "go run $ZED_FILE"
  },
  {
    "label": "cargo build",
    "command": "cargo build",
    "cwd": "$ZED_WORKTREE_ROOT"
  },
  {
    "label": "docker compose up",
    "command": "docker compose up -d",
    "hide": "on_success"
  }
]

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snippets/

Documentation: https://zed.dev/docs/snippets

Structure

Create language-specific files:

• snippets.json - Global (all languages)
• javascript.json, typescript.json
• python.json, rust.json, go.json
• html.json, css.json, markdown.json

Format

{
  "Snippet Name": {
    "prefix": "trigger",
    "body": "expanded text",
    "description": "Description"
  }
}

Placeholders

Syntax	Description
$1, $2	Tab stops
${1:default}	With default value
${1|a,b,c|}	With choices
$0	Final cursor position
$TM_FILENAME	Filename
$CLIPBOARD	Clipboard content
$CURRENT_YEAR	Current year

Examples

{
  "Console Log": {
    "prefix": "cl",
    "body": "console.log('$1:', $1);$0",
    "description": "Console log with label"
  },
  "TODO": {
    "prefix": "todo",
    "body": "// TODO: $1$0",
    "description": "TODO comment"
  },
  "Insert Date": {
    "prefix": "date",
    "body": "$CURRENT_YEAR-$CURRENT_MONTH-$CURRENT_DATE",
    "description": "Current date"
  }
}

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Extensions

Extensions are stored in ~/Library/Application Support/Zed/extensions/.

Auto-install in settings.json:

{
  "auto_install_extensions": {
    "catppuccin": true,
    "docker-compose": true
  }
}