Unable to make a backward TAB as Shift-TAB in Zsh

Answer 1

This document should give you a good explanation:

• Q: How do i get Shift-Tab to go backwards on a text terminal or XTerm?

In short, few terminals support a shifted Tab, but you might be able to get your terminal to support a "backtab" key sequence which you can configure X to send.

Answer 2

I'm not sure exactly what you require by a backward-tab, but zsh does have an undo zle widget which undoes the effect of the last pressed keystroke, be it Tab or anything else. Use it by binding it to a key:

$> bindkey "<Ctrl-V><Shift-Tab>" undo

The means you press those key combos, don't type out the letters.

I think this is what you're asking for, but I can't tell for sure without more examples.

Answer 3

Try this:

bindkey '^[[Z' reverse-menu-complete

If this doesn't work, try running executing zsh like this:

zsh -Y

and then try again!