fzf tmux, Editor Integration, Troubleshooting, and Performance/Remember shell functions are not external commands
Use standalone commands for child processes spawned by fzf.
Section: Troubleshooting and performance
Remember shell functions are not external commands
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# Child processes spawned by fzf cannot call a shell function unless you export or inline it.Explanation
This explains why some custom shell functions work in the current shell but fail inside preview or reload commands.
Learn the surrounding workflow
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