Modify informational text in response to events.

Section: Bind actions

Update the header dynamically

bash
bash
printf '%s\n' alpha beta gamma | fzf --bind 'focus:transform-header:echo Focused on {1}'
Explanation

Dynamic headers can make interactive dashboards more self-explanatory.

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