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+# Allows declaring abbreviations:
+# declare a list of expandable aliases to fill up later
+typeset -a ealiases
+ealiases=()
+
+# write a function for adding an alias to the list mentioned above
+function abbrev-alias() {
+    alias $1
+    ealiases+=(${1%%\=*})
+}
+
+# expand any aliases in the current line buffer
+function expand-ealias() {
+    if [[ $LBUFFER =~ "\<(${(j:|:)ealiases})\$" ]]; then
+        zle _expand_alias
+        zle expand-word
+    fi
+    zle magic-space
+}
+zle -N expand-ealias
+
+# Bind the space key to the expand-alias function above, so that space will expand any expandable aliases
+bindkey ' '        expand-ealias
+bindkey '^ '       magic-space # control-space to bypass completion
+bindkey -M isearch " "      magic-space     # normal space during searches
+
+# A function for expanding any aliases before accepting the line as is and executing the entered command
+expand-alias-and-accept-line() {
+    expand-ealias
+    zle .backward-delete-char
+    zle .accept-line
+}
+zle -N accept-line expand-alias-and-accept-line