The prompt alias

This alias, by default translated to the internal zellij:prompt plugin url, draws the popups of zellij prompt (confirmations, choices, text and number fields, menus, forms and notices) and of the prompt plugin API command, which lets plugins ask the user a question.

Contract

Zellij opens this plugin as a popup and sends it the request as a pipe message. The plugin shows the request, and answers:

• To zellij prompt on the command line, with the CLI pipe commands (cli_pipe_output and unblock_cli_pipe_input) and an exit code
• To a plugin, with the reply_to_prompt plugin command

Only the built-in zellij:prompt plugin may answer a plugin's request with reply_to_prompt: replies from any other plugin are ignored. Pointing this alias at a different plugin therefore stops plugin prompts from being answered.