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Case Propagation

Case propagation lets you type a trigger in different cases and have the expansion match your typing style automatically.

Basic Usage​

Enable propagate_case: true on any match:

- trigger: "alh"
  replace: "although"
  propagate_case: true
  word: true

Now typing different cases produces different results:

You TypeYou Get
alhalthough
AlhAlthough
ALHALTHOUGH

Multi-Word Capitalization​

By default, only the first word is capitalized. Use uppercase_style: capitalize_words to capitalize every word:

- trigger: ";ols"
  replace: "ordinary least squares"
  propagate_case: true
  uppercase_style: capitalize_words
You TypeYou Get
;olsordinary least squares
;OlsOrdinary Least Squares
;OLSORDINARY LEAST SQUARES

Practical Examples​

Acronyms​

- trigger: "idk"
  replace: "I don't know"
  propagate_case: true
  word: true
TypeResult
idkI don't know
IdkI don't know
IDKI DON'T KNOW

Proper Names​

- trigger: "cli"
  replace: "cli-expander"
  propagate_case: true
  word: true
TypeResult
clicli-expander
CliCli-expander

Important Notes​

  • Case propagation only applies to the replace text, not variables
  • Combine with word: true to avoid matching inside other words
  • uppercase_style only matters when propagate_case: true

What's Next​