Zsh

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Introduction

One of the main features of the grml system is the zsh (Z shell). The zsh is the default shell of the grml system (the default login shell). On this webpage you will find information on the zsh.

grml-zsh-refcard

The grml-zsh-refcard documents defined aliases, functions and settings of zsh on the grml-system. Download it, print it and improve your zsh-skills!

• PDF-format (~107kB)

grml-zsh-config

You do not have to use grml/Debian to use grml's zsh configuration. Just retrieve and install the configuration files in your home directory for example running:

# IMPORTANT: please notice that you might override existing
# configuration files in the current working directory! =>
wget -O .zshrc        http://git.grml.org/f/grml-etc-core/etc/skel/.zshrc
wget -O .zshrc.global http://git.grml.org/f/grml-etc-core/etc/zsh/zshrc

zsh-lovers

zsh-lovers is a small project which tries to collect tips, tricks and examples for the Z shell. Authors of the zsh-lovers manual page are Christian 'strcat' Schneider, Matthias Kopfermann and Michael Prokop.

Main part of zsh-lovers is the manual page which is available in several formats:

• zsh-lovers.1 (manual page)
• zsh-lovers.pdf
• zsh-lovers.html

The zsh-lovers archive includes the zsh-lovers manual page and several zsh configuration files. Get it from the zsh-lovers directory at the grml repository.

Notice: If you would like to have zsh-lovers on your Debian system add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list (run 'apt-get update && apt-get install zsh-lovers'):

# grml-repository
  deb     http://deb.grml.org/ grml-stable  main

If you find any bugs or suggestions please mail us! Feedback is welcome - help us to improve it!

Resources

General/Useful:

• zsh.org: zsh-homepage
• zsh.sunsite.dk/ - main zsh-homepage
• zsh.sf.net - zsh-projectpage
• Z-Shell FAQs
• Zsh Wikiweb
• Zsh - mailing list archive
• From Bash to Z Shell: Conquering the Command Line
• Zsh reference-card (PDF)
• The Single UNIX ® Specification, Version 2 - Shell Command Language Index
• Debian bug reports for zsh
• Zsh-Webpage by Christian Schneider
• NCSP - Unix Shells
• Adam's UNIX shells page
• kwtools - a big zsh-scriptcollection (based on dialog) by Kai Wilke for often used apps
• Zzappers Best of ZSH tips by David Rayner
• more links on zsh-homepage

Articles:

• A User's Guide to the Z-Shell by Peter Stephenson (1999)
• Introducing the Z-Shell by IBM Developerworks (1.2.2001)
• Artikel in BSD-News by Dominic Mitchell (October 1999)
• Zsh Workshop by Larry P. Schrof

Zsh configuration files:

• ~/.zshrc and ~/.zsh/ - some extra files of Michael Prokop
• zsh-config of Christian Schneider
• zsh-configuration-files @ zshwiki.org
• zshrcs @ dotfiles.com

German information:

• www.michael-prokop.at/computer/tools_zsh.html - zsh-Seite von Michael Prokop
• Zsh-Liebhaber-Seite von Michael Prokop und Matthias Kopfermann