Z Shell (zsh) is a Unix shell and scripting language created by Paul Falstad in 1990 while a student at Princeton University, combining features from the Bourne shell, the C shell and the Korn shell along with many original extensions such as advanced tab completion, spelling correction, and extensive customization through frameworks like Oh My Zsh. Z Shell became the default login shell for macOS beginning with macOS Catalina in 2019, replacing Bash, and remains widely used as both an interactive shell and a scripting language for Unix-like systems.
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SignificanceZsh's significance is as a Unix shell designed from the outset for interactive use while also serving as a powerful scripting language, a combination that helped it become widely adopted. 1 Connections
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"It combines features from both ksh and tcsh (and rc to a lesser extent)...the aim was to be a cross between ksh and tcsh." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_shell
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1. Zsh home page
About zsh sectionQuote, About zsh section
Zsh is a shell designed for interactive use, although it is also a powerful scripting language.
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