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<H1><A NAME="SEC4" HREF="zsh_toc.html#TOC4">Introduction</A></H1>

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Zsh is a UNIX command interpreter (shell) usable as an interactive login
shell and as a shell script command processor.  Of the standard shells,
zsh most closely resembles ksh but includes many enhancements.  Zsh has
command line editing, builtin spelling correction, programmable command
completion, shell functions (with autoloading), a history mechanism, and a
host of other features.

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<H2><A NAME="SEC5" HREF="zsh_toc.html#TOC5">Author</A></H2>
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Zsh was originally written by Paul Falstad <CODE>&#60;pf@zsh.org&#62;</CODE>.  Zsh is
now maintained by the members of the zsh-workers mailing list
<CODE>&#60;zsh-workers@sunsite.auc.dk&#62;</CODE>.  New development is currently
coordinated by Peter Stephenson <CODE>&#60;pws@zsh.org&#62;</CODE>.  The
coordinator can be contacted at <CODE>&#60;coordinator@zsh.org&#62;</CODE>, but
matters relating to the code should generally go to the mailing list.

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<H2><A NAME="SEC6" HREF="zsh_toc.html#TOC6">Availability</A></H2>

<P>
Zsh is available from the following anonymous FTP sites.  These mirror
sites are kept frequently up to date.  The sites marked with <EM>(H)</EM> may be
mirroring <TT>ftp.cs.elte.hu</TT> instead of the primary site.

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<DT>Primary site
<DD>
<TT>ftp://ftp.zsh.org/pub/zsh/</TT><BR>
<TT>http://www.zsh.org/pub/zsh/</TT>

<DT>Australia
<DD>
<TT>ftp://ftp.zsh.org/pub/zsh/</TT><BR>
<TT>http://www.zsh.org/pub/zsh/</TT><BR>
<TT>ftp://ftp.ips.gov.au/pub/packages/zsh/</TT>  <EM>(H)</EM>

<DT>Denmark
<DD>
<TT>ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/pub/unix/shells/zsh/</TT>

<DT>Finland
<DD>
<TT>ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/unix/shells/zsh/</TT>

<DT>France
<DD>
<TT>ftp://ftp.cenatls.cena.dgac.fr/pub/shells/zsh/</TT>

<DT>Germany
<DD>
<TT>ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/unix/shells/zsh/</TT>  <EM>(H)</EM><BR>
<TT>ftp://ftp.gmd.de/packages/zsh/</TT><BR>
<TT>ftp://ftp.uni-trier.de/pub/unix/shell/zsh/</TT>

<DT>Hungary
<DD>
<TT>ftp://ftp.cs.elte.hu/pub/zsh/</TT><BR>
<TT>http://www.cs.elte.hu/pub/zsh/</TT><BR>
<TT>ftp://ftp.kfki.hu/pub/packages/zsh/</TT>

<DT>Israel
<DD>
<TT>ftp://ftp.math.technion.ac.il/mirror/ftp.zsh.org/pub/zsh/</TT><BR>
<TT>http://www.math.technion.ac.il/mirror/ftp.zsh.org/pub/zsh/</TT>

<DT>Italy
<DD>
<TT>ftp://ftp.unina.it/pub/Unix/pkgs/shell/zsh/</TT>

<DT>Japan
<DD>
<TT>ftp://ftp.nisiq.net/pub/shells/zsh/</TT>  <EM>(H)</EM><BR>
<TT>ftp://ftp.win.ne.jp/pub/shell/zsh/</TT>

<DT>Norway
<DD>
<TT>ftp://ftp.uit.no/pub/unix/shells/zsh/</TT>

<DT>Poland
<DD>
<TT>ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/unix/shells/zsh/</TT>

<DT>Romania
<DD>
<TT>ftp://ftp.roedu.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.zsh.org/pub/zsh/</TT>

<DT>Slovenia
<DD>
<TT>ftp://ftp.siol.net/mirrors/zsh/</TT>

<DT>Sweden
<DD>
<TT>ftp://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/unix/zsh/</TT>

<DT>UK
<DD>
<TT>ftp://ftp.net.lut.ac.uk/zsh/</TT><BR>
<TT>ftp://sunsite.org.uk/packages/zsh/</TT>

<DT>USA
<DD>
<TT>ftp://uiarchive.uiuc.edu/pub/packages/shells/zsh/</TT><BR>
<TT>ftp://ftp.rge.com/pub/shells/zsh/</TT><BR>
<TT>ftp://foad.org/pub/zsh/</TT><BR>
<TT>http://foad.org/zsh/</TT>

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<H2><A NAME="SEC7" HREF="zsh_toc.html#TOC7">Undocumented Features</A></H2>
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<P>
Known only to the recipients of the <CODE>zsh-workers</CODE> mailing list.<BR>
To join the mailing lists, see section <A HREF="zsh_2.html#SEC8">Mailing Lists</A>.

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<H2><A NAME="SEC8" HREF="zsh_toc.html#TOC8">Mailing Lists</A></H2>
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Zsh has 3 mailing lists:

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<DT><CODE>&#60;zsh-announce@sunsite.auc.dk&#62;</CODE>
<DD>
Announcements about releases, major changes in the shell and the
monthly posting of the Zsh FAQ.  (moderated)

<DT><CODE>&#60;zsh-users@sunsite.auc.dk&#62;</CODE>
<DD>
User discussions.

<DT><CODE>&#60;zsh-workers@sunsite.auc.dk&#62;</CODE>
<DD>
Hacking, development, bug reports and patches.

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<P>
To subscribe or unsubscribe, send mail
to the associated administrative address for the mailing list.

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<DT><CODE>&#60;zsh-announce-subscribe@sunsite.auc.dk&#62;</CODE>
<DD>
<DT><CODE>&#60;zsh-users-subscribe@sunsite.auc.dk&#62;</CODE>
<DD>
<DT><CODE>&#60;zsh-workers-subscribe@sunsite.auc.dk&#62;</CODE>
<DD>
<DT><CODE>&#60;zsh-announce-unsubscribe@sunsite.auc.dk&#62;</CODE>
<DD>
<DT><CODE>&#60;zsh-users-unsubscribe@sunsite.auc.dk&#62;</CODE>
<DD>
<DT><CODE>&#60;zsh-workers-unsubscribe@sunsite.auc.dk&#62;</CODE>
<DD>
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<P>
YOU ONLY NEED TO JOIN ONE OF THE MAILING LISTS AS THEY ARE NESTED.
All submissions to <CITE>zsh-announce</CITE> are automatically forwarded to
<CITE>zsh-users</CITE>.  All submissions to <CITE>zsh-users</CITE> are automatically
forwarded to <CITE>zsh-workers</CITE>.

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<P>
If you have problems subscribing/unsubscribing to any of the mailing
lists, send mail to <CODE>&#60;listmaster@zsh.org&#62;</CODE>.  The mailing lists are
maintained by Karsten Thygesen <CODE>&#60;karthy@kom.auc.dk&#62;</CODE>.

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<P>
The mailing lists are archived; the archives can be accessed via the
administrative addresses listed above.  There is also a hypertext
archive, maintained by Geoff Wing <CODE>&#60;gcw@zsh.org&#62;</CODE>, available at
<CODE>http://www.zsh.org/mla/</CODE>.


<H2><A NAME="SEC9" HREF="zsh_toc.html#TOC9">Further Information</A></H2>



<H3><A NAME="SEC10" HREF="zsh_toc.html#TOC10">The Zsh FAQ</A></H3>

<P>
Zsh has a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), maintained by
Peter Stephenson <CODE>&#60;pws@zsh.org&#62;</CODE>.  It is regularly posted to the
newsgroup <CITE>comp.unix.shell</CITE> and the <CITE>zsh-announce</CITE> mailing list.
The latest version can be found at any of the Zsh FTP sites, or at
<CODE>http://www.zsh.org/FAQ/</CODE>.  The contact address for FAQ-related matters
is <CODE>&#60;faqmaster@zsh.org&#62;</CODE>.

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<H3><A NAME="SEC11" HREF="zsh_toc.html#TOC11">The Zsh Web Page</A></H3>

<P>
Zsh has a web page which is located at <CODE>http://www.zsh.org/</CODE>.  This is
maintained by Karsten Thygesen <CODE>&#60;karthy@zsh.org&#62;</CODE>, of SunSITE Denmark.
The contact address for web-related matters is <CODE>&#60;webmaster@zsh.org&#62;</CODE>.

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<H3><A NAME="SEC12" HREF="zsh_toc.html#TOC12">See Also</A></H3>

<P>
sh(1), csh(1), tcsh(1), rc(1), bash(1), ksh(1), zshbuiltins(1),  
zshcompctl(1), zshexpn(1), zshparam(1), zshzle(1), zshoptions(1), 
zshmisc(1)

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<P>
<CITE>IEEE Standard for information Technology -
Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) -
Part 2: Shell and Utilities</CITE>,
IEEE Inc, 1993, ISBN 1-55937-255-9.

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