The Z Shell Manual

Texinfo / Info entry point for the Z shell manual (Yodl zsh.info chapter order). Man-page wrappers (Zsh/zsh, Zsh/zshall, Zsh/misc) and the separate intro_zsh tutorial are not part of this book.

• Introduction
  • Author
  • Availability
  • Mailing Lists
  • The Zsh FAQ
  • The Zsh Web Page
  • The Zsh Userguide
  • See Also
• Roadmap
  • When the shell starts
  • Interactive Use
  • Options
  • Pattern Matching
  • General Comments on Syntax
  • Programming
• Invocation
  • Invocation
  • Compatibility
• Files
  • Startup/Shutdown Files
  • Files
• Shell Grammar
  • Simple Commands & Pipelines
  • Precommand Modifiers
  • Complex Commands
  • Alternate Forms For Complex Commands
  • Reserved Words
  • Errors
  • Comments
  • Aliasing
  • Quoting
• Redirection
  • Multios
  • Redirections with no command
• Command Execution
• Functions
  • Autoloading Functions
  • Anonymous Functions
  • Special Functions
• Jobs & Signals
  • Jobs
  • Signals
• Arithmetic Evaluation
• Conditional Expressions
• Prompt Expansion
  • Expansion of Prompt Sequences
  • Simple Prompt Escapes
  • Conditional Substrings in Prompts
• Expansion
  • Description
  • History Expansion
  • Process Substitution
  • Parameter Expansion
  • Command Substitution
  • Arithmetic Expansion
  • Brace Expansion
  • Filename Expansion
  • Filename Generation
• Parameters
  • Description
  • Array Parameters
  • Positional Parameters
  • Local Parameters
  • Named References
  • Parameters Set by the Shell
  • Parameters Used by the Shell
• Options
  • Specifying Options
  • Description of Options
  • Option Aliases
  • Single Letter Options
• Shell Builtin Commands
• Zsh Line Editor
  • Description
  • Keymaps
  • Zle Builtins
  • Zle Widgets
  • User-Defined Widgets
  • Standard Widgets
  • Terminal Extensions
  • Character Highlighting
  • Cursor Shape and Color
• Completion Widgets
  • Description
  • Completion Special Parameters
  • Completion Builtin Commands
  • Completion Condition Codes
  • Completion Matching Control
  • Completion Widget Example
• Completion System
  • Description
  • Initialization
  • Completion System Configuration
  • Control Functions
  • Bindable Commands
  • Utility Functions
  • Completion System Variables
  • Completion Directories
• Completion Using compctl
  • Types of completion
  • Command Flags
  • Option Flags
  • Alternative Completion
  • Extended Completion
  • Example
• Zsh Modules
  • Description
  • The zsh/attr Module
  • The zsh/cap Module
  • The zsh/clone Module
  • The zsh/compctl Module
  • The zsh/complete Module
  • The zsh/complist Module
  • The zsh/computil Module
  • The zsh/curses Module
  • The zsh/datetime Module
  • The zsh/db/gdbm Module
  • The zsh/deltochar Module
  • The zsh/example Module
  • The zsh/files Module
  • The zsh/hlgroup Module
  • The zsh/langinfo Module
  • The zsh/ksh93 Module
  • The zsh/mapfile Module
  • The zsh/mathfunc Module
  • The zsh/nearcolor Module
  • The zsh/newuser Module
  • The zsh/parameter Module
  • The zsh/pcre Module
  • The zsh/param/private Module
  • The zsh/regex Module
  • The zsh/random Module
  • The zsh/sched Module
  • The zsh/net/socket Module
  • The zsh/stat Module
  • The zsh/system Module
  • The zsh/net/tcp Module
  • The zsh/termcap Module
  • The zsh/terminfo Module
  • The zsh/watch Module
  • The zsh/zftp Module
  • The zsh/zle Module
  • The zsh/zleparameter Module
  • The zsh/zprof Module
  • The zsh/zpty Module
  • The zsh/zselect Module
  • The zsh/zutil Module
• Calendar Function System
  • Description
  • File and Date Formats
  • User Functions
  • Styles
  • Utility functions
  • Bugs
• TCP Function System
  • Description
  • TCP User Functions
  • TCP User-defined Functions
  • TCP Utility Functions
  • TCP User Parameters
  • TCP User-defined Parameters
  • TCP Utility Parameters
  • TCP Examples
  • TCP Bugs
• Zftp Function System
  • Description
  • Installation
  • Functions
  • Miscellaneous Features
• User Contributions
  • Description
  • Utilities
  • Remembering Recent Directories
  • Abbreviated dynamic references to directories
  • Gathering information from version control systems
  • Prompt Themes
  • ZLE Functions
  • Exception Handling
  • MIME Functions
  • Mathematical Functions
  • User Configuration Functions
  • Other Functions