zsh (Z Shell) Reference
Kip Landergren
(Updated: )
Contents
- Parameters
- Options
- Functions
- Environment Variables
- Resources
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- zsh Terminology
Parameters
| HISTFILE | where to save the history |
| SAVEHIST | number of lines of your history you want saved |
| HISTSIZE | the number of lines the shell will keep within one session |
| LISTMAX | the number of matches to list without asking first |
Options
| INC_APPEND_HISTORY | each line is added to the history as it is executed (not just on shell exit) |
| EXTENDED_HISTORY | include start time and how long it ran for |
| HIST_REDUCE_BLANKS | tidy up the line by removing any excess blanks that mean nothing to the shell |
| HIST_IGNORE_SPACE | lines which begin with a space don't go into the history |
| MENU_COMPLETE | first tab press on ambiguous cd completes |
| AUTO_MENU | second tab press on ambiguous cd cycles through options |
Functions
# align forward / backward word behavior with emacs'
autoload -U select-word-style
select-word-style bash
Environment Variables
| CPUTYPE | |
| ZSH_VERSION |
Resources
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the difference between zsh 4 and zsh 5?
Read the section “New features between zsh versions 4.2 and 5.0” of the release notes.
zsh Terminology
- event
- item in the history list
- globbing
- the way filenames are expanded; derived from phrase: global replacement