%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ zsh-&zsh-version;.tar zsh ZSH-&zsh-version; ZSH Introduction to ZSH The ZSH package contains a 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. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &zsh-md5sum; Download size: &zsh-size; Estimated disk space required: &zsh-buildsize; Estimated build time: &zsh-time; ZSH Dependencies Optional Installation of ZSH Install ZSH by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make To test the results, issue: make check. Now, as the root user: make install && make install.info Configuring ZSH Config Files There are a whole host of configuration files for ZSH including /etc/zshenv, /etc/zprofile, /etc/zshrc, /etc/zlogin, and /etc/zlogout. You can find more information on these in the zsh(1) and related man pages. /etc/zshenv /etc/zprofile /etc/zshrc /etc/zlogin /etc/zlogout Configuration Information Update /etc/shells to include the ZSH shell program names (as the root user): cat >> /etc/shells << "EOF" /usr/bin/zsh /usr/bin/zsh-4.2.5 EOF Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories zsh and zsh-4.2.5 None /usr/lib/zsh and /usr/share/zsh Short Description zsh is a shell which has command-line editing, built-in spelling correction, programmable command completion, shell functions (with autoloading), a history mechanism, and a host of other features. zsh