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Zsh

Powerful interactive shell with extensive customization and plugin support

Shell & Terminal linuxmacoswindows C MIT

Description

Zsh is an alternative shell designed for interactive use. It combines features from bash, ksh, and tcsh with powerful completion, globbing, and theme support. With frameworks like Oh My Zsh, it offers extensive customization possibilities.

AI Summary

Feature-rich interactive shell with powerful completion, themes, and plugin ecosystem

Capabilities

  • + Provide advanced tab completion with descriptions
  • + Support themes and prompt customization
  • + Offer powerful globbing and pattern matching
  • + Extend with hundreds of plugins via frameworks like Oh My Zsh
  • + Maintain bash compatibility for most scripts

Use When

  • You want a powerful, customizable interactive shell
  • You want bash compatibility with more features

Avoid When

  • x You need maximum portability (use bash)

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