From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from primenet.com.au (ns1.primenet.com.au [203.24.36.2]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id a2c0df85 for ; Tue, 4 Jun 2019 02:19:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 2830 invoked by alias); 4 Jun 2019 02:19:21 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Users List List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: X-Seq: 23961 Received: (qmail 28295 invoked by uid 1010); 4 Jun 2019 02:19:21 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Diagnostics: from mail-io1-f68.google.com by f.primenet.com.au (envelope-from , uid 7791) with qmail-scanner-2.11 (clamdscan: 0.101.2/25468. spamassassin: 3.4.2. Clear:RC:0(209.85.166.68):SA:0(-2.2/5.0):. Processed in 2.056744 secs); 04 Jun 2019 02:19:21 -0000 X-Envelope-From: dana@dana.is X-Qmail-Scanner-Mime-Attachments: | X-Qmail-Scanner-Zip-Files: | Received-SPF: pass (ns1.primenet.com.au: SPF record at _netblocks.google.com designates 209.85.166.68 as permitted sender) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=dana-is.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=imt0yT1kzqxF/IVsPmwZF3CtNlke1BU4MAXgAe0bHdg=; b=RqAlpBEtARnAeIJtxDV+Q3lbWY4Fy12URgswP1wtcHtYKDwCELSzjrWhZ1wrDpypoQ jgwDQ8NDzT2NO60weHOKDYXvm3J1IdtPnIOGi+24BAjngpOi+0S5sZKl4/SV7DLcV83C do8Ea9lfZ6qomeI5QlEzlqF9sCXX249/F/8VJ3oRhrvJt7f6RQzObLrhJRC708rcawZb dVvgfoOonthreCtbpJPF2c9Wk+IRmCR+th93ryZX8c0j+lG6QBMXCPWEaZKLdIsXH8Se 9pMbYNXnOguNVuAube9c4auP0RKkuK/IIv5diBZxvBey9UHb8+o9nZr6TAL6CAzzouxO VGxQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=imt0yT1kzqxF/IVsPmwZF3CtNlke1BU4MAXgAe0bHdg=; b=JPY9gVKEpt3OrwAqlV3gVpDYXYI7Pk8WAP/W9hFCNWlMz5yqUtJW3iE4d2RW/GO7eV n+xGiY7OItW+vynGiHY1iptpc1pPoF5G4d1oBpAYTU2E2LyLPDp4L29qKEWWElM9s1Pr yl68z6KJIBZjkMnEoGZvebpqEtht/Ur0lc9+QLjtc33MdfDcUbIUk9gwkQaqueh5O21P nj4X78XO4zT+jxaG3V2EO12MC3WnP2i0WDV9CzGA0GTNMIYOxQBBKsK+rR4OZD7ek1SK oRb1xLFG2vpqk6F8/0MK7SO1oHgcn9HSJBmjQb/K8yXTbgI888ksKi90bl3S08ja0vwY F6Zw== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAUrfBw75JTjbLOxnK99vMGItlJuF4uIFXLDc1rrkeny7/wae03U jlr2FWZ0X239Ei8wM2WjuqvA7w== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxV3NmpJs5sSm49wRY1TEv5kdOa7t9Pe+r6DrjUYNqegrOWdT6bok3hb/yjLSDJYSX/GyH9Lw== X-Received: by 2002:a6b:cd0a:: with SMTP id d10mr15739728iog.150.1559614725455; Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:18:45 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.4 \(3445.104.8\)) Subject: Re: Zsh as default in Mac OS 15 / zsh "primer"? From: dana In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2019 21:18:43 -0500 Cc: zsh-users@zsh.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <63E36750-EC53-407D-A986-AC78282CBDF2@dana.is> References: To: TJ Luoma X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.104.8) On 3 Jun 2019, at 16:07, TJ Luoma wrote: > I've been told that zsh is the default shell in the new version of > macOS "Catalina". For reference: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208050 On 3 Jun 2019, at 16:07, TJ Luoma wrote: > Someone just asked me if I had a quick primer on why zsh is "better" > than other shells. Pretty broad and subjective topic, but off the top of my head i would = suggest the following major benefits: * More advanced line-editing and tab-completion; completion scripts are updated regularly and shipped with the shell itself * Saner and more powerful parameter expansion (white-space handling, = nesting, splitting, filtering, quoting, &c.) * More functionality built directly into the shell, which can make many scripting tasks faster to perform (likely at the expense of some = start-up and memory over-head), as well as more portable across different = systems (as long as you have zsh, obviously) The FAQ covers much of this: http://zsh.sourceforge.net/FAQ/ There are also a guide (http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Guide/zshguide.html) = and a book, but none of them were really designed to 'pitch' zsh to users of = other shells AFAIK dana