<HTML> <HEAD> <!-- Created by texi2html 1.56k from ./zsh.texi on 26 June 2001 --> <TITLE>zsh - Table of Contents</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <H1>The Z Shell Manual</H1> <H2>Version 4.0.1-dev-0</H2> <H2>Updated June 4, 2001</H2> <ADDRESS>Original documentation by Paul Falstad</ADDRESS> <P> <P><HR><P> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC1" HREF="zsh_1.html#SEC1">The Z Shell Manual</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC2" HREF="zsh_1.html#SEC2">Producing documentation from zsh.texi</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC3" HREF="zsh_2.html#SEC3">Introduction</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC4" HREF="zsh_2.html#SEC4">Author</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC5" HREF="zsh_2.html#SEC5">Availability</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC6" HREF="zsh_2.html#SEC6">Mailing Lists</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC7" HREF="zsh_2.html#SEC7">The Zsh FAQ</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC8" HREF="zsh_2.html#SEC8">The Zsh Web Page</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC9" HREF="zsh_2.html#SEC9">The Zsh Userguide</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC10" HREF="zsh_2.html#SEC10">See Also</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC11" HREF="zsh_3.html#SEC11">Invocation</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC12" HREF="zsh_3.html#SEC12">Invocation Options</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC13" HREF="zsh_3.html#SEC13">Compatibility</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC14" HREF="zsh_3.html#SEC14">Restricted Shell</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC15" HREF="zsh_4.html#SEC15">Files</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC16" HREF="zsh_4.html#SEC16">Startup/Shutdown Files</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC17" HREF="zsh_4.html#SEC17">Files</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC18" HREF="zsh_5.html#SEC18">Shell Grammar</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC19" HREF="zsh_5.html#SEC19">Simple Commands & Pipelines</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC20" HREF="zsh_5.html#SEC20">Precommand Modifiers</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC21" HREF="zsh_5.html#SEC21">Complex Commands</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC22" HREF="zsh_5.html#SEC22">Alternate Forms For Complex Commands</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC23" HREF="zsh_5.html#SEC23">Reserved Words</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC24" HREF="zsh_5.html#SEC24">Comments</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC25" HREF="zsh_5.html#SEC25">Aliasing</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC26" HREF="zsh_5.html#SEC26">Quoting</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC27" HREF="zsh_6.html#SEC27">Redirection</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC28" HREF="zsh_6.html#SEC28">Multios</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC29" HREF="zsh_6.html#SEC29">Redirections with no command</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC30" HREF="zsh_7.html#SEC30">Command Execution</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC31" HREF="zsh_8.html#SEC31">Functions</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC32" HREF="zsh_8.html#SEC32">Autoloading Functions</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC33" HREF="zsh_8.html#SEC33">Special Functions</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC34" HREF="zsh_9.html#SEC34">Jobs & Signals</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC35" HREF="zsh_9.html#SEC35">Jobs</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC36" HREF="zsh_9.html#SEC36">Signals</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC37" HREF="zsh_10.html#SEC37">Arithmetic Evaluation</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC38" HREF="zsh_11.html#SEC38">Conditional Expressions</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC39" HREF="zsh_12.html#SEC39">Prompt Expansion</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC40" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC40">Expansion</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC41" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC41">Description</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC42" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC42">History Expansion</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC43" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC43">Overview</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC44" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC44">Event Designators</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC45" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC45">Word Designators</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC46" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC46">Modifiers</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC47" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC47">Process Substitution</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC48" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC48">Parameter Expansion</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC49" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC49">Parameter Expansion Flags</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC50" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC50">Rules</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC51" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC51">Examples</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC52" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC52">Command Substitution</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC53" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC53">Arithmetic Expansion</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC54" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC54">Brace Expansion</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC55" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC55">Filename Expansion</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC56" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC56">Filename Generation</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC57" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC57">Glob Operators</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC58" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC58">ksh-like Glob Operators</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC59" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC59">Precedence</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC60" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC60">Globbing Flags</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC61" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC61">Approximate Matching</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC62" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC62">Recursive Globbing</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC63" HREF="zsh_13.html#SEC63">Glob Qualifiers</A> </UL> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC64" HREF="zsh_14.html#SEC64">Parameters</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC65" HREF="zsh_14.html#SEC65">Description</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC66" HREF="zsh_14.html#SEC66">Array Parameters</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC67" HREF="zsh_14.html#SEC67">Array Subscripts</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC68" HREF="zsh_14.html#SEC68">Array Element Assignment</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC69" HREF="zsh_14.html#SEC69">Subscript Flags</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC70" HREF="zsh_14.html#SEC70">Subscript Parsing</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC71" HREF="zsh_14.html#SEC71">Positional Parameters</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC72" HREF="zsh_14.html#SEC72">Local Parameters</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC73" HREF="zsh_14.html#SEC73">Parameters Set By The Shell</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC74" HREF="zsh_14.html#SEC74">Parameters Used By The Shell</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC75" HREF="zsh_15.html#SEC75">Options</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC76" HREF="zsh_15.html#SEC76">Specifying Options</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC77" HREF="zsh_15.html#SEC77">Description of Options</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC78" HREF="zsh_15.html#SEC78">Option Aliases</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC79" HREF="zsh_15.html#SEC79">Single Letter Options</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC80" HREF="zsh_15.html#SEC80">Default set</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC81" HREF="zsh_15.html#SEC81">sh/ksh emulation set</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC82" HREF="zsh_15.html#SEC82">Also note</A> </UL> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC83" HREF="zsh_16.html#SEC83">Shell Builtin Commands</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC84" HREF="zsh_17.html#SEC84">Zsh Line Editor</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC85" HREF="zsh_17.html#SEC85">Description</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC86" HREF="zsh_17.html#SEC86">Keymaps</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC87" HREF="zsh_17.html#SEC87">Reading Commands</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC88" HREF="zsh_17.html#SEC88">Zle Builtins</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC89" HREF="zsh_17.html#SEC89">Widgets</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC90" HREF="zsh_17.html#SEC90">User-Defined Widgets</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC91" HREF="zsh_17.html#SEC91">Standard Widgets</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC92" HREF="zsh_17.html#SEC92">Movement</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC93" HREF="zsh_17.html#SEC93">History Control</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC94" HREF="zsh_17.html#SEC94">Modifying Text</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC95" HREF="zsh_17.html#SEC95">Arguments</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC96" HREF="zsh_17.html#SEC96">Completion</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC97" HREF="zsh_17.html#SEC97">Miscellaneous</A> </UL> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC98" HREF="zsh_18.html#SEC98">Completion Widgets</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC99" HREF="zsh_18.html#SEC99">Description</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC100" HREF="zsh_18.html#SEC100">Special Parameters</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC101" HREF="zsh_18.html#SEC101">Builtin Commands</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC102" HREF="zsh_18.html#SEC102">Condition Codes</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC103" HREF="zsh_18.html#SEC103">Matching Control</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC104" HREF="zsh_18.html#SEC104">Completion Widget Example</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC105" HREF="zsh_19.html#SEC105">Completion System</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC106" HREF="zsh_19.html#SEC106">Description</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC107" HREF="zsh_19.html#SEC107">Initialization</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC108" HREF="zsh_19.html#SEC108">Use of compinit</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC109" HREF="zsh_19.html#SEC109">Autoloaded files</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC110" HREF="zsh_19.html#SEC110">Functions</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC111" HREF="zsh_19.html#SEC111">Completion System Configuration</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC112" HREF="zsh_19.html#SEC112">Overview</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC113" HREF="zsh_19.html#SEC113">Standard Tags</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC114" HREF="zsh_19.html#SEC114">Standard Styles</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC115" HREF="zsh_19.html#SEC115">Control Functions</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC116" HREF="zsh_19.html#SEC116">Bindable Commands</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC117" HREF="zsh_19.html#SEC117">Utility Functions</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC118" HREF="zsh_19.html#SEC118">Completion Directories</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC119" HREF="zsh_20.html#SEC119">Completion Using compctl</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC120" HREF="zsh_20.html#SEC120">Types of completion</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC121" HREF="zsh_20.html#SEC121">Description</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC122" HREF="zsh_20.html#SEC122">Command Flags</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC123" HREF="zsh_20.html#SEC123">Option Flags</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC124" HREF="zsh_20.html#SEC124">Simple Flags</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC125" HREF="zsh_20.html#SEC125">Flags with Arguments</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC126" HREF="zsh_20.html#SEC126">Control Flags</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC127" HREF="zsh_20.html#SEC127">Alternative Completion</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC128" HREF="zsh_20.html#SEC128">Extended Completion</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC129" HREF="zsh_20.html#SEC129">Example</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC130" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC130">Zsh Modules</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC131" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC131">Description</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC132" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC132">The zsh/cap Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC133" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC133">The zsh/clone Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC134" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC134">The zsh/compctl Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC135" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC135">The zsh/complete Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC136" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC136">The zsh/complist Module</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC137" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC137">Colored completion listings</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC138" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC138">Scrolling in completion listings</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC139" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC139">Menu selection</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC140" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC140">The zsh/computil Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC141" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC141">The zsh/deltochar Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC142" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC142">The zsh/example Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC143" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC143">The zsh/files Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC144" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC144">The zsh/mapfile Module</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC145" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC145">Limitations</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC146" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC146">The zsh/mathfunc Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC147" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC147">The zsh/parameter Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC148" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC148">The zsh/sched Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC149" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC149">The zsh/stat Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC150" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC150">The zsh/termcap Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC151" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC151">The zsh/terminfo Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC152" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC152">The zsh/zftp Module</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC153" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC153">Subcommands</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC154" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC154">Parameters</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC155" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC155">Functions</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC156" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC156">Problems</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC157" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC157">The zsh/zle Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC158" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC158">The zsh/zleparameter Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC159" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC159">The zsh/zprof Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC160" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC160">The zsh/zpty Module</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC161" HREF="zsh_21.html#SEC161">The zsh/zutil Module</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC162" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC162">Zftp Function System</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC163" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC163">Description</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC164" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC164">Installation</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC165" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC165">Functions</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC166" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC166">Opening a connection</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC167" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC167">Directory management</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC168" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC168">Status commands</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC169" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC169">Retrieving files</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC170" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC170">Sending files</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC171" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC171">Closing the connection</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC172" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC172">Session management</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC173" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC173">Bookmarks</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC174" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC174">Other functions</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC175" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC175">Miscellaneous Features</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC176" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC176">Configuration</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC177" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC177">Remote globbing</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC178" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC178">Automatic and temporary reopening</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC179" HREF="zsh_22.html#SEC179">Completion</A> </UL> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC180" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC180">User Contributions</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC181" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC181">Description</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC182" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC182">Utilities</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC183" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC183">Accessing On-Line Help</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC184" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC184">Recompiling Functions</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC185" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC185">Keyboard Definition</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC186" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC186">Dumping Shell State</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC187" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC187">Prompt Themes</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC188" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC188">Installation</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC189" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC189">Theme Selection</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC190" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC190">ZLE Functions</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC191" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC191">Widgets</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC192" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC192">Styles</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC193" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC193">Other Functions</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC194" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC194">Descriptions</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC195" HREF="zsh_23.html#SEC195">Styles</A> </UL> </UL> <LI><A NAME="TOC196" HREF="zsh_24.html#SEC196">Concept Index</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC197" HREF="zsh_25.html#SEC197">Variables Index</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC198" HREF="zsh_26.html#SEC198">Options Index</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC199" HREF="zsh_27.html#SEC199">Functions Index</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC200" HREF="zsh_28.html#SEC200">Editor Functions Index</A> <LI><A NAME="TOC201" HREF="zsh_29.html#SEC201">Style and Tag Index</A> </UL> <P><HR><P> This document was generated on 26 June 2001 using <A HREF="http://wwwinfo.cern.ch/dis/texi2html/">texi2html</A> 1.56k. </BODY> </HTML>
