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def(myeitd)(0)(\
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whenlatex(eit())whenhtml(eit())whenman(eit())whenms(eit())whensgml(eit())\
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whentxt(.))\
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COMMENT(-- don't want headers for text, USENET headers must come first --)\
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COMMENT(-- don't want headers for text --)\
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def(myreport)(3)(\
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whentxt(report()()())\
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whenhtml(report(ARG1)(ARG2)(ARG3))\
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PUSHMACRO(PARAGRAPH)(0)(SYMBOLVALUE(XXparagraph))\
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)()
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myreport(Z-Shell Frequently-Asked Questions)(Peter Stephenson)(2010/02/15)
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COMMENT(-- the following are for Usenet and must appear first)\
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description(\
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mydit(Archive-Name:) unix-faq/shell/zsh
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mydit(Last-Modified:) 2020/08/08
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mydit(Submitted-By:) email(coordinator@zsh.org (Peter Stephenson))
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mydit(Posting-Frequency:) Monthly
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mydit(Copyright:) (C) P.W. Stephenson, 1995--2020 (see end of document)
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)
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This document contains a list of frequently-asked (or otherwise
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significant) questions concerning the Z-shell, a command interpreter
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@ -191,23 +183,6 @@ url(https://zsh.sourceforge.io/FAQ/)(https://zsh.sourceforge.io/FAQ/) .
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can be found at url(https://zsh.sourceforge.io/FAQ/zshfaq.txt)
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(https://zsh.sourceforge.io/FAQ/zshfaq.txt) .
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Another useful source of information is the collection of FAQ articles
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posted frequently to the Usenet news groups comp.unix.questions,
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comp.unix.shells and comp.answers with answers to general questions
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about UNIX. The fifth of the seven articles deals with shells,
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including zsh, with a brief description of differences. There is
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also a separate FAQ on shell differences and how to change your
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shell. Usenet FAQs are available via FTP from rtfm.mit.edu and
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mirrors and also on the World Wide Web; see
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description(
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mydit(USA) url(http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/top.html)
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(http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/top.html)
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mydit(UK) url(http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/internet/news/faq/comp.unix.shell.html)
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(http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/internet/news/faq/comp.unix.shell.html)
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mydit(Netherlands) url(http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/unix-faq/shell/.html)
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(http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/unix-faq/shell/.html)
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)
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You can also get it via email by emailing \
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email(mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu)
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with, in the body of the message, mytt(send faqs/unix-faq/shell/zsh).
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As has already been mentioned, zsh is most similar to ksh, while many
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of the additions are to please csh users. Here are some more detailed
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notes. See also the article `UNIX shell differences and how to change
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your shell' posted frequently to the USENET group comp.unix.shell.
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notes.
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sect(Differences from sh and ksh)
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label(21)
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tt(CSH_JUNKIE) options. This argument still holds. On the other hand,
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the arguments for having what is close to a plug-in replacement for ksh
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are, if anything, even more powerful: the deficiencies of csh as a
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programming language are well known (look in any Usenet FAQ archive, e.g.
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url(http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/unix-faq/\
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shell/csh-whynot/faq.html)
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(http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/unix-faq/shell/csh-whynot/faq.html)
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programming language are well known (search for tt(csh-whynot)
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if you are in any doubt) and zsh is able to run many standard
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scripts such as /etc/rc.
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Mail email(sympa@zsh.org?subject=help) for detailed information.
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Administrative matters are best sent to
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email(zsh-workers-owner@zsh.org).
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Note that this location changed in August 2020, and the
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instructions to go with it are slightly different.
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url(http://www.zsh.org/mla/)(http://www.zsh.org/mla/)
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at the main zsh archive site.
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Of course, you can also post zsh queries to the Usenet group
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comp.unix.shell; if all else fails, you could even e-mail me.
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sect(What's on the wish-list?)
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The code bears the marks of the ages and many things could be done much
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