Why Use the Z Shell?

Summary: Linux users tend to use the bash shell. This talk covers some of the reasons you might want to use zsh, the Z shell.

You can get all these slides as a gzipped tar-format archive: linuxworld_20010131.tar.gz.

1. Why Use the Z Shell? (Intro)
2. Jerry Peek
3. Overview
4. What's a Shell?
5. Shell "Styles"
6. Powerful Built-in Editors
7. Has Bourne and C Shell Syntax
8. Many Little Nice Touches
9. More-Powerful Globbing (Wildcards)
10. More More-Powerful Globbing (Wildcards)
11. (Much) More About zsh

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