A small set of tips for Zsh. This is NOT an introduction to Zsh, it just shows what I like and use daily. Any suggestion is welcome! :)

1. zsh: what I like
Andrea Schiavini - XPeppers
andrea.schiavini@xpeppers.com
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2. Gorgeous
Autocomplete
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3. Typo autosuggestion
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4. Shared history between
shells
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5. CTRL+Q
• Puts a command in “stand-by”, like:
• cp /some/very/long/path a/b/...
• d’oh! I need to create directory a/b/c!
• CTRL+Q
• mkdir a/b/c
• and zsh takes the cp command back!
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6. Improved navigation through
command history
• ls <UP>
• starts navigating through all previous
commands starting with ls
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7. Directory stack
handling
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8. Really customizable
prompts
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9. ^a^b
wo
w!
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10. Just some hints
• There are many, many other interesting
things about zsh, I listed only the ones I use
daily and I find really useful in my work
• Look for “zsh tips” on google, you’ll find
LOTS of interesting things
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11. Links
• http://www.rayninfo.co.uk/tips/zshtips.html
• https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/
• http://stevelosh.com/blog/2010/02/my-
extravagant-zsh-prompt/
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12. Thank you!
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