Zsh

Zsh (Z Shell) is an extended Bourne shell with powerful command-line enhancements. It includes programmable tab completion, advanced globbing pattern matching, floating-point arithmetic support, and an extensive ecosystem of community plugins and themes.

Installation

Install Zsh on Ubuntu using apt:

apt update
apt install -y zsh

Verification

Check the installed version of Zsh:

zsh --version

Writing and Running Code

Create a Zsh script named hello.zsh:

#!/usr/bin/env zsh

echo "Hello, World!"

Make the script executable and run it:

chmod +x hello.zsh
./hello.zsh

Or run it directly using zsh:

zsh hello.zsh

Official Resources

• Official Website