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## thinking about trying zsh

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### thinking about trying zsh

by meandean » Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:23 am

thinking about trying zsh
http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/workshops/zsh/toc.html
http://grml.org/zsh/
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux ... index.html

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### Re: thinking about trying zsh

by nadir » Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:52 pm

dyne:bolic comes with zsh too.
http://www.dynebolic.org/
(it offers a lot of multimedia apps, but comes as a DVD and with gnome per default. Installing new apps is not that easy, the repos are ... not sure.... strange).
zsh? i can't see the point, but i know it has fans ( a lot of them).
So i herd u liek mudkip?

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### Re: thinking about trying zsh

by meandean » Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:13 pm

dynebolic is awesome, not that I use it or have even tried it in a long time but it is still awesome
I mentioned the dynebolic method of docking when someone on irc was talking about a linux install on a fat32 partition. I don't think anyone heard me though.
The autocompletion of zsh actually seems superior to bash. It will correct the case for you in commands and filenames. It fills in choices if you keep hitting tab instead of just listing them. It tells you if it is completing command, completing filename, etc. So far I am really impressed. I always had trouble getting zsh setup but I had no problem this time.
The fact that 4 zsh use 4mb and 4 bash use 16mb makes me LOVE zsh that much more.
I am thinking about using dash for login though as nothing is as light as dash.
I am trying to go uber light on everything possible so maybe my apps can still be a little bloaty and meandeans icewm version will still ROCK!
I think zsh it is....and maybe I can finally get rid of all these bash files scattered everywhere.

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### Re: thinking about trying zsh

by nadir » Fri Oct 28, 2011 4:42 pm

The ones who use it, like dbbolton, swear on it.
+ more and more distros (i like) use it as default.
There must be something about zsh.
I don't use it as a) i tend to stick to Debian defaults and b) i would need to read docus, get used to new stuff, etc. I am happy that bash kinda works for me.
Long story short: you sure will attract people by using zsh.
So i herd u liek mudkip?

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