Learning Shell Scripting with Zsh
A step-by-step tutorial that will teach you, through real-world examples, how to configure and use Zsh and its various features. If you are a system administrator, developer, or computer professional involved with UNIX who are looking to improve on their daily tasks involving the UNIX shell, "L...
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| Abstract | A step-by-step tutorial that will teach you, through real-world examples, how to configure and use Zsh and its various features. If you are a system administrator, developer, or computer professional involved with UNIX who are looking to improve on their daily tasks involving the UNIX shell, "Learning Shell Scripting with Zsh" will be great for you. It's assumed that you have some familiarity with an UNIX command-line interface and feel comfortable with editors such as Emacs or vi. |
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| AbstractList | In DetailZsh has become incredibly popular in recent times and reasonably so; the shell boasts some really great features such as command completion, filename generation, and history sharing among instances of the shell. Learning to use them to your advantage will prove to be really valuable and will save you from lots of tedious and overly-complex tasks.This hands-on guide will show you how to configure and use zsh for work and daily tasks. It provides a clear introduction to the more powerful features of the shell such as globbing and completion. This book will help you take advantage of the real power behind the UNIX shell on both desktops and servers through real-world examples.This book will help you understand the features of zsh and make it one of the most valuable assets in your toolbox. It will teach you how to use the shell history to look up and edit previously typed entries and take advantage of the line-editor module to speed up your typing and editing of commands. You will be able to create your own completion functions and ensure you never mistype a command or have to look at the manpages again.You will learn how to define your own aliases and learn about filename generation so you can do more by typing even less. You will also discover the essentials of zsh and go deeper with its more advanced features. When you are done with this book, your time with the command line will be much more enjoyable and productive.ApproachA step-by-step tutorial that will teach you, through real-world examples, how to configure and use zsh and its various features.Who this book is forIf you are a system administrator, developer, or computer professional involved with UNIX who are looking to improve on their daily tasks involving the UNIX shell, "Learning Shell Scripting with zsh" will be great for you. It's assumed that you have some familiarity with an UNIX command-line interface and feel comfortable with editors such as Emacs or vi. "Learning Shell Scripting with Zsh" introduces the Z shell (zsh) scripting environment and guides readers through creating robust shell scripts. This book equips you with the tools to automate tasks, manipulate files, and understand core scripting principles.What this Book will help me doUnderstand and write scripts using Zsh effectively.Learn to debug and optimize Zsh scripts for efficiency.Automate repetitive tasks using shell scripting techniques.Master the usage of Zsh-specific features for advanced scripting.Gain confidence in applying Zsh scripting to real-world problems.Author(s)Gaston Festari is an experienced software developer and educator with a passion for system automation and shell scripting. With years of hands-on expertise, Gaston specializes in making complex technical topics accessible and engaging. As an advocate for clean and efficient code, he ensures readers gain practical UI tips in addition to technical know-how. Your journey to mastering Zsh scripting begins with Gaston's compelling guidance.Who is it for?This book is ideal for software developers, system administrators, and IT professionals interested in expanding their scripting capabilities. It is perfect for those with some basic experience in command-line interfaces and scripting basics, looking to advance their knowledge into Z shell scripting. Beginners familiar with shell concepts and seasoned users wanting to discover Zsh's powerful features will find valuable insights. A step-by-step tutorial that will teach you, through real-world examples, how to configure and use Zsh and its various features. If you are a system administrator, developer, or computer professional involved with UNIX who are looking to improve on their daily tasks involving the UNIX shell, "Learning Shell Scripting with Zsh" will be great for you. It's assumed that you have some familiarity with an UNIX command-line interface and feel comfortable with editors such as Emacs or vi. |
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| TableOfContents | Globbing with the stars -- Questions for any single character -- Brackets for a sequence of characters -- Using safer ranges on your scripts -- Avoiding characters -- Handling mismatches -- Extended Globbing -- Special patterns -- Recursive searching -- Alternate patterns -- Numeric ranges -- Revisiting the caret operator -- The tilde operator -- Glob qualifiers -- Timestamp qualifiers -- File size qualifiers -- The zmv function -- Summary -- 5. Completion -- Getting started with completion -- Getting assertive with zstyle -- Command correction -- Completers -- Ignoring matches -- Function definitions -- The path of the function -- Summary -- 6. Tips and Tricks -- Main resources -- Helping tips -- Directory substitution -- Magic space -- Random numbers -- zcalc -- Change and list directory contents -- Finding your path through commands -- Other projects -- zsh-lovers -- zsh-users -- oh-my-zsh -- Prezto -- Explain Shell -- Your dotfiles -- Summary -- Index Intro -- Learning Shell Scripting with Zsh -- Table of Contents -- Learning Shell Scripting with Zsh -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Getting Started -- Installing zsh -- Installing on Linux -- Installing on OS X -- Compiling from source -- First run -- Making zsh your login shell -- Shell options -- The startup files -- The shell prompt -- The prompt command -- Customizing the prompt -- Using escape sequences -- Shell state options -- Login information options -- Directory options -- Date and time options -- Text formatting options -- Conditional expressions -- Putting it all together -- Summary -- 2. Alias and History -- Working with aliases -- Quoting characters -- Single and double quoting aliases -- Global aliases -- Hashes -- Putting it all together -- Expansion -- Parameter expansion -- Command substitution -- Arithmetic expansion -- Brace expansion -- Working with history -- History expansion -- History substitution -- More useful options -- Summary -- 3. Advanced Editing -- Zsh line editor -- Getting to know ZLE -- Working with keymaps -- Basic editing -- Going back and forth with words -- Yanking and transposing text -- Revisiting history -- Advanced editing -- ZLE-related options -- Defining your own keymaps -- Don't call them widgets -- Defining your own widgets -- Special variables -- Your first function -- Working with regions -- Multiline editing -- Putting it all together -- Summary -- 4. Globbing -- Quoting your strings -- Double quotes -- Getting started with Globbing |
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