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2META-FAQ for the Z Shell
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4
5The latest version of this META-FAQ can be found at any of the FTP sites
6listed below.
7
8Author
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10
11Zsh was originally written by Paul Falstad <pf@zsh.org>.
12Zsh is now maintained by the members of the zsh-workers mailing
13list <zsh-workers@zsh.org>.  The development is currently
14coordinated by Peter Stephenson <pws@zsh.org>.  The coordinator
15can be contacted at <coordinator@zsh.org>, but matters relating to
16the code should generally go to the mailing list.
17
18Availability
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20
21Zsh is available from the following anonymous FTP sites.  These mirror
22sites are kept frequently up to date.  The sites marked with (H) may be
23mirroring ftp.cs.elte.hu instead of the primary site.
24
25      Primary site
26            ftp://ftp.zsh.org/pub/
27            http://www.zsh.org/pub/
28
29      Australia
30            ftp://ftp.zsh.org/pub/
31            http://www.zsh.org/pub/
32            http://mirror.dejanseo.com.au/pub/zsh/
33
34      Hungary
35            ftp://ftp.cs.elte.hu/pub/zsh/
36            http://www.cs.elte.hu/pub/zsh/
37
38The up-to-date source code is available via anonymous CVS and Git from
39Sourceforge.  See http://sourceforge.net/projects/zsh/ for details.
40A summary of instructions for the CVS and Git archives can be found at
41http://zsh.sourceforget.net/.
42
43
44Mailing Lists
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46
47Zsh has 3 mailing lists:
48
49      <zsh-announce@zsh.org>
50            Announcements about releases, major changes in the shell and the
51            monthly posting of the Zsh FAQ.  (moderated)
52
53      <zsh-users@zsh.org>
54            User discussions.
55
56      <zsh-workers@zsh.org>
57            Hacking, development, bug reports and patches.
58
59To subscribe or unsubscribe, send mail
60to the associated administrative address for the mailing list.
61
62      <zsh-announce-subscribe@zsh.org>
63      <zsh-users-subscribe@zsh.org>
64      <zsh-workers-subscribe@zsh.org>
65
66      <zsh-announce-unsubscribe@zsh.org>
67      <zsh-users-unsubscribe@zsh.org>
68      <zsh-workers-unsubscribe@zsh.org>
69
70YOU ONLY NEED TO JOIN ONE OF THE MAILING LISTS AS THEY ARE NESTED.
71All submissions to zsh-announce are automatically forwarded to
72zsh-users.  All submissions to zsh-users are automatically
73forwarded to zsh-workers.
74
75If you have problems subscribing/unsubscribing to any of the mailing
76lists, send mail to <listmaster@zsh.org>.  The mailing lists are
77maintained by Karsten Thygesen <karthy@kom.auc.dk>.
78
79The mailing lists are archived; the archives can be accessed via the
80administrative addresses listed above.  There is also a hypertext
81archive, maintained by Geoff Wing <gcw@zsh.org>, available at
82http://www.zsh.org/mla/.
83
84The Zsh FAQ
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86
87Zsh has a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), maintained by
88Peter Stephenson <pws@zsh.org>.  It is regularly posted to the
89newsgroup comp.unix.shell and the zsh-announce mailing list.
90The latest version can be found at any of the Zsh FTP sites, or at
91http://www.zsh.org/FAQ/.  The contact address for FAQ-related matters
92is <faqmaster@zsh.org>.
93
94The Zsh Web Page
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96
97Zsh has a web page which is located at http://www.zsh.org/.  This is
98maintained by Karsten Thygesen <karthy@zsh.org>, of SunSITE Denmark.
99The contact address for web-related matters is <webmaster@zsh.org>.
100
101The Zsh Userguide
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103
104A userguide is currently in preparation.  It is intended to complement the
105manual, with explanations and hints on issues where the manual can be
106cabbalistic, hierographic, or downright mystifying (for example, the word
107`hierographic' does not exist).  It can be viewed in its current state at
108http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Guide/.  At the time of writing, chapters
109dealing with startup files and their contents and the new completion system
110were essentially complete.
111
112The Zsh Wiki
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114
115A `wiki' website for zsh has been created at http://www.zshwiki.org/.
116This is a site which can be added to and modified directly by users without
117any special permission.  You can add your own zsh tips and configurations.
118