To Get You Started...

Obtaining Zsh

The primary distribution site for zsh (as of version 3.1.5) is:

Ftp: ftp://ftp.zsh.org/pub/zsh
Web: http://www.zsh.org/pub/zsh

A local UIUC FTP site also makes zsh available at:

ftp://uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu/pub/packages/shells/zsh

Documentation

The zsh FAQ, manual pages, documentation, tutorials, example configuration files, and more can be found at:

http://sunsite.auc.dk/zsh/

A set of man pages also comes with the source: (From the intro man page)

        Because zsh contains many features, the zsh manual has been split
        into a number of sections:

         zsh          Zsh overview (this section)
         zshmisc      Anything not fitting into the other sections
         zshexpn      Zsh command and parameter expansion
         zshzle       Zsh command line editing
         zshparam     Zsh parameters
         zshoptions   Zsh options
         zshbuiltins  Zsh built-in functions
         zshcompctl   Zsh completion control
         zshmodules   Zsh loadable modules
         zshall       Meta-man page containing all of the above

So, to find out more about zsh parameters, type man zshparam at your UNIX prompt.

Mailing lists

Zsh has three mailing lists: one for announcements, one for user discussion, and one for hacking / development / bug reports / patches. To subscribe: send an email with the subject of the form

subscribe your-email-address

to the corresponding places:

zsh-announce-request@math.gatech.edu
zsh-users-request@math.gatech.edu
zsh-workers-request-request@math.gatech.edu

You only need to join one of these lists, as the announcements are sent to all three groups, and the user discussions are also sent to the workers list.