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-.TH "ZSHALL" "1" "February 12, 2022" "zsh 5\&.8\&.1"
+.TH "ZSHALL" "1" "April 9, 2022" "zsh 5\&.8\&.1\&.2-test"
.SH "NAME"
zshall \- the Z shell meta\-man page
.\" Yodl file: Zsh/intro.yo
@@ -47,19 +47,19 @@ login shell and as a shell script command processor\&. Of the standard shells,
zsh most closely resembles \fBksh\fP but includes many enhancements\&. It
does not provide compatibility with POSIX or other shells in its
default operating mode: see
-the section Compatibility below\&.
+the section `Compatibility' below\&.
.PP
Zsh has command line editing, builtin spelling correction, programmable
command completion, shell functions (with autoloading), a history
mechanism, and a host of other features\&.
.\" Yodl file: Zsh/metafaq.yo
.SH "AUTHOR"
-Zsh was originally written by Paul Falstad \fB<pf@zsh\&.org>\fP\&.
-Zsh is now maintained by the members of the zsh\-workers mailing
-list \fB<zsh\-workers@zsh\&.org>\fP\&. The development is currently
-coordinated by Peter Stephenson \fB<pws@zsh\&.org>\fP\&. The coordinator
-can be contacted at \fB<coordinator@zsh\&.org>\fP, but matters relating to
-the code should generally go to the mailing list\&.
+Zsh was originally written by Paul Falstad\&. Zsh is now maintained by
+the members of the zsh\-workers mailing list \fB<zsh\-workers@zsh\&.org>\fP\&.
+The development is currently coordinated by Peter Stephenson
+\fB<pws@zsh\&.org>\fP\&. The coordinator can be contacted at
+\fB<coordinator@zsh\&.org>\fP, but matters relating to the code should
+generally go to the mailing list\&.
.SH "AVAILABILITY"
Zsh is available from the following HTTP and anonymous FTP site\&.
.PP
@@ -67,15 +67,14 @@ Zsh is available from the following HTTP and anonymous FTP site\&.
\fBftp://ftp\&.zsh\&.org/pub/\fP
\fBhttps://www\&.zsh\&.org/pub/\fP
.fi
-)
.PP
The up\-to\-date source code is available via Git from Sourceforge\&. See
\fBhttps://sourceforge\&.net/projects/zsh/\fP for details\&. A summary of
instructions for the archive can be found at
-\fBhttp://zsh\&.sourceforge\&.net/\fP\&.
+\fBhttps://zsh\&.sourceforge\&.io/\fP\&.
.PP
.SH "MAILING LISTS"
-Zsh has 3 mailing lists:
+Zsh has several mailing lists:
.PP
.PD 0
.TP
@@ -89,6 +88,14 @@ User discussions\&.
.TP
\fB<zsh\-workers@zsh\&.org>\fP
Hacking, development, bug reports and patches\&.
+.TP
+\fB<zsh\-security@zsh\&.org>\fP
+Private mailing list (the general public cannot subscribe to it) for discussing
+bug reports with security implications, i\&.e\&., potential vulnerabilities\&.
+.RS
+.PP
+If you find a security problem in zsh itself, please mail this address\&.
+.RE
.PP
To subscribe or unsubscribe, send mail
to the associated administrative address for the mailing list\&.
@@ -115,30 +122,28 @@ All submissions to \fBzsh\-announce\fP are automatically forwarded to
forwarded to \fBzsh\-workers\fP\&.
.PP
If you have problems subscribing/unsubscribing to any of the mailing
-lists, send mail to \fB<listmaster@zsh\&.org>\fP\&. The mailing lists are
-maintained by Karsten Thygesen \fB<karthy@kom\&.auc\&.dk>\fP\&.
+lists, send mail to \fB<listmaster@zsh\&.org>\fP\&.
.PP
The mailing lists are archived; the archives can be accessed via the
administrative addresses listed above\&. There is also a hypertext
-archive, maintained by Geoff Wing \fB<gcw@zsh\&.org>\fP, available at
+archive available at
\fBhttps://www\&.zsh\&.org/mla/\fP\&.
.SH "THE ZSH FAQ"
Zsh has a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), maintained by
Peter Stephenson \fB<pws@zsh\&.org>\fP\&. It is regularly posted to the
newsgroup \fBcomp\&.unix\&.shell\fP and the \fBzsh\-announce\fP mailing list\&.
The latest version can be found at any of the Zsh FTP sites, or at
-\fBhttp://www\&.zsh\&.org/FAQ/\fP\&. The contact address for FAQ\-related matters
+\fBhttps://www\&.zsh\&.org/FAQ/\fP\&. The contact address for FAQ\-related matters
is \fB<faqmaster@zsh\&.org>\fP\&.
.SH "THE ZSH WEB PAGE"
-Zsh has a web page which is located at \fBhttps://www\&.zsh\&.org/\fP\&. This is
-maintained by Karsten Thygesen \fB<karthy@zsh\&.org>\fP, of SunSITE Denmark\&.
+Zsh has a web page which is located at \fBhttps://www\&.zsh\&.org/\fP\&.
The contact address for web\-related matters is \fB<webmaster@zsh\&.org>\fP\&.
.SH "THE ZSH USERGUIDE"
A userguide is currently in preparation\&. It is intended to complement the
manual, with explanations and hints on issues where the manual can be
cabbalistic, hierographic, or downright mystifying (for example, the word
`hierographic' does not exist)\&. It can be viewed in its current state at
-\fBhttp://zsh\&.sourceforge\&.net/Guide/\fP\&. At the time of writing, chapters
+\fBhttps://zsh\&.sourceforge\&.io/Guide/\fP\&. At the time of writing, chapters
dealing with startup files and their contents and the new completion system
were essentially complete\&.
.\" Yodl file: Zsh/invoke.yo
@@ -273,8 +278,7 @@ parameters are not special and not initialized by the shell:
\fBPROMPT3\fP,
\fBPROMPT4\fP,
\fBpsvar\fP,
-\fBstatus\fP,
-\fBwatch\fP\&.
+\fBstatus\fP\&.
.PP
The usual zsh startup/shutdown scripts are not executed\&. Login shells
source \fB/etc/profile\fP followed by \fB$HOME/\&.profile\fP\&. If the
@@ -316,6 +320,12 @@ Also, the
and
\fBSINGLE_LINE_ZLE\fP
options are set if zsh is invoked as \fBksh\fP\&.
+.PP
+Please note that, whilst reasonable efforts are taken to address
+incompatibilities when they arise, zsh does not guarantee complete
+emulation of other shells, nor POSIX compliance\&. For more information on
+the differences between zsh and other shells, please refer to chapterĀ 2
+of the shell FAQ, \fBhttps://www\&.zsh\&.org/FAQ/\fP\&.
.\" Yodl file: Zsh/restricted.yo
.SH "RESTRICTED SHELL"
When the basename of the command used to invoke zsh starts with the letter
@@ -476,7 +486,7 @@ file will be used instead\&.
.so man1/zshtcpsys.1
.so man1/zshzftpsys.1
.so man1/zshcontrib.1
-.TH "ZSHALL" "1" "February 12, 2022" "zsh 5\&.8\&.1"
+.TH "ZSHALL" "1" "April 9, 2022" "zsh 5\&.8\&.1\&.2\-test"
.\" Yodl file: Zsh/filelist.yo
.SH "FILES"
.PD 0