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Diffstat (limited to 'Etc/NEWS')
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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF ZSH ------------------------------------- -New features between zsh versions 4.0 and 4.1.1 ------------------------------------------------ +New features between zsh versions 4.0 and 4.2 +--------------------------------------------- Configuration: - upgraded to use autoconf post-2.50 @@ -16,9 +16,16 @@ Syntax and builtins: pairs) associative arrays. - enhanced multiple parameter `for' loops: for key value in key1 value1 key2 value2 ... - maintaining full compatibility with POSIX syntax + maintaining full compatibility with POSIX syntax. +- Suffix aliases allow the shell to run a command on a file by suffix, + e.g `alias -s ps=gv' makes `foo.ps' execute `gv foo.ps'. Supplied + function zsh-mime-setup uses existing mailcap and mime.types files + to set up suitable aliases. Supplied function pick-web-browser is + suitable for finding a browser to show .html etc. files by suffix alias. Add-on modules and functions: +- zsh/datetime modules makes date formatting and seconds since EPOCH + available inside the shell. - zsh/net/tcp module provides builtin interface to TCP through ztcp builtin. Function suite for interactive and script use with expect-style pattern matching. @@ -40,6 +47,7 @@ Completion system: releases): valgrind, tidy, texinfo, infocmp, Java classes, larch, limit, locale parameters, netcat, mysqldiff, mt, lsof, elinks, ant, debchange (dch), email addresses, file system types, Perforce, xsltproc. + Plus many others. Line editor: - special parameters $PREDISPLAY, $POSTDISPLAY available in function @@ -55,19 +63,24 @@ Line editor: - better handling of keymaps in zle and widgets - better support for output from user-defined widgets while zle is active - tetris game which runs entirely in zle +- several other contributed widgets Local internal improvements: - disowned jobs are automatically restarted - \u and \U print escapes for Unicode +- read -d <delimiter> allows a custom line ending. +- read -t <timeout>. - line numbers in error messages and $PS4 output are more consistent - `=prog' expands only paths, no longer aliases for consistency - job display in prompts; `jobs' command output can be piped - prompts: new $RPROMPT2, %^, %j, %y, enhanced %{, %}, %_. -- rand48() function for better randomness in arithmetic +- rand48() function in zsh/mathfunc for better randomness in arithmetic (if the corresponding math library function is present) - $SECONDS parameter can be made floating point via `typeset -F SECONDS' for better timing accuracy - improvements to command line history mechanism +- job table is dynamically sized, preventing overflow (typically seen + previously in complex completions). - many bugfixes |