Z shell

Unix shell
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Z shell

Summary

Z shell is an Unix shell[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of unix_shell entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (468 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Z shell's instance of is recorded as Unix shell[3].
  • Z shell's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • Z shell's instance of is recorded as command line interface language[5].
  • Z shell's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[6].
  • Z shell's copyright license is recorded as MIT License Modern Variant[7].
  • Z shell's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • Z shell's operating system is recorded as Q11368[9].
  • Z shell's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[10].
  • Z shell's operating system is recorded as macOS[11].
  • Z shell's software version identifier is recorded as 5.3.1[12].
  • Z shell's software version identifier is recorded as 5.4.1[13].
  • Z shell's software version identifier is recorded as 5.4.2[14].
  • Z shell's software version identifier is recorded as 5.5[15].
  • Z shell's software version identifier is recorded as 5.5.1[16].
  • Z shell's software version identifier is recorded as 5.6.1[17].
  • Z shell's software version identifier is recorded as 5.6.2[18].
  • Z shell's software version identifier is recorded as 5.7.1[19].
  • Z shell's software version identifier is recorded as 5.8.0[20].
  • Z shell's software version identifier is recorded as 5.8.1[21].
  • Z shell's software version identifier is recorded as 5.9[22].
  • Z shell is used for Unix shell[23].
  • Z shell's Commons category is recorded as Z shell[24].
  • January 1, 1990 marks the founding of Z shell[25].
  • Z shell's official website is recorded as https://www.zsh.org/[26].
  • Z shell's official website is recorded as https://zsh.sourceforge.io/[27].

Why It Matters

Z shell ranks in the top 9% of unix_shell entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (468 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . zsh.sourceforge.net. Retrieved . zsh.sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . zsh.org. Retrieved . zsh.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . zsh.org. Retrieved . zsh.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . zsh.sourceforge.net. zsh.sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . zsh.org. zsh.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . zsh.org. zsh.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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