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(zsh.info)Description of Options
Description of Options
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In the following list, options set by default in all emulations are
marked <D>; those set by default only in csh, ksh, sh, or zsh
emulations are marked <C>, <K>, <S>, <Z> as appropriate. When listing
options (by `setopt', `unsetopt', `set -o' or `set +o'), those turned
on by default appear in the list prefixed with `no'. Hence (unless
KSH_OPTION_PRINT is set), `setopt' shows all options whose settings are
changed from the default.
ALIASES <D>
Expand aliases.
ALL_EXPORT (-a, ksh: -a)
All parameters subsequently defined are automatically exported.
ALWAYS_LAST_PROMPT <D>
If unset, key functions that list completions try to return to the
last prompt if given a numeric argument. If set these functions
try to return to the last prompt if given _no_ numeric argument.
ALWAYS_TO_END
If a completion is performed with the cursor within a word, and a
full completion is inserted, the cursor is moved to the end of the
word. That is, the cursor is moved to the end of the word if
either a single match is inserted or menu completion is performed.
APPEND_HISTORY <D>
If this is set, zsh sessions will append their history list to the
history file, rather than overwrite it. Thus, multiple parallel
zsh sessions will all have their history lists added to the
history file, in the order they are killed.
AUTO_CD (-J)
If a command is issued that can't be executed as a normal command,
and the command is the name of a directory, perform the cd command
to that directory.
AUTO_LIST (-9) <D>
Automatically list choices on an ambiguous completion.
AUTO_MENU <D>
Automatically use menu completion after the second consecutive
request for completion, for example by pressing the tab key
repeatedly. This option is overridden by MENU_COMPLETE.
AUTO_NAME_DIRS
Any parameter that is set to the absolute name of a directory
immediately becomes a name for that directory, that will be used
by the `%~' and related prompt sequences, and will be available
when completion is performed on a word starting with `~'.
(Otherwise, the parameter must be used in the form `~PARAM' first.)
AUTO_PARAM_KEYS <D>
If a parameter name was completed and a following character
(normally a space) automatically inserted, and the next character
typed is one of those that have to come directly after the name
(like `}', `:', etc.), the automatically added character is
deleted, so that the character typed comes immediately after the
parameter name. Completion in a brace expansion is affected
similarly: the added character is a `,', which will be removed if
`}' is typed next.
AUTO_PARAM_SLASH <D>
If a parameter is completed whose content is the name of a
directory, then add a trailing slash instead of a space.
AUTO_PUSHD (-N)
Make cd push the old directory onto the directory stack.
AUTO_REMOVE_SLASH <D>
When the last character resulting from a completion is a slash and
the next character typed is a word delimiter, a slash, or a
character that ends a command (such as a semicolon or an
ampersand), remove the slash.
AUTO_RESUME (-W)
Treat single word simple commands without redirection as
candidates for resumption of an existing job.
BAD_PATTERN (+2) <C> <Z>
If a pattern for filename generation is badly formed, print an
error message. (If this option is unset, the pattern will be left
unchanged.)
BANG_HIST (+K) <C> <Z>
Perform textual history expansion, `csh'-style, treating the
character `!' specially.
BARE_GLOB_QUAL <Z>
In a glob pattern, treat a trailing set of parentheses as a
qualifier list, if it contains no `|', `(' or (if special) `~'
characters. See Note: Filename Generation.
BASH_AUTO_LIST
On an ambiguous completion, automatically list choices when the
completion function is called twice in succession. This takes
precedence over AUTO_LIST. The setting of LIST_AMBIGUOUS is
respected. If AUTO_MENU is set, the menu behaviour will then start
with the third press. Note that this will not work with
MENU_COMPLETE, since repeated completion calls immediately cycle
through the list in that case.
BEEP (+B) <D>
Beep on error in ZLE.
BG_NICE (-6) <C> <Z>
Run all background jobs at a lower priority. This option is set
by default.
BRACE_CCL
Expand expressions in braces which would not otherwise undergo
brace expansion to a lexically ordered list of all the characters.
See Note: Brace Expansion.
BSD_ECHO <S>
Make the echo builtin compatible with the BSD man page echo(1)
command. This disables backslashed escape sequences in echo
strings unless the -e option is specified.
C_BASES
Output hexadecimal numbers in the standard C format, for example
`0xFF' instead of the usual `16#FF'. If the option OCTAL_ZEROES
is also set (it is not by default), octal numbers will be treated
similarly and hence appear as `077' instead of `8#77'. This
option has no effect on the choice of the output base, nor on the
output of bases other than hexadecimal and octal. Note that these
formats will be understood on input irrespective of the setting of
C_BASES.
CDABLE_VARS (-T)
If the argument to a cd command (or an implied cd with the AUTO_CD
option set) is not a directory, and does not begin with a slash,
try to expand the expression as if it were preceded by a `~' (see
Note: Filename Expansion).
CHASE_DOTS
When changing to a directory containing a path segment `..' which
would otherwise be treated as canceling the previous segment in
the path (in other words, `foo/..' would be removed from the path,
or if `..' is the first part of the path, the last part of $PWD
would be deleted), instead resolve the path to the physical
directory. This option is overridden by CHASE_LINKS.
For example, suppose /foo/bar is a link to the directory /alt/rod.
Without this option set, `cd /foo/bar/..' changes to /foo; with it
set, it changes to /alt. The same applies if the current directory
is /foo/bar and `cd ..' is used. Note that all other symbolic
links in the path will also be resolved.
CHASE_LINKS (-w)
Resolve symbolic links to their true values when changing
directory. This also has the effect of CHASE_DOTS, i.e. a `..'
path segment will be treated as referring to the physical parent,
even if the preceding path segment is a symbolic link.
CHECK_JOBS <Z>
Report the status of background and suspended jobs before exiting
a shell with job control; a second attempt to exit the shell will
succeed. NO_CHECK_JOBS is best used only in combination with
NO_HUP, else such jobs will be killed automatically.
The check is omitted if the commands run from the previous command
line included a `jobs' command, since it is assumed the user is
aware that there are background or suspended jobs. A `jobs'
command run from the precmd function is not counted for this
purpose.
CLOBBER (+C, ksh: +C) <D>
Allows `>' redirection to truncate existing files, and `>>' to
create files. Otherwise `>!' or `>|' must be used to truncate a
file, and `>>!' or `>>|' to create a file.
COMPLETE_ALIASES
Prevents aliases on the command line from being internally
substituted before completion is attempted. The effect is to make
the alias a distinct command for completion purposes.
COMPLETE_IN_WORD
If unset, the cursor is set to the end of the word if completion is
started. Otherwise it stays there and completion is done from both
ends.
CORRECT (-0)
Try to correct the spelling of commands.
CORRECT_ALL (-O)
Try to correct the spelling of all arguments in a line.
CSH_JUNKIE_HISTORY <C>
A history reference without an event specifier will always refer
to the previous command. Without this option, such a history
reference refers to the same event as the previous history
reference, defaulting to the previous command.
CSH_JUNKIE_LOOPS <C>
Allow loop bodies to take the form `LIST; end' instead of `do
LIST; done'.
CSH_JUNKIE_QUOTES <C>
Changes the rules for single- and double-quoted text to match that
of `csh'. These require that embedded newlines be preceded by a
backslash; unescaped newlines will cause an error message. In
double-quoted strings, it is made impossible to escape `$', ``' or
`"' (and `\' itself no longer needs escaping). Command
substitutions are only expanded once, and cannot be nested.
CSH_NULLCMD <C>
Do not use the values of NULLCMD and READNULLCMD when running
redirections with no command. This make such redirections fail
(see Note: Redirection).
CSH_NULL_GLOB <C>
If a pattern for filename generation has no matches, delete the
pattern from the argument list; do not report an error unless all
the patterns in a command have no matches. Overrides NOMATCH.
DVORAK
Use the Dvorak keyboard instead of the standard qwerty keyboard as
a basis for examining spelling mistakes for the CORRECT and
CORRECT_ALL options and the spell-word editor command.
EQUALS <Z>
Perform = filename expansion. (See Note: Filename Expansion.)
ERR_EXIT (-e, ksh: -e)
If a command has a non-zero exit status, execute the ZERR trap, if
set, and exit. This is disabled while running initialization
scripts.
EXEC (+n, ksh: +n) <D>
Do execute commands. Without this option, commands are read and
checked for syntax errors, but not executed. This option cannot
be turned off in an interactive shell, except when `-n' is
supplied to the shell at startup.
EXTENDED_GLOB
Treat the `#', `~' and `^' characters as part of patterns for
filename generation, etc. (An initial unquoted `~' always
produces named directory expansion.)
EXTENDED_HISTORY <C>
Save each command's beginning timestamp (in seconds since the
epoch) and the duration (in seconds) to the history file. The
format of this prefixed data is:
`:<BEGINNING TIME>:<ELAPSED SECONDS>:<COMMAND>'.
FLOW_CONTROL <D>
If this option is unset, output flow control via start/stop
characters (usually assigned to ^S/^Q) is disabled in the shell's
editor.
FUNCTION_ARGZERO <C> <Z>
When executing a shell function or sourcing a script, set $0
temporarily to the name of the function/script.
GLOB (+F, ksh: +f) <D>
Perform filename generation (globbing). (See Note: Filename
Generation.)
GLOBAL_EXPORT (<Z>)
If this option is set, passing the -x flag to the builtins declare,
float, integer, readonly and typeset (but not local) will also set
the -g flag; hence parameters exported to the environment will
not be made local to the enclosing function, unless they were
already or the flag +g is given explicitly. If the option is
unset, exported parameters will be made local in just the same way
as any other parameter.
This option is set by default for backward compatibility; it is not
recommended that its behaviour be relied upon. Note that the
builtin export always sets both the -x and -g flags, and hence its
effect extends beyond the scope of the enclosing function; this is
the most portable way to achieve this behaviour.
GLOBAL_RCS (-d) <D>
If this option is unset, the startup files /etc/zprofile,
/etc/zshrc, /etc/zlogin and /etc/zlogout will not be run. It can
be disabled and re-enabled at any time, including inside local
startup files (.zshrc, etc.).
GLOB_ASSIGN <C>
If this option is set, filename generation (globbing) is performed
on the right hand side of scalar parameter assignments of the form
`NAME=PATTERN (e.g. `foo=*'). If the result has more than one
word the parameter will become an array with those words as
arguments. This option is provided for backwards compatibility
only: globbing is always performed on the right hand side of array
assignments of the form `NAME=(VALUE)' (e.g. `foo=(*)') and this
form is recommended for clarity; with this option set, it is not
possible to predict whether the result will be an array or a
scalar.
GLOB_COMPLETE
When the current word has a glob pattern, do not insert all the
words resulting from the expansion but generate matches as for
completion and cycle through them like MENU_COMPLETE. The matches
are generated as if a `*' was added to the end of the word, or
inserted at the cursor when COMPLETE_IN_WORD is set. This
actually uses pattern matching, not globbing, so it works not only
for files but for any completion, such as options, user names, etc.
GLOB_DOTS (-4)
Do not require a leading `.' in a filename to be matched
explicitly.
GLOB_SUBST <C> <K> <S>
Treat any characters resulting from parameter expansion as being
eligible for file expansion and filename generation, and any
characters resulting from command substitution as being eligible
for filename generation. Braces (and commas in between) do not
become eligible for expansion.
HASH_CMDS <D>
Note the location of each command the first time it is executed.
Subsequent invocations of the same command will use the saved
location, avoiding a path search. If this option is unset, no
path hashing is done at all. However, when CORRECT is set,
commands whose names do not appear in the functions or aliases
hash tables are hashed in order to avoid reporting them as
spelling errors.
HASH_DIRS <D>
Whenever a command name is hashed, hash the directory containing
it, as well as all directories that occur earlier in the path.
Has no effect if neither HASH_CMDS nor CORRECT is set.
HASH_LIST_ALL <D>
Whenever a command completion is attempted, make sure the entire
command path is hashed first. This makes the first completion
slower.
HIST_ALLOW_CLOBBER
Add `|' to output redirections in the history. This allows history
references to clobber files even when CLOBBER is unset.
HIST_BEEP <D>
Beep when an attempt is made to access a history entry which isn't
there.
HIST_EXPIRE_DUPS_FIRST
If the internal history needs to be trimmed to add the current
command line, setting this option will cause the oldest history
event that has a duplicate to be lost before losing a unique event
from the list. You should be sure to set the value of HISTSIZE to
a larger number than SAVEHIST in order to give you some room for
the duplicated events, otherwise this option will behave just like
HIST_IGNORE_ALL_DUPS once the history fills up with unique events.
HIST_FIND_NO_DUPS
When searching for history entries in the line editor, do not
display duplicates of a line previously found, even if the
duplicates are not contiguous.
HIST_IGNORE_ALL_DUPS
If a new command line being added to the history list duplicates an
older one, the older command is removed from the list (even if it
is not the previous event).
HIST_IGNORE_DUPS (-h)
Do not enter command lines into the history list if they are
duplicates of the previous event.
HIST_IGNORE_SPACE (-g)
Remove command lines from the history list when the first
character on the line is a space, or when one of the expanded
aliases contains a leading space. Note that the command lingers
in the internal history until the next command is entered before
it vanishes, allowing you to briefly reuse or edit the line. If
you want to make it vanish right away without entering another
command, type a space and press return.
HIST_NO_FUNCTIONS
Remove function definitions from the history list. Note that the
function lingers in the internal history until the next command is
entered before it vanishes, allowing you to briefly reuse or edit
the definition.
HIST_NO_STORE
Remove the history (fc -l) command from the history list when
invoked. Note that the command lingers in the internal history
until the next command is entered before it vanishes, allowing you
to briefly reuse or edit the line.
HIST_REDUCE_BLANKS
Remove superfluous blanks from each command line being added to
the history list.
HIST_SAVE_NO_DUPS
When writing out the history file, older commands that duplicate
newer ones are omitted.
HIST_VERIFY
Whenever the user enters a line with history expansion, don't
execute the line directly; instead, perform history expansion and
reload the line into the editing buffer.
HUP <Z>
Send the HUP signal to running jobs when the shell exits.
IGNORE_BRACES (-I) <S>
Do not perform brace expansion.
IGNORE_EOF (-7)
Do not exit on end-of-file. Require the use of exit or logout
instead. However, ten consecutive EOFs will cause the shell to
exit anyway, to avoid the shell hanging if its tty goes away.
Also, if this option is set and the Zsh Line Editor is used,
widgets implemented by shell functions can be bound to EOF
(normally Control-D) without printing the normal warning message.
This works only for normal widgets, not for completion widgets.
INC_APPEND_HISTORY
This options works like APPEND_HISTORY except that new history
lines are added to the $HISTFILE incrementally (as soon as they are
entered), rather than waiting until the shell is killed. The file
is periodically trimmed to the number of lines specified by
$SAVEHIST, but can exceed this value between trimmings.
INTERACTIVE (-i, ksh: -i)
This is an interactive shell. This option is set upon
initialisation if the standard input is a tty and commands are
being read from standard input. (See the discussion of
SHIN_STDIN.) This heuristic may be overridden by specifying a
state for this option on the command line. The value of this
option cannot be changed anywhere other than the command line.
INTERACTIVE_COMMENTS (-k) <K> <S>
Allow comments even in interactive shells.
KSH_ARRAYS <K> <S>
Emulate `ksh' array handling as closely as possible. If this
option is set, array elements are numbered from zero, an array
parameter without subscript refers to the first element instead of
the whole array, and braces are required to delimit a subscript
(`${path[2]}' rather than just `$path[2]').
KSH_AUTOLOAD <K> <S>
Emulate `ksh' function autoloading. This means that when a
function is autoloaded, the corresponding file is merely executed,
and must define the function itself. (By default, the function is
defined to the contents of the file. However, the most common
`ksh'-style case - of the file containing only a simple definition
of the function - is always handled in the `ksh'-compatible
manner.)
KSH_GLOB <K>
In pattern matching, the interpretation of parentheses is affected
by a preceding `@', `*', `+', `?' or `!'. See Note: Filename
Generation.
KSH_OPTION_PRINT <K>
Alters the way options settings are printed: instead of separate
lists of set and unset options, all options are shown, marked `on'
if they are in the non-default state, `off' otherwise.
KSH_TYPESET <K>
Alters the way arguments to the typeset family of commands,
including declare, export, float, integer, local and readonly, are
processed. Without this option, zsh will perform normal word
splitting after command and parameter expansion in arguments of an
assignment; with it, word splitting does not take place in those
cases.
LIST_AMBIGUOUS <D>
This option works when AUTO_LIST or BASH_AUTO_LIST is also set.
If there is an unambiguous prefix to insert on the command line,
that is done without a completion list being displayed; in other
words, auto-listing behaviour only takes place when nothing would
be inserted. In the case of BASH_AUTO_LIST, this means that the
list will be delayed to the third call of the function.
LIST_BEEP <D>
Beep on an ambiguous completion. More accurately, this forces the
completion widgets to return status 1 on an ambiguous completion,
which causes the shell to beep if the option BEEP is also set;
this may be modified if completion is called from a user-defined
widget.
LIST_PACKED
Try to make the completion list smaller (occupying less lines) by
printing the matches in columns with different widths.
LIST_ROWS_FIRST
Lay out the matches in completion lists sorted horizontally, that
is, the second match is to the right of the first one, not under
it as usual.
LIST_TYPES (-X) <D>
When listing files that are possible completions, show the type of
each file with a trailing identifying mark.
LOCAL_OPTIONS <K>
If this option is set at the point of return from a shell function,
all the options (including this one) which were in force upon
entry to the function are restored. Otherwise, only this option
and the XTRACE and PRINT_EXIT_VALUE options are restored. Hence
if this is explicitly unset by a shell function the other options
in force at the point of return will remain so. A shell function
can also guarantee itself a known shell configuration with a
formulation like `emulate -L zsh'; the -L activates LOCAL_OPTIONS.
LOCAL_TRAPS <K>
If this option is set when a signal trap is set inside a function,
then the previous status of the trap for that signal will be
restored when the function exits. Note that this option must be
set _prior_ to altering the trap behaviour in a function; unlike
LOCAL_OPTIONS, the value on exit from the function is irrelevant.
However, it does not need to be set before any global trap for
that to be correctly restored by a function. For example,
unsetopt localtraps
trap - INT
fn() { setopt localtraps; trap '' INT; sleep 3; }
will restore normally handling of SIGINT after the function exits.
LOGIN (-l, ksh: -l)
This is a login shell. If this option is not explicitly set, the
shell is a login shell if the first character of the argv[0]
passed to the shell is a `-'.
LONG_LIST_JOBS (-R)
List jobs in the long format by default.
MAGIC_EQUAL_SUBST
All unquoted arguments of the form `ANYTHING=EXPRESSION' appearing
after the command name have filename expansion (that is, where
EXPRESSION has a leading `~' or `=') performed on EXPRESSION as if
it were a parameter assignment. The argument is not otherwise
treated specially; it is passed to the command as a single
argument, and not used as an actual parameter assignment. For
example, in echo foo=~/bar:~/rod, both occurrences of ~ would be
replaced. Note that this happens anyway with typeset and similar
statements.
This option respects the setting of the KSH_TYPESET option. In
other words, if both options are in effect, arguments looking like
assignments will not undergo wordsplitting.
MAIL_WARNING (-U)
Print a warning message if a mail file has been accessed since the
shell last checked.
MARK_DIRS (-8, ksh: -X)
Append a trailing `/' to all directory names resulting from
filename generation (globbing).
MENU_COMPLETE (-Y)
On an ambiguous completion, instead of listing possibilities or
beeping, insert the first match immediately. Then when completion
is requested again, remove the first match and insert the second
match, etc. When there are no more matches, go back to the first
one again. reverse-menu-complete may be used to loop through the
list in the other direction. This option overrides AUTO_MENU.
MONITOR (-m, ksh: -m)
Allow job control. Set by default in interactive shells.
MULTIOS <Z>
Perform implicit `tee's or `cat's when multiple redirections are
attempted (see Note: Redirection).
NOMATCH (+3) <C> <Z>
If a pattern for filename generation has no matches, print an
error, instead of leaving it unchanged in the argument list. This
also applies to file expansion of an initial `~' or `='.
NOTIFY (-5, ksh: -b) <Z>
Report the status of background jobs immediately, rather than
waiting until just before printing a prompt.
NULL_GLOB (-G)
If a pattern for filename generation has no matches, delete the
pattern from the argument list instead of reporting an error.
Overrides NOMATCH.
NUMERIC_GLOB_SORT
If numeric filenames are matched by a filename generation pattern,
sort the filenames numerically rather than lexicographically.
OCTAL_ZEROES <S>
Interpret any integer constant beginning with a 0 as octal, per
IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (ISO 9945-2:1993). This is not enabled by
default as it causes problems with parsing of, for example, date
and time strings with leading zeroes.
OVERSTRIKE
Start up the line editor in overstrike mode.
PATH_DIRS (-Q)
Perform a path search even on command names with slashes in them.
Thus if `/usr/local/bin' is in the user's path, and he or she types
`X11/xinit', the command `/usr/local/bin/X11/xinit' will be
executed (assuming it exists). Commands explicitly beginning with
`/', `./' or `../' are not subject to the path search. This also
applies to the . builtin.
Note that subdirectories of the current directory are always
searched for executables specified in this form. This takes place
before any search indicated by this option, and regardless of
whether `.' or the current directory appear in the command search
path.
POSIX_BUILTINS <K> <S>
When this option is set the command builtin can be used to execute
shell builtin commands. Parameter assignments specified before
shell functions and special builtins are kept after the command
completes unless the special builtin is prefixed with the command
builtin. Special builtins are ., :, break, continue, declare,
eval, exit, export, integer, local, readonly, return, set, shift,
source, times, trap and unset.
PRINT_EIGHT_BIT
Print eight bit characters literally in completion lists, etc.
This option is not necessary if your system correctly returns the
printability of eight bit characters (see man page ctype(3)).
PRINT_EXIT_VALUE (-1)
Print the exit value of programs with non-zero exit status.
PRIVILEGED (-p, ksh: -p)
Turn on privileged mode. This is enabled automatically on startup
if the effective user (group) ID is not equal to the real user
(group) ID. Turning this option off causes the effective user and
group IDs to be set to the real user and group IDs. This option
disables sourcing user startup files. If zsh is invoked as `sh'
or `ksh' with this option set, /etc/suid_profile is sourced (after
/etc/profile on interactive shells). Sourcing ~/.profile is
disabled and the contents of the ENV variable is ignored. This
option cannot be changed using the -m option of setopt and
unsetopt, and changing it inside a function always changes it
globally regardless of the LOCAL_OPTIONS option.
PROMPT_BANG <K>
If set, `!' is treated specially in prompt expansion. See Note:
Prompt Expansion.
PROMPT_CR (+V) <D>
Print a carriage return just before printing a prompt in the line
editor. This is on by default as multi-line editing is only
possible if the editor knows where the start of the line appears.
PROMPT_PERCENT <C> <Z>
If set, `%' is treated specially in prompt expansion. See Note:
Prompt Expansion.
PROMPT_SUBST <K>
If set, _parameter expansion_, _command substitution_ and
_arithmetic expansion_ are performed in prompts.
PUSHD_IGNORE_DUPS
Don't push multiple copies of the same directory onto the
directory stack.
PUSHD_MINUS
Exchanges the meanings of `+' and `-' when used with a number to
specify a directory in the stack.
PUSHD_SILENT (-E)
Do not print the directory stack after pushd or popd.
PUSHD_TO_HOME (-D)
Have pushd with no arguments act like `pushd $HOME'.
RC_EXPAND_PARAM (-P)
Array expansions of the form `FOO${XX}BAR', where the parameter XX
is set to (A B C), are substituted with `FOOABAR FOOBBAR FOOCBAR'
instead of the default `FOOA B CBAR'.
RC_QUOTES
Allow the character sequence `''' to signify a single quote within
singly quoted strings. Note this does not apply in quoted strings
using the format $'...', where a backslashed single quote can be
used.
RCS (+f) <D>
After /etc/zshenv is sourced on startup, source the .zshenv,
/etc/zprofile, .zprofile, /etc/zshrc, .zshrc, /etc/zlogin,
.zlogin, and .zlogout files, as described in Note: Files. If
this option is unset, the /etc/zshenv file is still sourced, but
any of the others will not be; it can be set at any time to
prevent the remaining startup files after the currently executing
one from being sourced.
REC_EXACT (-S)
In completion, recognize exact matches even if they are ambiguous.
RESTRICTED (-r)
Enables restricted mode. This option cannot be changed using
unsetopt, and setting it inside a function always changes it
globally regardless of the LOCAL_OPTIONS option. See Note:
Restricted Shell.
RM_STAR_SILENT (-H) <K> <S>
Do not query the user before executing `rm *' or `rm path/*'.
RM_STAR_WAIT
If querying the user before executing `rm *' or `rm path/*', first
wait ten seconds and ignore anything typed in that time. This
avoids the problem of reflexively answering `yes' to the query
when one didn't really mean it. The wait and query can always be
avoided by expanding the `*' in ZLE (with tab).
SHARE_HISTORY <K>
This option both imports new commands from the history file, and
also causes your typed commands to be appended to the history file
(the latter is like specifying INC_APPEND_HISTORY). The history
lines are also output with timestamps ala EXTENDED_HISTORY (which
makes it easier to find the spot where we left off reading the
file after it gets re-written).
By default, history movement commands visit the imported lines as
well as the local lines, but you can toggle this on and off with
the set-local-history zle binding. It is also possible to create
a zle widget that will make some commands ignore imported
commands, and some include them.
If you find that you want more control over when commands get
imported, you may wish to turn SHARE_HISTORY off,
INC_APPEND_HISTORY on, and then manually import commands whenever
you need them using `fc -RI'.
SH_FILE_EXPANSION <K> <S>
Perform filename expansion (e.g., ~ expansion) _before_ parameter
expansion, command substitution, arithmetic expansion and brace
expansion. If this option is unset, it is performed _after_ brace
expansion, so things like `~$USERNAME' and `~{pfalstad,rc}' will
work.
SH_GLOB <K> <S>
Disables the special meaning of `(', `|', `)' and '<' for globbing
the result of parameter and command substitutions, and in some
other places where the shell accepts patterns. This option is set
by default if zsh is invoked as sh or ksh.
SHIN_STDIN (-s, ksh: -s)
Commands are being read from the standard input. Commands are
read from standard input if no command is specified with -c and no
file of commands is specified. If SHIN_STDIN is set explicitly on
the command line, any argument that would otherwise have been
taken as a file to run will instead be treated as a normal
positional parameter. Note that setting or unsetting this option
on the command line does not necessarily affect the state the
option will have while the shell is running - that is purely an
indicator of whether on not commands are _actually_ being read
from standard input. The value of this option cannot be changed
anywhere other than the command line.
SH_NULLCMD <K> <S>
Do not use the values of NULLCMD and READNULLCMD when doing
redirections, use `:' instead (see Note: Redirection).
SH_OPTION_LETTERS <K> <S>
If this option is set the shell tries to interpret single letter
options (which are used with set and setopt) like `ksh' does.
This also affects the value of the - special parameter.
SHORT_LOOPS <C> <Z>
Allow the short forms of for, select, if, and function constructs.
SH_WORD_SPLIT (-y) <K> <S>
Causes field splitting to be performed on unquoted parameter
expansions. Note that this option has nothing to do with word
splitting. (See Note: Parameter Expansion.)
SINGLE_COMMAND (-t, ksh: -t)
If the shell is reading from standard input, it exits after a
single command has been executed. This also makes the shell
non-interactive, unless the INTERACTIVE option is explicitly set
on the command line. The value of this option cannot be changed
anywhere other than the command line.
SINGLE_LINE_ZLE (-M) <K>
Use single-line command line editing instead of multi-line.
SUN_KEYBOARD_HACK (-L)
If a line ends with a backquote, and there are an odd number of
backquotes on the line, ignore the trailing backquote. This is
useful on some keyboards where the return key is too small, and
the backquote key lies annoyingly close to it.
UNSET (+u, ksh: +u) <K> <S> <Z>
Treat unset parameters as if they were empty when substituting.
Otherwise they are treated as an error.
VERBOSE (-v, ksh: -v)
Print shell input lines as they are read.
XTRACE (-x, ksh: -x)
Print commands and their arguments as they are executed.
ZLE (-Z)
Use the zsh line editor. Set by default in interactive shells
connected to a terminal.
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