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Let's document: Zsh builtins

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Description

Command description

Builtin commands for Zsh. Note that most of the completed commands are also available in Bash.

Documentation

https://manned.org/zshbuiltins

Platform

Common

VCS repository link (e.g. GitHub, GitLab)

https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh

Additional information

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Commands

  • alias
  • autoload #21003
  • bg
  • bindkey
  • break
  • builtin
  • bye #21035
  • cd
  • chdir #21035
  • command
  • comparguments
  • compcall
  • compctl
  • compdescribe
  • compfiles
  • compgroups
  • compquote
  • comptags
  • comptry
  • compvalues
  • continue
  • declare
  • dirs
  • disable #21051
  • disown
  • dot
  • echo
  • echotc #21366
  • echoti
  • emulate #22278
  • enable
  • eval
  • exec
  • exit
  • export #1824
  • false
  • fc
  • fg
  • float #21168
  • functions
  • getcap
  • getln #21035
  • getopts
  • hash
  • history
  • integer
  • jobs
  • kill
  • let
  • limit
  • local
  • logout
  • noglob #21688
  • popd
  • print
  • printf
  • pushd
  • pushln #21035
  • pwd
  • r #21036
  • read
  • readonly
  • rehash #21035
  • return
  • sched
  • set
  • setcap
  • setopt
  • shift
  • source
  • stat
  • suspend
  • test
  • times
  • trap
  • true
  • ttyctl #21365
  • type
  • typeset
  • ulimit
  • umask
  • unalias
  • unfunction #21035
  • unhash #22388
  • unlimit
  • unset
  • unsetopt
  • vared
  • wait
  • whence
  • where
  • which
  • zcompile
  • zformat #21191
  • zle #21271
  • zmodload
  • zparseopts
  • zregexparse
  • zsocket
  • zstyle #22172

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