An updated version of zsh (zsh-5.0.8-1) has been released and should be
at a mirror near you real soon. This is an upstream release.
NOTICE:
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Version 5.0.8 has just been released for both 32-bit and 64-bit Cygwin.
NEWS:
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(From the release notes: http://zsh.sourceforge.net/releases.html)
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This version contains some minor feature enhancements and many bug fixes,
including fixes for some basic parsing problems and long-standing
compatibility issues in POSIX / sh compatibility mode. There are the usual
enhancements to completion functions.
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See ChangeLogs for full details.
ChangeLogs:
http://www.fruitbat.org/Cygwin/zsh/ChangeLog-5.0.8
Homepage:
http://www.zsh.org
DESCRIPTION:
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Zsh is a UNIX command interpreter (shell) usable as an interactive login
shell and as a shell script command processor. Of the standard shells,
zsh most closely resembles `ksh' but includes many enhancements. Zsh has
command line editing, builtin spelling correction, programmable command
completion, shell functions (with autoloading), a history mechanism, and
a host of other features.
UPDATE:
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To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on the
http://cygwin.com/ web page. This downloads setup.exe to your system.
Save it and run setup, answer the questions and pick up 'zsh' in the
'Shell' category (you will have select it).
DOWNLOAD:
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Note that downloads from sources.redhat.com (aka cygwin.com) aren't
allowed due to bandwidth limitations. This means that you will need to
find a mirror which has this update, please choose the one nearest to you:
http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html
QUESTIONS:
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