Command-line tool

zsh

brew/zsh

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UNIX shell (command interpreter)

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install zsh

Linux

brew install zsh

Start an interactive shell session

zsh

Execute specific [c]ommands

zsh -c "echo 'zsh is executed'"

Execute a specific script

zsh path/to/script.zsh

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