Zsh
E440644
Unix shell
command-line interpreter
free and open-source software
interactive shell
scripting language
Zsh is an advanced Unix shell and command interpreter known for its powerful scripting features, customization options, and interactive conveniences beyond those of traditional shells like Bash.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zsh canonical | 3 |
| Z shell | 2 |
| Oh My Zsh framework | 1 |
| zsh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4443020 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zsh Context triple: [chruby, canBeUsedWith, Zsh]
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A.
ZS
ZS is the vehicle registration code assigned to cars registered in the Polish city of Szczecin.
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B.
ZAG
ZAG is the commonly used abbreviation for Zagłębie Lubin, a professional football club based in Lubin, Poland.
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C.
ZTH
ZTH is the IATA airport code for Zakynthos International Airport, the main air gateway to the Greek island of Zakynthos.
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D.
ZG
ZG is the vehicle registration code used on license plates for the city of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.
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E.
Zig
Zig is a distinctive line of athletic footwear from Reebok known for its zigzag-shaped sole designed to enhance cushioning and energy return.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zsh Target entity description: Zsh is an advanced Unix shell and command interpreter known for its powerful scripting features, customization options, and interactive conveniences beyond those of traditional shells like Bash.
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A.
ZS
ZS is the vehicle registration code assigned to cars registered in the Polish city of Szczecin.
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B.
ZAG
ZAG is the commonly used abbreviation for Zagłębie Lubin, a professional football club based in Lubin, Poland.
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C.
ZTH
ZTH is the IATA airport code for Zakynthos International Airport, the main air gateway to the Greek island of Zakynthos.
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D.
ZG
ZG is the vehicle registration code used on license plates for the city of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.
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E.
Zig
Zig is a distinctive line of athletic footwear from Reebok known for its zigzag-shaped sole designed to enhance cushioning and energy return.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Unix shell
ⓘ
command-line interpreter ⓘ free and open-source software ⓘ interactive shell ⓘ scripting language ⓘ |
| category |
Unix shells
ⓘ
command shells ⓘ system software ⓘ |
| configurationFile |
.zlogin
ⓘ
.zlogout ⓘ .zprofile ⓘ .zshenv ⓘ .zshrc ⓘ |
| developer | Paul Falstad ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
advanced scripting constructs
ⓘ
highly customizable prompts ⓘ interactive conveniences beyond traditional shells ⓘ plugin frameworks support ⓘ powerful completion system ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bourne shell
ⓘ
linked to:
Unix shell
C shell ⓘ KornShell ⓘ tcsh ⓘ
linked to:
Tcsh
|
| license | MIT-like license ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Unix ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Bash
ⓘ
KornShell ⓘ |
| supports |
Oh My Zsh framework
ⓘ
linked to:
Zsh
Prezto framework ⓘ advanced globbing ⓘ aliases ⓘ approximate completion ⓘ arrays ⓘ associative arrays ⓘ autoloaded functions ⓘ command completion for many programs ⓘ command history ⓘ command substitution ⓘ command-line editing ⓘ command-line spelling correction ⓘ completion system configuration ⓘ emacs-style key bindings ⓘ extended glob patterns ⓘ floating point arithmetic ⓘ functions ⓘ history search ⓘ hook functions ⓘ incremental history search ⓘ interactive shells ⓘ job control ⓘ line editing with ZLE ⓘ login shells ⓘ modules ⓘ non-interactive shells ⓘ path expansion ⓘ path hashing ⓘ plugins ⓘ programmable completion ⓘ prompt customization ⓘ prompt substitution ⓘ prompt themes ⓘ recursive globbing ⓘ shared history between sessions ⓘ shell options for behavior tuning ⓘ shell scripting ⓘ spelling correction ⓘ startup files ⓘ theme customization ⓘ vi-style key bindings ⓘ |
| usedAsDefaultShellOn | macOS Catalina and later ⓘ |
| website | https://www.zsh.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Zsh Description of subject: Zsh is an advanced Unix shell and command interpreter known for its powerful scripting features, customization options, and interactive conveniences beyond those of traditional shells like Bash.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.