    # basic types:
    echo 'single quoted string'
    echo "double quoted string"
    echo $'string with esc\apes\x0din it'
    echo $"string meant to be translated"

    # comments:
    # this is a comment
    #this too
    echo this is#nt a comment
    dcop kate EditInterface#1 #this is
    grep -e "^default/linux/amd64/" |\ #this is not a comment but #this is
    mkdir this\ isnt\ #a\ comment
    mkdir this\ isnt\\\;#a\ comment
    mkdir this\\ #is a comment

    # brace expansion
    mv my_file.{JPG,jpg}
    echo f.{01..100..3} f.{#..Z} f.{\{..\}} f.{$i..$j..$p}
    echo f.{01..100} f.{a..Z} f.{'a'..$Z}
    # no brace expansion
    echo f.{..100} f.{a..Z..}

    # special characters are escaped:
    echo \(output\) \&\| \> \< \" \' \*

    # variable substitution:
    echo $filename.ext
    echo $filename_ext
    echo ${filename}_ext
    echo text${array[$subscript]}.text
    echo text${array["string"]}.text
    echo short are $_, $$, $?, ${@}, etc.
    echo ${variable/a/d}
    echo ${1:-default}
    echo ${10} $10a
    echo $! $=!

    # expression subst:
    echo $(( cd << ed + 1 ))

    # command subst:
    echo $(ls -l)
    echo `cat myfile`

    # file subst:
    echo $(<$filename)
    echo $(</path/to/myfile)

    # process subst:
    sort <(show_labels) | sed 's/a/bg' > my_file.txt 2>&1

    # All substitutions also work in strings:
    echo "subst ${in}side string"  'not $inside this ofcourse'
    echo "The result is $(( $a + $b )). Thanks!"
    echo "Your homedir contains `ls $HOME |wc -l` files."

    # Escapes in strings:
    p="String \` with \$ escapes \" ";

    # keywords are black, builtins dark purple and common commands lighter purple
    set
    exit
    login

    # Other colorings:
    error() {
    	cat /usr/bin/lesspipe.sh
    	runscript >& redir.bak
    	exec 3>&4
    }

    # do - done make code blocks
    while [ $p -lt $q ]
    do
    	chown 0644 $file.$p
    done

    # braces as well
    run_prog | sort -u |
    {
    	echo Header
    	while read a b d
    	do
    		echo $a/$b/$c
    	done
    	echo Footer
    }

    # Any constructions can be nested:
    echo "A long string with $(
    	if [ $count -gt 100 ] ; then
    		echo "much"
    	else
    		echo "not much"
    	fi ) substitutions." ;

    # Even the case construct is correctly folded:
    test -f blaat &&
    (	do_something
    	case $p in
    		*bak)
    			do_bak $p
    			;;
    		*)
    			dont_bak $p
    			;;
    	esac
    ) # despite the extra parentheses in the case construction.

    # more control flow
    while :;
      break
      continue
      return
    done

    # variable assignments:
    DIR=/dev
    p=`ls`
    LC_ALL="nl" dcop 'kate*'
    _VAR=val
    ARR=(this is an array)
    ARR2=([this]=too [and]="this too")
    usage="$0 -- version $VERSION
    Multiple lines of output
    can be possible."
    ANSWER=yes	# here 'yes' isn't highlighed as command

    # Some commands expect variable names, these are colored correctly:
    export PATH=/my/bin:$PATH BLAAT
    export A B D
    local p=3  x  y='\'
    read x y z <<< $hallo
    unset B
    declare -a VAR1 VAR2 && exit
    declare less a && b
    declare a=(1 2)
    getopts :h:l::d arg
    read #comment
    let a=4+4 3+a b=c+3 d+3 d*4 # * is a glob

    # options are recoqnized:
    zip -f=file.zip
    ./configure  --destdir=/usr
    make  destdir=/usr/

    # [[ and [ correctly need spaces to be regarded as structure,
    # otherwise they are patterns (currently treated as normal text)
    if [ "$p" == "" ] ; then
    	ls /usr/bin/[a-z]*
    elif [[ $p == 0 ]] ; then
    	ls /usr/share/$p
    fi

    # Fixed:
    ls a[ab]*		# dont try to interprete as assignment with subscript (fixed)
    a[ab]
    a[ab]=sa

    # Here documents are difficult to catch:
    cat > myfile << __EOF__
    You're right, this is definitely no bash code
    But ls more $parameters should be expanded.
    __EOF__

    # quoted:
    cat << "EOF" | egrep "this" >&4   # the rest of the line is still considered bash source
    You're right, this is definitely no bash code
    But ls more $parameters should be expanded. :->
    EOF

    cat <<bla || exit
    bla bla
    bla

    # indented:
    if true
    then
    	cat <<- EOF
    		Indented text with a $dollar or \$two
    	EOF
    elif [ -d $file ]; then
    	cat <<- "EOF"
    		Indented text without a $dollar
    	EOF
    fi

    if ! { cmd1 && cmd2 ; }; then echo ok ; fi
    if ! {cmd1 && cmd2}; then echo ok ; fi
    if ! cmd1 arg; then echo ok ; fi

    case 1 in
    2) echo xxx;
    ;;
    ?) foo || yyy ; foo abc || echo abc ;;
    1) echo yyy;
    esac

    ls #should be outside of case 1 folding block

    for i in `ls tests/auto/output/*.html`; do
        refFile=`echo $i | sed -e s,build,src, | sed -e s,output,reference, | sed -e s,.html,.ref.html,`
        cp -v $i $refFile
    done

    ## >Settings >Configure Kate >Fonts & Colors >Highlitghing Text Styles >Scripts/Bash >Option >Change colors to some distinct color
    ## 1- In following line the -ucode should not be colored as option

    pacman -Syu --needed intel-ucode grub
    pacman -syu --needed intel-ucode grub

    [[ $line_name =~ \{([0-9]{1,})\}\{([0-9]{1,})\}(.*) ]]
    [[ $name =~ (.*)_(S[0-9]{2})(E[0-9]{2,3}[a-z]{0,1})_(.*) ]]
    rm /data/{hello1,hello2}/input/{bye1,$bye2}/si{a,${b},c{k,p{e,a}}}/*.non
    rm /data/{aa,{e,i}t{b,c} # Not closed
    rm /data/{aa,{e,i}t{b,c}}
    rm /data/{aa,{i}}
    rm /data{aa{bb{cc{dd}}}}
    rm /data{aaa`aaa}aa`aaa}a

    # TODO `

    # commands
    abc
    cp
    :
    .
    :#nokeyword
    path/cmd
    ec\
    ho
    2
    'a'c
    $ab
    ${ab}c
    \ a
    !a
    'a'[
    \ [
    !a[
    a{}d
    a{bc}d
    a{b,c}d
    a'b'c
    a$bc
    a${bc}d
    a\ b
    a!b

    # commands + params
    shortopt -ol -f/fd/fd -hfd/fds - -ol'a'b -f'a'/fd/fd -h'a'fd/fds
    longopt --long-a --long-b=value --file=* --file=file* --file=dir/file
    longopt --long-a'a'b --long'a'-b=value --fi'a'le=*
    noopt 3 3d -f -- -f --xx dir/file
    opt param#nocomment ab'a'cd ~a .a #comments
    path path/file dir/ / // 3/f a@/ 'a'/b d/'a'b a\ d/f f/f\
    ile
    path ~ ~/ ~a/ . .. ./a ../a
    path /path/* /path/f* /path/f@ /path/f@(|) {a/b} a{b}/c a/b{c} a/{b} a/{b}c
    glob ? * ?f *f f* f? **/ ~/* ~* /path/f* 'a'* 'a'f/?
    # ksh pattern is in conflict with extended pattern
    extglob @ @(*) @(f*|f??(f)) f!(+(?(@(*(f)f)f)f)f)f @'a'@(|) a@(?)
    echo *.*~(lex|parse).[ch](^D^l1)
    echo /tmp/foo*(u0^@:t) *(W,X) *(%W)
    subs f! f!! f!s 'a'!s \( $v {a,b} {a} {a}/d {a\,} {a,} {a,\},b} ds/{a,b}sa/s

    ls !?main
    ls $(echo NF)(:a)
    ls ${(s.:.)PATH} | grep '^...s'
    ls (#i)*.pmm
    ls (#ia1)README
    ls (*/)#bar
    ls (../)#junk2/down.txt(:a)
    ls (^(backup*|cache*|list*|tmp)/)##*(.)
    ls (_|)fred.php
    ls (dev*|fred*|joe*)/index*
    ls (x*~x[3-5])
    ls (xx|yy)
    ls *(*@)
    ls *(+nt)
    ls *(.)^php~*.c~*.txt
    ls *(.L-20)
    ls *(.L0)
    ls *(.Om[1,5])
    ls *(.^m0)
    ls *(.e#age 2017-10-01:00:00:00 2017-10-08:23:59:59#) /tmp
    ls *(.e-age 2018/09/01 2018/01/01-)
    ls *(.f644)
    ls *(.g:root:)
    ls *(.m-1)
    ls *(.mM+6)
    ls *(.mh+3)
    ls *(.mh-3)
    ls *(.mh3)
    ls *(.mw+2)
    ls *(.om[0,5]e-age 2017/09/01 2017/10/01-)
    ls *(.om[2,$]) old/
    ls *(.rwg:nobody:u:root:)
    ls *(.u:apache:)
    ls *(/)
    ls *(/^F)
    ls *(L0f.go-w.)
    ls *(Lk+100)
    ls *(Lm+2)
    ls *(R)
    ls *([1,10])
    ls *(^/,f44?,f.gu+w.,oL+rand,oe:"$cmd -x":P:echo::h)
    ls *(m4)
    ls *(mh0)
    ls *(mw3)
    ls *(${globqualifiers}N)
    ls *(\^'/')
    ls **.php
    ls **/*(#ia2)readme
    ls **/*(-@)
    ls **/*(.)
    ls **/*(.:g-w:)
    ls **/*(.Lm+10)
    ls **/*(D/e:'[[ -e $REPLY/index.php && -e $REPLY/index.html ]]':)
    ls **/*(u0WLk+10m0)
    ls **/*.(js|php|css)~(djr|libs|dompdf)/*~*/junk/*
    ls **/*.(js|php|css)~(libs|locallibs|test|dompdf)/*
    ls **/*.(php|inc)
    ls **/*.(php|inc)~(libs|locallibs)/*(.OL[1,5])
    ls **/*.txt(D.om[1,5])
    ls **/*~*(${~${(j/|/)fignore}})(.^*)
    ls **/*~*vssver.scc(.om[1,20])
    ls **/*~pdf/*(.m0om[1,10])
    ls **/^(vssver.scc|*.ini)(.om[1,20])
    ls **/^vssver.scc(.om[1,20])
    ls **/index.php~dev*(/*)##
    ls **/main.{php,js,css}
    ls *.(jpg|gif|png)(.)
    ls *.*(e-age 2018/06/01 now-)
    ls *.*(mM4)
    ls *.*~(lex|parse).[ch](^D^l1)
    ls *.*~[a-m]*(u:nobody:g:apache:.xX)
    ls *.c(#q:s/#%(#b)s(*).c/'S${match[1]}.C'/)
    ls *.c(:r)
    ls *.c~lex.c
    ls *.h~(fred|foo).h
    ls *.{aux,dvi,log,toc}
    ls *.{jpg,gif}(.N)
    ls *[^2].php~*template*
    ls *y(2|).cfm
    ls *y2#.cfm
    ls *~*.*(.)
    ls ./*(Om[1,-11])
    ls ./**/*(/od) 2> /dev/null
    ls ./**/*.(php|inc|js)
    ls ./**/*.{inc,php}
    ls ./*.back(#qN)
    ls ./{html,live}/**/*.(php|inc|js)~(**/wiki|**/dompdf)/*
    ls /path/**/*(.a+10e{'stat -sA u +uidr $REPLY; f[$u]="$f[$u]$REPLY"'})
    ls <-> <-6> <4-> <4-5> 0<-> {1..5} {2,3} {00..03} (4|5) [3-4]  [3-47-8] 0? ?2 *2
    ls =some_file
    ls DATA_[0-9](#c,4).csv
    ls DATA_[0-9](#c3).csv
    ls DATA_[0-9](#c4,).csv
    ls DATA_[0-9](#c4,7).csv
    ls PHP*/**/*.php
    ls [01]<->201[45]/Daily\ report*.csv(e#age 2014/10/22 now#)
    ls ^*.(css|php)(.)
    ls ^?*.*
    ls ^?*.*(D)
    ls ^?*.[^.]*(D)
    ls a(#c3).txt
    ls file<20->
    ls foot(fall)#.pl
    ls fred<76-88>.pl
    ls fred<76->.pl
    ls fred^erick*
    ls fred{09..13}.pl
    ls fred{joe,sid}.pl
    ls x*~(x3|x5)
    ls x*~^x[3,5]
    ls x*~x[3,5]
    ls x^[3,5]
    ls y2#.cfm y{2,}.cfm y(2|).cfm {y2,y}.cfm (y|y2).cfm y*.cfm
    ls {^dev*,}/index.php(.N)
    ls {_,}fred.php
    ls {p..q}<5->{1..4}.(#I)php(.N)
    ls ~1/*(.om[1])
    ls **/*.php~*junk*/*  #find all calls to mail, ignoring junk directories
    ls **/(*.cfm~(ctpigeonbot|env).cfm)
    ls **/*.{js,php,css}~(libs|temp|tmp|test)/*
    ls */*.php~libs/*~temp/*~test/*
    ls **/(*.cfm~(ctpigeonbot|env).cfm)~*((#s)|/)junk*/*(.)
    ls **/*.(js|php|css)~(libs|temp|test)/*
    ls **/*.(js|php|css)~libs/*~temp/*~test/*
    ls report/**/*.{inc,php}  # searching for a php variable
    ls *.log(Ne-age 2006/10/04:10:15 2006/10/04:12:45-)
    ls $(echo /c/aax/*(.om[1]))(+cyg) &
    ls *~vssver.scc(.om[1])
    ls /c/aax/*(.om[1]+cyg)
    ls ${(ps:\0:)"$(grep -lZ foobar ./*.txt(.))"}
    ls [[[[]]x*

    2 - f -f
    !a -f
    'a' -f
    $a -f
    ! cmd

    # redirections (prefix)
    <<<s cat
    <<<'s' cat
    <<<'s's cat
    <<<s's's cat
    <<<s${s}s cat
    <<< s${s}s cat
    >&2 cat
    <f cat
    2>3 cat
    2>&3 cat
    2>& 3 cat
    2>f cat
    &>f cat
    2>>(xless) cat
    2<<(xless) cat
    2>>(xless)cat
    2<<(xless)cat

    # redirections
    cat f>2
    cat d/f>2
    cat d/f >2
    cat d/f >& 2
    cat >2 d/f
    cat > 2
    cat <(echo) <(echo a) <(echo a/f) <(echo ) <(echo a ) <(echo a/f )
    cat 2>>(xless)
    cat 2<<(xless)
    cat 2>&1 &>f &>>f 2<&1- 2<>f 2<<heredoc
    bla bla
    heredoc
    <<-'h' cat
    bla
    h
    <<"'" cat
    bla
    '
    r=$(xxx $@ 2>&1)

    # branches
    cat a|cat
    cat a&cat
    cat a||cat
    cat a&&cat
    cat a;cat
    cat a | cat
    cat a & cat
    cat a || cat
    cat a && cat
    cat a ; cat
    cat a'a';cat

    # substitutions
    echo '' 'a' '\' "" "a" "\\" "$a" "a""a"'a''a' a'b'c a"b"c a$'\n'c
    echo a!bc a{a}b a{b,c}d a{b,{d,e}}d a\ b
    echo a$bc a$b/c a${b}c a$((b-3))c a$(b)c a$(a b c)c
    echo ${a[*]} ${a[@]} ${a[${b}]} ${a:-x$z} ${a/g} ${a//f/f} ${a//f*/f*}
    echo ${!} ${!a} ${#a[1]} ${a:1:$b} $((++i,i--))
    echo ${a:^v} ${=a:/#%a#?*/bla} ${x#??(#i)} ${das:-{}<a.zsh}
    echo ${(f)"$(<$1)"} ${${(Az)l}[$2]} ${(f)"$(eval ${(q)@[2,$]})"}
    echo ${(@)foo} ${(@)foo[1,2]} ${${(A)name}[1]} ${(AA)=name=...} ${(Q)${(z)foo}}
    echo ${(ps.$sep.)val} ${(ps.${sep}.)val} ${(s.$sep.)val} ${(s.)(.)val}
    echo ${(pr:2+3::_::$d:)var} ${(r:2+3::_::$d:)var}
    echo ${${:-=cat}:h}
    $foo:h34:a:gs/dfs/fds/:s/fds/d'd'f xyz $foo: $foo:O $foo:A
    3=$foo:QQQ xyz $a[3,$]:h3:t1:e
    echo ${${~foo}//\*/*.c}
    echo !$ !!:$ !* !!:* !-2:2 !:-3 !:2* !:2- !:2-3 !^ !:1 !!:1
    echo "$bg[blue]$fg[yellow]highlight a message"
    echo "$bg[red]$fg[black]${(l:42::-:)}"
    echo "${${(@)foo[2,4]}[2]}"
    echo "${(j::)${(@Oa)${(s::):-hello}}}"
    echo "${(j::)${(@Oa)${(s::):-hello}}}"
    echo "<a href='$url'>$anchortext</a>"
    echo $(( sin(1/4.0)**2 + cos(1/4.0)**2 - 1 ))
    echo $a[${RANDOM}%1000] $a[${RANDOM}%11+10]
    echo $convtable[158]
    echo ${array[0]: -7 : +  22  }  ${array[1]: num  }
    echo ${parameter##word} ${parameter%%word}
    echo $f ' # $fred'
    echo $f:e $f:h $f:h:h $f:r $f:t $f:t:r $file:r
    echo ${(C)foo:gs/-/ /:r} ${(M)0%%<->} ${(j/x/s/x/)foo} ${(l:$COLUMNS::-:)}
    echo ${(l:3::0:)${RANDOM}} ${(s/x/)foo%%1*} ${0##*[!0-9]}
    echo ${a:2:2} ${a:2} ${a[1,3]} ${d/#?/} ${d/%?/} ${d[1,-2]} ${d[2,$]}
    echo ${d[2,-1]} ${file##*/} ${file%.*} ${texfilepath%/*.*} *(f:u+rx,o-x:)
    echo *(f:u+rx:) **/*(@-^./=%p) **/*(@-^./=%p) convert_csv.php(:a)
    cd $(locate -l1 -r "/zoo.txt$")(:h) # cd to directory of first occurence of a file zoo.txt
    cd ${$(!!)[3]:h}  # cd to 3rd in list
    cd ${$(locate zoo.txt)[1]:h}
    cd ${drive}/inetpub/wwwdev/www.some.co.uk/
    cd **/*.php(.om[1]:h) # cd to directory of newest php file
    cd -
    cd /tmp/test/;touch {1..5} {6,7,8,12} {00..03}
    cd ~www/admin
    chmod g+w **/*
    chmod someuser /**/*(D^u:${(j.:u:.)${(f)"$(</etc/passwd)"}%%:*}:)
    cp *.mp3(mh-4) /tmp # copy files less than 4 hours old
    cp -a file1 file   # -a transfer  permissions etc of file1 to file2preserve
    file **/*(D@) | fgrep broken
    file **/*(D@) | fgrep broken
    file=${1/#\//C:\/} # substitute / with c:/ Beginning of string
    file=${1/%\//C:\/} # substitute / with c:/ End of string
    file=${1/\//C:\/} # substitute / with c:/ ANYWHERE in string
    filelst+=($x)
    filelst[$(($#filelst+1))]=$x
    files=(${(f)"$(egrepcmd1l)"} )
    files=(${(f)"$(ls *$**)"}(.N)) # ")`
    files=(**/*(ND.L0m+0m-2))
    mkdir $f:h;touch $f
    mv Licence\ to\ Print\ Money.pdf !#^:gs/\\ //
    path=(${path:#$path_to_remove})
    path=(${path:|excl})
    pattern=${(b)str}
    pattern=${(q)str}
    print "$aa[one\"two\"three\"quotes]"
    print "$bg[cyan]$fg[blue]Welcome to man zsh-lovers" >> $TTY
    print $(( [#8] x = 32, y = 32 ))
    print $((${${(z)${(f)"$(dirs -v)"}[-1]}[1]} + 1)) # or
    print $(history -n -1|sed 's/.* //')
    print $aa[(e)*]
    print $ass_array[one]
    print $x $y
    print ${#path[1]}       # length of first element in path array
    print ${#path}          # length of "path" array
    print ${$( date )[2,4]} # Print words two to four of output of ’date’:
    print ${$(/sbin/ifconfig tun0)[6]}
    print ${${$( LC_ALL=C /sbin/ifconfig lo )[6]}#addr:}
    print ${${$(LC_ALL=C /sbin/ifconfig eth0)[7]}:gs/addr://}
    print ${${(Cs:-:):-fred-goat-dog.jpg}%.*}
    print ${${(z)$(history -n -1)}[-1]}
    print ${${(z)history[$((HISTCMD-1))]}[-1]}
    print ${(L)s// /-}.jpg
    print ${(L)s:gs/ /-/}.jpg
    print ${(S)foo//${~sub}/$rep}
    print ${(k)ass_array} # prints keys
    print ${(v)ass_array} # prints values
    print ${JUNK/%./_}                 # substitute last . for a _
    print ${JUNK/.(#e)/_}              # substitute last . for a _
    print ${arr//(#m)[aeiou]/${(U)MATCH}}
    print ${array:t}
    print ${foo%%$'\n'}                # strip out a trailing carriage return
    print ${foo//$'\n'}                # strip out any carriage returns (some systems use \r)
    print ${foo//${~sub}/$rep}
    print ${foo: 1 + 2}
    print ${foo:$(( 1 + 2))}
    print ${foo:$(echo 1 + 2)}
    print ${foo:3}
    print ${param:&}   (last substitute)
    print ${somevar//[^[:alnum:]]/_}   # replace all non-alphanumerics with _ the // indicates global substitution
    print ${string[(r)d?,(r)h?]}
    print '\e[1;34m fred'
    print (*/)#zsh_us.ps
    print *(e:age 2006/10/04 2006/10/09:)
    print **/*(/^F) | xargs -n1 -t rmdir #delete empty directories
    print *.c(e_'[[ ! -e $REPLY:r.o ]]'_)
    print -C 1 $X           # print each array element on it's own line
    print -l "${(s.:.)line}"
    print -l $MATCH X $match
    print -l $accum
    print -l *(n:t)      # order by name strip directory
    print -l **/*(-@)
    print -l **/*(On:t)  # recursive reverse order by name, strip directory
    print -r -- $^X.$^Y
    print -r -- ${(qq)m} > $nameoffile      # save it
    print -rC1 /tmp/foo*(u0^@:t)
    print -rC1 b*.pro(#q:s/pro/shmo/)(#q.:s/builtin/shmiltin/)
    print -rC2 -- ${1:[...]}/*(D:t)
    print -rl $HOME/${(l:20::?:)~:-}*
    print -rl -- ${${=mapfile[/etc/passwd]}:#*(#i)root*}
    print -rl /**/*~^*/path(|/*)
    print {$((##n))..$((##y))}P\ 10P | dc
    print root@192.168.168.157:${PWD/test/live}v

    # conditions
    [ a ]
    [ -f f'f'f ]
    [ -f f]'f'f] ]
    [ -t 13 ]
    [ -t 13] ]
    [ -t 13] ]
    [ -v abc ]
    [ -z abc ]
    [ abc -ef abc ]
    [ abc -ef abc ]
    [ abc-ef -ef abc-ef ]
    [ abc == abc ]
    [ abc < abc ]
    [ abc -eq abc ]
    [[ abc -eq abc ]]
    [ 1+2 -eq 1+2 ]
    [[ 1+2 -eq 1+2 ]]
    [ a = b c ]
    ( [ a = b ] )
    ([ a = b ])
    [[ a = b c ]]
    [[ x =~ a(b c|$)' '{1,}[a[.digit.]] ]]
    [[ x =~ [ ] ]]
    [[ x =~ ([ ]) ]]
    [[ x =~ [ ]]
    [[ x =~ ([) ]]
    [[ (a =~ a) ]]
    [[ (a =~
    a) ]]
    [[ a =~ a || a -eq 2 ]]
    [[ (a =~ a) || a -eq 2 ]]
    [[ a<b ]]
    [[ a <b ]]
    [[ a< b ]]
    [[ a < b ]]
    [[(! -d .)]]
    [[ ! -d . ]]
    [[ !(-d .) ]]
    [[ -f a || -f b ]]
    [[ -f a||-f b ]]
    [[ ! (a -eq b) ]]
    [ -d `echo .`] ]
    [[ -d `echo .`]] ]]
    [[ a != b && ${a}a = b${b} ]]
    [[
      1 -eq 2
    ]]
    [[
      1
      -eq
      2
    ]]
    [[ -""(#i)* == $x ]]
    [[ ]]
    [[ -f ]]
    [[ -f <0-99> ]]
    [[ $1 == <-> ]]
    [[ ?*<0-99> = <0-99> ]]
    [[ -f = ?*<0-99> ]]
    [[ a/sa[s = dsad?*<0-9>dsa$ds ]]
    [[ a/sa[s = dsad?*<0-9>ds/a$ds ]]
    [[ a =~ <1-2>a<->a<-2>a<2->a([!d]a?s[x[:alnum:]]|d?)p ]]
    [[ -n file*(#qN) ]]
    [[ ( -f foo || -f bar ) && $report = y* ]] && print File exists.
    [[ $str = ${~pattern} ]]
    [[ $str = ${~pattern} ]]
    [[ "?" = ${(~j.|.)array} ]]
    ( [[ a = b ]] )
    ([[ a = b ]])

    [[ #comm1
     #comm2
     ! #comm3
     p[1] #comm4
     == #comm5
     p[2] #comm6
     #comm7
     #comm8
    ]]

    [[ #comm1
     #comm2
     -f #comme3
     #comm4
     p[2] #comm5
     #comm6
     #comm7
    ]]

    [ a -eq 2 ] || [ a -eq 2] ] && [[ a -eq 2 ]] || [[ a != b ]];
    [ a -eq 2 ]||[ a -eq 2] ]&&[[ a -eq 2 ]]||[[ a != b ]];

    ((3+1+a+$c*(x) & 0x4342_2fd+03-08_5/23#D9a@_^8))
    ((1.3/(2-(a-4))))

    # they are not arithmetic evaluations...
    ((cmd && cmd) || cmd)
    $((cmd && cmd) || cmd)
    ((cmd &&
    cmd) || cmd)
    $((cmd &&
    cmd) || cmd)

    print $(( [#_] sqrt(1e7) 0__39 1423e23 .2443 43.34 34.43e4 .d))

    { echo
        echo
    }
    { echo ; }
    { echo }
    {echo}
    {ls f} always {ls}
    {echo {a}}
    }echo
    echo {a} {a/b} a{b}/c a/b{c} a/{b} a/{b}c d/{{a}}
    echo {a{a{a}}}
    echo {a{a{a}a}a}a
    echo {a
    echo a}
    echo{a}
    echo{a{a{a}}}
    echo{a{a{a}a}a}a
    echo{a
    echo}

    { {echo a} }
    { {echo a}a} }
    { { echo a } }
    { { echo a}a } }

    { {echo a/b} }
    { {echo a/b}a} }
    { { echo a/b } }
    { { echo a/b}a } }

    { {echo >a/b} }
    { {echo >a/b}a} }
    { { echo >a/b } }
    { { echo >a/b}a } }

    {ab}c}
    {a,b}c}
    {ab}[}
    {a,b}[}

    cat >f{oo,ar}

    (echo ; echo)
    (echo
        echo)
    (echo a)
    test a -eq b

    # functions
    a() { echo x; }
    a  () { echo x; }
    function f { echo x; }
    kde.org() { echo x; }
    --func() { echo x; }
    noglob function f { echo x; }

    # variables
    a=(a b c)
    a='a'
    a+=b
    a[1]='a'
    a[$i]='x'
    a[$((
        2+4
    ))]='x'
    a=([a]=2 `echo` -s > 'ds')
    a=(#comment
    value#nocomment #comment)
    )
    a=a cat
    a=`ls` cat
    a[2+3][d]=5

    # control structure
    for name in a b c {d,e} ; do echo ; done
    for name; do echo ; done
    for name do echo ; done
    for ((i=0;i<5;++i)) ; do echo $i ; done
    for ((i=1;$#A[i];i++)) echo $A[$i]
    for c ({1..50}) {php ./test.php; sleep 5;}
    for count in {1..10}; do echo $count ; done
    for f (*(.)) mv $f fixed_$f
    for f (**/x) cp newx $f
    for f (*.txt) { echo $f }
    for f in **/x; do;cp newx $f; done
    for f in */include/dbcommon.php; do;cp dbcommon.php $f; done
    for file (*(ND-.)) IFS= read -re < $file
    for i (./*.mp3){mpg321 --w - $i > ${i:r}.wav}
    for i in *(.); mv $i ${i:u} # `bar to `BAR
    for i in **/*(D@); [[ -f $i || -d $i ]] || echo $i
    for i in **/*.gif; convert $i $i:r.jpg
    for i in {3,4}; sed s/flag=2/flag=$i/ fred.txt > fred$i.txt
    for ip ({217..219} 225) {echo -n $ip ;ping -n 1 11.2.2.$ip| grep Received}
    for user (${(k)f}) {print -rn $f[$user]|mailx -s "..." $user}
    for x ( 1 2 {7..4} a b c {p..n} *.php) {echo $x}
    select name in a ; do echo ; done
    select name; do echo ; done
    if : ; then echo ; elif [[ : ]] ; then echo ; else echo ; fi
    if [ $# -gt 0 ];then string=$*;else;string=$(getclip);fi
    if [ $# -gt 0 ];then string=$*;else;string=$(getclip);fi # get parameter OR paste buffer
    if [[ (($x -lt 8) && ($y -ge 32)) || (($z -gt 32) && ($w -eq 16)) ]] ; then print "complex combinations"; fi
    if builtin cd $1 &> /dev/null ; then echo ; fi
    if grep -iq 'matching' *.php ;then echo "Found" ;else echo "Not Found"; fim=("${(@Q)${(z)"$(cat -- $nameoffile)"}}") fi
    while : || : ; do echo ; done
    while (true){echo -n .;sleep 1}
    while (true){echo .;sleep 1}
    while true ;do date; sleep 5; done # forever
    while true; do echo "infinite loop"; sleep 5; done
    until : ; : ; do echo ; done
    case a in a) esac
    case a in a) echo ; esac
    case pwd in (patt1) echo ; echo ;; (patt*) echo ;& patt?|patt) echo ;|
    patt) echo ;; esac
    repeat 1+2+`echo 1`+23 do echo pl; done
    repeat 3 time sleep 3   # single command
    repeat 5 ;do date; sleep 5; done # multi
    foreach x y z ( a `a b`; c ) echo ;end
    for x y ( a b bc d ds ) echo $x $y
    for x y in a b c ; echo $x $y
    for x y ; echo $x $y
    case w { a) echo ;& (b?) echo }
    case a in
    #a) echo ;;
    a#) echo ;;
    esac

    for name in a
     b c ;
    do
    echo
    done

    case a in
      a\( | b*c? ) echo
      (b$c) # no pattern
      ;;
      (b$c) ;;
      # no pattern
      (b$c)
    esac

    case "$1" in
     "a") run_a|&a;;
     "b") run_b;;
     "c") run_c;;
     *) echo "Plase choose between 'a', 'b' or 'c'" && exit 1;;
    esac

    case $ans in
     1|a) sdba $key;;
     2|f) sdbf $key;;
     3|i) sdbi $key;;
     *) echo "wrong answer $ans\n" ;;
    esac

    case "$ans" in
     2|${prog}9) cd "$(cat /c/aam/${prog}9)" ;;
     **) echo "wrong number $ans\n" ;;
    esac

    select f in $(ls **/*.tex |egrep -i "${param}[^/]*.tex")
    do
     if [[ "$REPLY" = q ]]
     then
        break
     elif [[ -n "$f" ]]; then
        gvim $f
     fi
    done

    for d (. ./**/*(N/m-2)) {
      print -r -- $'\n'${d}:
      cd $d && {
         l=(*(Nm-2))
         (($#l)) && ls -ltd -- $l
         cd ~-
      }
    }

    for f in http://zsh.sunsite.dk/Guide/zshguide{,{01..08}}.html; do
        lynx -source $f >${f:t}
    done

    for f in ./**/*(-@); do
        stat +link -A l $f
        (cd $f:h & [[ -e $l.gz ]]) & ln -sf $l.gz $f
    done

    for ((i=1; i <= $#fpath; ++i)); do
        dir=$fpath[i]
        zwc=${dir:t}.zwc
        if [[ $dir == (.|..) || $dir == (.|..)/* ]]; then
            continue
        fi
        files=($dir/*(N-.))
        if [[ -w $dir:h && -n $files ]]; then
            files=(${${(M)files%/*/*}#/})
            if ( cd $dir:h &&
                zrecompile -p -U -z $zwc $files ); then
            fpath[i]=$fpath[i].zwc
            fi
        fi
    done

    if ztcp pwspc 2811; then
        tcpfd=$REPLY
        handler() {
            zle -I
            local line
            if ! read -r line <&$1; then
                # select marks this fd if we reach EOF,
                # so handle this specially.
                print "[Read on fd $1 failed, removing.]" >&2
                zle -F $1
                return 1
            fi
            print -r - $line
        }
        zle -F $tcpfd handler
    fi

    while [[ $? -eq 0 ]] do
        b=($=ZPCRE_OP)
        accum+=$MATCH
        pcre_match -b -n $b[2] -- $string
    done

    # bug #380229
    ${str:$((${#a[1]}+1))}

    # from http://zshwiki.org/home/examples/hardstatus
    function title {
      if [[ $TERM == "screen" ]]; then
        # Use these two for GNU Screen:
        print -nR $'\033k'$1$'\033'\\

        print -nR $'\033]0;'$2$'\a'
      elif [[ $TERM == "xterm" || $TERM == "rxvt" ]]; then
        # Use this one instead for XTerms:
        print -nR $'\033]0;'$*$'\a'
      fi
    }

    function precmd {
      title zsh "$PWD"
    }

    function preexec {
      emulate -L zsh
      local -a cmd; cmd=(${(z)1})
      title $cmd[1]:t "$cmd[2,-1]"
    }

    function ddump(){diff -w ~dump/"$1" "$1"}   # diff local file with new one in dump
    function g{0..9} { gmark $0 $* }          # declaring multiple functions
    function hello_function { echo "hello world" ; zle .accept-line}
    function scd(){setopt nonomatch;e=/dev/null;cd $1(/) &> $e||cd $1*(/) &> $e||cd *$1(/) &> $e||cd *${1}*(/) &> $e||echo sorry}
    function vx{0..9} {gvim.exe c:/aax/${0/#v/} &}
    function {xyt,xyy} { if [ "$0" = "xyy" ]; then echo run xyy code; else  echo run xyt code; fi ; echo run common code } #

    # creating a family of functions
    # generate hrefs from url
    function href{,s}
    {
        # href creates an HTML hyperlink from a URL
        # hrefs creates an HTML hyperlink from a URL with modified anchor text
        PROGNAME=`basename $0`
        url=`cat /dev/clipboard`
        if [ "$PROGNAME" = "href" ] ; then
            href="<a href='$url'>$url"
        elif [ "$PROGNAME" = "hrefs" ] ; then
            anchortext=${${(C)url//[_-]/ }:t}
            href="<a href='$url'>$anchortext"
        fi
        echo -n $col
        echo $href > /dev/clipboard | more
    }

    # create vim scratch files va,vb to vz
    function vx{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z}
    {
        scratchfile=${0/#v/}
        gvim.exe c:/aax/$scratchfile &
    }

    VDF(){cd *(/om[1]);F=$(echo *(.om[1]));vi $F}
    cyg(){reply=("$(cygpath -m $REPLY)")}
    f  (){for i; do echo $i;done}
    fg_light_red=$'%{\e[1;31m%}'
    fn() { setopt localtraps; trap '' INT; sleep 3; }
    nt() { [[ $REPLY -nt $NTREF ]] }
    preexec(){ echo using $@[1]}
    take(){[ $# -eq 1 ]  && mkdir "$1" && cd "$1"} # create a directory and move to it in one go

    caption always "%3n %t%? (%u)%?%?: %h%?"

    preexec() {
      emulate -L zsh
      local -a cmd; cmd=(${(z)1})             # Re-parse the command line

      # Construct a command that will output the desired job number.
      case $cmd[1] in
          fg)
            if (( $#cmd == 1 )); then
              # No arguments, must find the current job
              cmd=(builtin jobs -l %+)
            else
              # Replace the command name, ignore extra args.
              cmd=(builtin jobs -l ${(Q)cmd[2]})
            fi;;
           %*) cmd=(builtin jobs -l ${(Q)cmd[1]});; # Same as "else" above
           exec) shift cmd;& # If the command is 'exec', drop that, because
              # we'd rather just see the command that is being
              # exec'd. Note the ;& to fall through.
           *)  title $cmd[1]:t "$cmd[2,-1]"    # Not resuming a job,
              return;;                        # so we're all done
          esac

      local -A jt; jt=(${(kv)jobtexts})       # Copy jobtexts for subshell

      # Run the command, read its output, and look up the jobtext.
      # Could parse $rest here, but $jobtexts (via $jt) is easier.
      $cmd >>(read num rest
              cmd=(${(z)${(e):-\$jt$num}})
              title $cmd[1]:t "$cmd[2,-1]") 2>/dev/null
    }

    function precmd() {
      title zsh "$IDENTITY:$(print -P %~)"
    }

    "%{^[]0;screen ^En (^Et) ^G%}"

    print -nRP $'\033k%(!.#\[.)'$1$'%'$\(\(20\-${#1}\)\)$'< ..<'${${2:+${${${@[${#${@}}]##/*/}/#/ }:-}}//\"/}$'%(!.\].)\033'\\

    c() { echo -E "$(<$1)" }
    col() { for l in ${(f)"$(<$1)"} ; echo ${${(Az)l}[$2]} }
    colx() { for l in ${(f)"$(eval ${(q)@[2,$]})"} ; echo ${${(Az)l}[$1]} }

    [[ -r /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts ]] && _global_ssh_hosts=(${${${${(f)"$(</etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts)"}:#[\|]*}%%\ *}%%,*}) || _global_ssh_hosts=()
    _ssh_hosts=(${${${${(f)"$(<$HOME/.ssh/known_hosts)"}:#[\|]*}%%\ *}%%,*}) || _ssh_hosts=()
    _ssh_config=($(cat ~/.ssh/config | sed -ne 's/Host[=\t ]//p')) || _ssh_config=()
    : ${(A)_etc_hosts:=${(s: :)${(ps:\t:)${${(f)~~"$(</etc/hosts)"}%%\#*}##[:blank:]#[^[:blank:]]#}}} || _etc_hosts=()

    prefix='(I:'$@[$(($i+1))]':)'$prefix || prefix='${('$tmp'I:'$@[$(($i+1))]':'${prefix[$(($#tmp+4)),-1]}
    prefix='${'${j:+($j)}$prefix; suffix+=':#'${@[$(($i+1))]//(#m)[\/\'\"]/\\$MATCH}'}'
    cmd+='<'${(q)@[$(($i+1))]}';'
    C=${OPTARG//(#m)[[\/\'\"\\]/\\$MATCH}
    $=p $e'"$(<'${(j:<:)${(q)@}}')"'$m

    zshaddhistory() {
        print -sr -- ${1%%$'\n'}
        fc -p .zsh_local_history
    }

    TRAPINT() {
        print "Caught SIGINT, aborting."
        return $(( 128 + $1 ))
    }

    zsh_directory_name() {
        emulate -L zsh
        setopt extendedglob
        local -a match mbegin mend
        if [[ $1 = d ]]; then
            # turn the directory into a name
            if [[ $2 = (#b)(/home/pws/perforce/)([^/]##)* ]]; then
                typeset -ga reply
                reply=(p:$match[2] $(( ${#match[1]} + ${#match[2]} )) )
            else
                return 1
            fi
        elif [[ $1 = n ]]; then
            # turn the name into a directory
            [[ $2 != (#b)p:(?*) ]] && return 1
            typeset -ga reply
            reply=(/home/pws/perforce/$match[1])
        elif [[ $1 = c ]]; then
            # complete names
            local expl
            local -a dirs
            dirs=(/home/pws/perforce/*(/:t))
            dirs=(p:${^dirs})
            _wanted dynamic-dirs expl 'dynamic directory' compadd -S\] -a dirs
            return
        else
            return 1
        fi
        return 0
    }

    () {
        print File $1:
        cat $1
    } =(print This be the verse)

    if [[ $foo = (a|an)_(#b)(*) ]]; then
        print ${foo[$mbegin[1],$mend[1]]}
    fi

    zshaddhistory() {
        emulate -L zsh
        ## uncomment if HISTORY_IGNORE
        ## should use EXTENDED_GLOB syntax
        # setopt extendedglob
        [[ $1 != ${~HISTORY_IGNORE} ]]
    }

    pick-recent-dirs-file() {
        if [[ $PWD = ~/text/writing(|/*) ]]; then
            reply=(~/.chpwd-recent-dirs-writing)
        else
            reply=(+)
        fi
    }

    run-help-ssh() {
        emulate -LR zsh
        local -a args
        # Delete the "-l username" option
        zparseopts -D -E -a args l:
        # Delete other options, leaving: host command
        args=(${@:#-*})
        if [[ ${#args} -lt 2 ]]; then
            man ssh
        else
            run-help $args[2]
        fi
    }

    local -A zdn_top=(
        g   ~/git
        ga  ~/alternate/git
        gs  /scratch/$USER/git/:second2
        :default: /:second1
    )

    (( $#files > 0 )) && print -rl -- $files | \
        mailx -s "empty files" foo [at] bar.tdl

    print -r -- $s[3] ${(l:4:)s[4]} ${(l:8:)s[5]} \
        ${(l:8:)s[6]} ${(l:8:)s[8]} $s[10] $f ${s[14]:+-> $s[14]}

    paste <(cut -f1 file1) <(cut -f3 file2) |
        tee >(process1) >(process2) >/dev/null

    ls \
    > x*

    sed '
     s/mvoe/move/g
     s/thier/their/g' myfile

    trap '
        # code
        ' NAL

    !! # previous command
    !!:0 !^ !:2 !$ !#$ !#:2 !#1 !#0
    !!:gs/fred/joe/       # edit previous command replace all fred by joe
    !!:gs/fred/joe/       # edit previous command replace all fred by joe
    !!:s/fred/joe/        # Note : sadly no regexp available with :s///
    !!:s/fred/joe/        # edit previous command replace first fred by joe
    !$ (last argument of previous command)
    !$:h (last argument, strip one level)
    !$:h:h (last argument, strip two levels)
    !-2 # command before last
    !1 # oldest command in your history
    !42                   # Re-execute history command 42
    !42:p
    !?echo
    !?saket?:s/somefile1/somefile2/

    (($#l)) && ls -ltd -- $l
    ((val2 = val1 * 2))
    (mycmd =(myoutput)) &!
    : *(.e{'grep -q pattern $REPLY || print -r -- $REPLY'})
    : > /apache/access.log  # truncate a log file
    < readme.txt
    A=(1 2 5 6 7 9) # pre-populate an array
    C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -i /Cygwin-Terminal.ico /bin/zsh --login
    C=3 && F=$(print *(.om[1,$C])) && for f ($(print $F)){php -l $f} && scp -rp $(print $F) user@192.168.1.1:$PWD
    EDITOR='/bin/vim'
    FILE=$(echo *(.om[1])) && ls -l $FILE && ssh 192.168.1.1 -l root "zsh -c 'ls -l $PWD/$FILE'"
    FILES=( .../files/* )
    IFS=$'\n\n'; print -rl -- ${(Oau)${(Oa)$(cat file;echo .)[1,-2]}}
    IPREFIX=${PREFIX%%\=*}=
    PREFIX=${PREFIX#*=}
    PROMPT3="Choose File : "
    PROMPT="%{$bg[cyan]%}%% "
    PS3="$fg_light_red Select file : "
    REPORTTIME=10 # Automatically /Report CPU usage for commands running longer than 10 seconds
    RPROMPT="[%t]" (display the time)
    X=(x1 x2)
    Y=(+ -)
    [[ "$(< $i)" = *\((${(j:|:)~@})\)* ]] && echo $i:h:t
    [[ $OSTYPE == (#i)LINUX*(#I) ]];
    [[ 'cell=456' =~ '(cell)=(\d+)' ]] && echo $match[1,2] $MATCH
    [[ -e $L/config.php ]] && cp -p -update $T/config.php $L
    [[ -n ${key[Left]} ]] && bindkey "${key[Left]}" backward-char
    [[ 1 = 0 ]] && echo eq || echo neq
    [[ alphabetical -regex-match ^a([^a]+)a([^a]+)a ]] &&
    ^chim^&-&ney-&-&-cheree # reuse LHS
    ^fred^joe             # edit previous command replace fred by joe
    ^php^cfm          # modify previous command (good for correcting spellos)
    ^str1^str2^:G         # replace as many as possible
    ^str1^str2^:u:p       # replace str1 by str2 change case and just display
    a=(**/*(.D));echo $#a  # count files in a (huge) hierarchy
    a=(1 2 3 4); b=(a b); print ${a:^b}
    a=(a b); b=(1 2); print -l "${a:^b}"; print -l "${${a:^b}}"
    a=12345
    aa[(e)*]=star
    accum=()
    alias '..'='cd ..'
    alias -g ...='../..'
    alias -g NF='*(.om[1])' # newest file
    alias gcd="cd $MCD"  # double quote stops once only evaluation
    alias mcd="MCD=$(pwd)"  # double quote stops once only evaluation
    anchortext=${${(C)url//[_-]/ }:t}  # titlecase
    arr=(veldt jynx grimps waqf zho buck)
    array=(~/.zshenv ~/.zshrc ~/.zlogout)
    autoload edit-command-line
    autoload -Uz up-line-or-beginning-search
    autoload colors ; colors
    bindkey "^N" most-recent-file
    bindkey -s "^[OS" "\^d\^c\n"
    bindkey -s "^[[18~" "ls -l\n"
    c=(*.c) o=(*.o(N)) eval 'ls ${${c:#(${~${(j:|:)${o:r}}}).c}:?done}'
    cd !$:h
    cd !?ls
    diff <(find / | sort) <(cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list | sort)
    dpath=${upath/#\/c\//c:/}          # convert /c/path/ to c:\path\
    drive=$([[ "$LOGNAME" != davidr ]] && echo '/o' || echo '/c') # trad way
    drive=${${${LOGNAME:#davidr}:+/o}:-/c}                        # zsh way
    egrep -i "^ *mail\(" **/*.php
    eval "$1=$PWD"
    eval "m=($(cat -- $nameoffile)"
    feh $FILES[$RANDOM%$#FILES+1]
    foo="twinkle twinkle little star" sub="t*e" rep="spy"
    foo=$'bar\n\nbaz\n'
    foo=fred-goat-dog.jpg
    fred=$((6**2 + 6))      # can do maths
    (( $# == 0 ));
    [ "$p1" = "end" ] || [ "$p1" = "-e" ]
    [ $# -gt 0 ]  # parameter cnt > 0 (arguments)
    [ $cnt -eq 1 ]
    [[ "$1" == [0-9] ]]  # if $1 is a digit
    [[ "$p2" == *[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z]* ]]  # contains at least 3 letters
    [[ "$pwd" == *$site2* ]]
    [[ "$url" = www* ]] # begins with www
    [[ -e /c/aam/z$1 ]]  # file exists
    p1 p2 p3
    pcre_compile -m "\d{5}"
    pcre_match -b -- $string
    perl -ne 's/(<\/\w+>)/$1\n/g; print' < NF > $(print NF).txt
    ps -p $$ | grep $$ | awk '{print $NF}'
    r oldstr=newstr
    r\m $(locate nohup.out)
    read -r line <&$fd; print -r - $line
    read ans ; # read in a parameter
    setopt EXTENDED_GLOB   # lots of clever stuff requires this
    source ${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zkbd/$TERM-$VENDOR-$OSTYPE
    ssh -t root@192.18.001.001 'sh -c "cd /tmp && exec zsh -l"'
    ssh 192.168.1.218 -l root "zsh -c 'for i (/usr/*(/)) {ls \$i }'"
    sshpass -p myppassword scp -rp * user@18.128.158.158:${PWD/staging/release}
    str=aa,bb,cc;print ${(j:,:)${(qq)${(s:,:)str}}} # quotify a string
    tel blenkinsop | grep -o "[[:alnum:][:graph:]]*@[[:alnum:][:graph:]]*" # filter just an email address from a text stream (not zsh)
    touch {t,p}{01..99}.{php,html,c}  # generate 600 test files
    touch {y,y2}.cfm
    trap - INT
    typeset "aa[one\"two\"three\"quotes]"=QQQ
    typeset -A aa
    typeset -A ass_array; ass_array=(one 1 two 2 three 3 four 4)
    typeset -A convtable
    typeset -i 16 y
    unsetopt XTRACE VERBOSE
    unsetopt localtraps
    upath=${wpath//\\/\/}              # convert backslashes to forward slashes (Dos to Unix
    url='www.some.com/some_strIng-HERe'
    val=a:b:c
    var=133;if [[ "$var" = <-> ]] ; then echo "$var is numeric" ;fi
    var=ddddd; [[ "$var" =~ ^d+$ ]] && echo matched || echo did not match
    var=dddee; regexp="^e+$"; [[ "$var" =~ $regexp ]] && echo $regexp matched $var || echo $regexp did not match $var
    vared -p "choose 1-3 : " -c ans
    vared PATH
    whence -vsa ${(k)commands[(I)zsh*]}  # search for zsh*
    widget
    wpath=${wpath//\//\\\\}            # substitute Unix / with dos \ slashes
    x=$?
    zmodload -F zsh/stat b:zstat
    zsh -lxic : 2> >(grep "> alias 'web'")
    { paste <(cut -f1 file1) <(cut -f3 file2) } > >(process)