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# Zsh Cheatsheet

## Basic Commands

Listing files and directories

ls

Changing directories

cd directory_name

Creating a directory

mkdir directory_name

Removing a directory (with its contents)

rm -rf directory_name

Creating a file

touch file_name

Removing a file

rm file_name

## Aliases

Creating an alias

alias short_name='long_command'

Removing an alias

unalias short_name

## Functions

Defining a function

function_name() {

# code

}

Calling a function

function_name

## Variables

Declaring variables

variable_name=value

Accessing variables

$variable_name

Environment variables

$ENV_VARIABLE_NAME

## Loops

While loop

while condition; do

# code

done

For loop

for i in {1..5}; do

# code

done

Each loop

for element in "${array[@]}"; do

# code

done

## Conditionals

If statement

if condition; then

# code

fi

If-else statement

if condition; then

# code

else

# code

fi

Ternary operator

condition && true_case || false_case

## Resources

- [Zsh Reference Card](http://www.bash2zsh.com/zsh_refcard/refcard.pdf)
- [Zsh Wiki](https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Guide/)
- [Oh My Zsh](https://ohmyz.sh/)