Analyzed
27 days
ago.
based on code collected
28 days
ago.
Project Summary
Zsh is a UNIX command interpreter (shell) which of the standard shells most resembles the Korn shell (ksh). It includes enhancements of many types, notably in the command-line editor, options for customising its behaviour, filename globbing, features to make C-shell (csh) users feel more at home and extra features drawn from tcsh.
In a Nutshell, zsh...
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a very large development team
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took an estimated 31 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in April, 1999
ending with its most recent commit about 1 month ago
Quick Reference
https://git.code.sf.net/p/zsh/code
BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
Permitted
Commercial Use
Modify
Distribute
Place Warranty
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Hold Liable
Use Trademarks
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Include Copyright
Include License
These details are provided for information only. No information here is legal advice and should not be used as such.
Project Security
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Project Vulnerability Report
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Poor security track-record
Favorable security track-record
Vulnerability Exposure Index
Many reported vulnerabilities
Few reported vulnerabilities
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30 Day SummaryApr 13 2026 — May 13 2026
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12 Month SummaryMay 13 2025 — May 13 2026
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Static Analysis ( Generated by Coverity Scan for zsh )
Repository URL: https://git.code.sf.net/p/zsh/code
Version: zsh-5.9.0.2-test-270-gbce13022de
- 2026-05-09
- Last Analyzed
- 139,282
- Lines of Code Analyze
- 0.06
- Defect Density
Defects by status for current build
- 310
- Total defects
- 8
- Outstanding
- 157
- Fixed