Zsh
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A Unix shell with advanced interactive and scripting features.
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Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by security coverage, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 4Hacker News·10/11/2026securityTilde expansion can break PATH entries
The post explains a shell pitfall where writing `~/.local/bin` inside a quoted PATH assignment prevents tilde expansion, leaving a literal `./~/.local/bin/` path instead of the user’s home directory. It shows how Bash and Zsh handle tilde expansion in different contexts and recommends using `$HOME` for reliability.