# “Moving to zsh” talk at MacSysAdmin 2019

[Canonical article](https://www.ashryan.io/writing/moving-to-zsh-talk-at-macsysadmin-2019/)

Published: 2019-11-23

Check out the recording of “Moving to zsh” from MacSysAdmin 2019 if you’re looking for a way in to learning about zsh, the new default shell in macOS.

I watched Armin Briegel’s excellent MacSysAdmin Gothenburg 2019 talk [“Moving to zsh”](https://scriptingosx.com/zsh/?ref=ashryan.io) this week.

Before getting into the details of zsh, he provides an approachable overview of how terminals and shells work along with a bit of history.

From there, he goes into zsh configuration, prompt customization, zsh features like multi I/O, differences in scripting zsh versus bash, and more. (I mentioned a few of these in the context of [learning the difference between zsh and Oh My Zsh](https://www.ashryan.io/writing/learning-about-your-zsh-aliases/) the other day.)

I recommend giving Briegel’s talk a watch if you’re looking for a way in to learning about zsh, [the new default shell in macOS](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208050?ref=ashryan.io).