print.zsh

Zsh enhanced text output built-in

TLDR

Print text

$ print "Hello"

Print to stderr

$ print -u2 "Error"

Print array elements

$ print -l ${array[@]}

Print with format

$ print -f "%s: %d\n" "Count" [5]

Push to directory stack

$ print -P "%~"

print in zsh is an enhanced built-in command for text output that extends the ksh version with additional features. It supports printf-style formatting via -f, prompt expansion with -P (for displaying prompt escape sequences like %~ for the current directory), and can print array elements one per line with -l.The command provides reliable text output behavior compared to echo, whose handling of backslash escapes and option-like arguments varies across shells. Output can be directed to specific file descriptors with -u for writing to stderr or other open descriptors.