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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ THE Z SHELL (ZSH)
 Version
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-This is development code based on zsh version 4.2.1.
+This is zsh version 4.2.2.  This is a stable version.
 
 Installing Zsh
 --------------
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ tests used by zsh's "[[" syntax.  (The documentation was previously cagey
 about what "test" and "[" actually did.)  "[[" has always been the
 recommended way of implementing tests within zsh.
 
+In recent versions of zsh, typing the end-of-file (EOF) character
+(typically ^D, although this can be altered with the "stty" command)
+repeatedly in the line editor printed a warning message, but never exited the
+shell.  This was a departure from the traditional behaviour of zsh and
+other shells where the shell would exit after 10 EOFs.  The traditional
+behaviour has been restored.  Also, binding a user-defined editor command
+to the EOF character now suppresses the EOF behaviour inside the line
+editor; it is possible to emulate it if desired.
+
 
 From 4.2.0 to 4.2.1: