On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at 06:33:59PM -0700, Chris Marusich wrote:
> The same documentation you linked says:
> 
>     `.zprofile' is meant as an alternative to `.zlogin' for ksh fans;
>     the two are not intended to be used together, although this could
>     certainly be done if desired.
> 
> Is the intended use of .zprofile any different from the intended use of
> .zlogin?  If .zprofile and .zlogin are both meant to serve the same
> purpose, then I'm not sure why one would be preferable over the other.

The difference is that they are used at different times — zprofile is
used before zshrc, whereas zlogin is used after zshrc.