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A smarter cd command. Supports all major shells.

41 mentions on Hacker News by 34 people: 8 stories, 33 comments · first 2020-03-08 · latest 2026-08-17

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  1. …me an OS reminder in two hours, I use it a ton at work. [0] https://github.com/tomnomnom/gron [1] https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide [2] https://github.com/amterp/rad
    comment by amterp · 2026-08-17
  2. …pretty much version of tool, language, env vars in a per directory level. (Or global if you want)) https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide (intelligent cd to move between directories incredibly quickly)
  3. …the bottom) - [Mise]( https://mise.jdx.dev/ ) fast asdf, runner, and direnv replacement - [oxide]( https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide ) smart and fast cd replacement -[atuin]( https://atuin.sh/ ) ctrl + r and shell history finder -…
    comment by Zizizizz · 2026-01-10 · in Oh My Zsh adds bloat
  4. Switched. For anyone else thinking of doing the same, zoxide can import your data from autojump: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide#installation Here's the command I ran on macOS: zoxide import --from=autojump…
    comment by nusaru · 2025-09-23 · in Zoxide: A Better CD Command
  5. …based off some git root. something like alias zg=‘zoxide —basedir $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)’ https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/pull/1027
    comment by kritr · 2025-09-23 · in Zoxide: A Better CD Command
  6. Apparently it is a thing. https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide Well I never.
    comment by lproven · 2025-07-04 · in Introducing tmux-rs
  7. …Since I've converted entirely to nushell, I'm using zoxide to solve this navigation friction. https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide The only thing I'm missing from zsh is path aware auto completion... supposedly this works if you enable…
  8. One more tip: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide is amazing for returning to recent project folders from the CLI. (Then I have a CLI command to open an explorer window. Directory Opus, actually)
  9. …this as either a bookmark or to open the exact same cursor locatio in another editor.) 2. Zoxide ( https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide ) integration which I use to switch directories quickly. 3. Similarly, I added to the right-click menu…
  10. …${EPOCHSECONDS} && cd ${EPOCHSECONDS} } EPOCHSECONDS comes from the zsh/datetime module[2] [1] https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide [2] https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Modules.html#The-...
  11. …a drop-in replacement for asdf https://asdf-vm.com/ that is really fast and flexible. https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide is a fantastic cd replacement, which stores where you cd to, and you can then do a partial match like "z hel" might…
  12. …structure. This one is less useful now for me since I started using zoxide to jump around. https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
    comment by bloopernova · 2024-02-13 · in Git tips and tricks
  13. I use this Rust clone which works great, no complaints: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide Although, I don't know what the difference is, other than the language of choice.
    comment by pprotas · 2024-01-17 · in Z – Jump around
  14. I use https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide , which is inspired by z and autojump.
  15. I prefer zoxide, which is very similar: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
  16. …this yesterday. It’s an improved ‘cd’ command. I have yet to give it a try but I’m really eager to. https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
  17. …Rewrite' version of the 'Z' tool and is actively maintained, I haven't had any issues with it: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
    comment by Arcuru · 2023-08-14 · in Ask HN: Share a shell script you like
  18. You might like: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide Also all of the tools discussed in this thread (and more) are listed here: https://github.com/ibraheemdev/modern-unix
    comment by Nezteb · 2023-03-22 · in So you've installed `fzf` – now what?
  19. https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
  20. …system python version - my aws profile active - etc Forgot to add zoxide [0] and ripgrep [1]. [0] https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide [1] https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep
  21. …https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim (Fuzzy finder plugin that uses ripgrep and fzf) https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide Smart replacement for `cd` https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka My favourite font for coding, it's width…
  22. You should try zoxide, a rust-based cross-platform `z`. I use it in zsh and in powershell. https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
  23. …I'm one of the maintainers) [0]: https://datasette.io/ [1]: https://github.com/cantino/mcfly [2]: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide [3]: https://github.com/ellie/atuin
    comment by conradludgate · 2022-04-27 · in Atuin for zsh shell history in SQLite
  24. …Zoxide[0], which incidentally also uses "z" as its main command, and it's also a "cd" tool. [0]: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
  25. …to run into this. 1. https://github.com/zakuro9715/z 2. https://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua 3. https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide 4. https://github.com/rupa/z
  26. …shell. [0]: https://github.com/nushell/nushell [1]: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/ [2]: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
    comment by Sugimot0 · 2022-03-20 · in Fish 3.4.0
  27. …added support for Nushell. It's a smarter cd command for your shell (similar to z or autojump). https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
    comment by ajeetdsouza · 2021-06-16 · in GitHub – nushell/nushell: A new type of shell
  28. I use zoxide: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide There're only few directories I need to change to daily. So when I have to visit them, I need to type only `z first_two_characters_of_the_directory_name`
  29. I use zoxide - a modern z written in Rust. https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
  30. I am now using https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide (in Rust) and it works really well.
  31. I've moved to https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/ from z, as it can also show you a list of matching directories using fzf
    comment by theblazehen · 2021-02-05 · in Fzf – the basics part 1 – layout
  32. I'm a big fan of autojump but switch to the Rust port recently. https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
  33. …Tmux Histdb: https://github.com/larkery/zsh-histdb Zoxide (replace cd): https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide Fzf Rip (replace rm): https://github.com/nivekuil/rip My personal dotfiles: https://github.com/xkortex/bashbox Mosh (rep
    comment by kortex · 2020-04-25 · in Shell Productivity Tips and Tricks