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Does anyone know, how this compares to [autojump]( https://github.com/wting/autojump )? Could not imagine using regular cd for navigating file systems anymore.

comment by CopyOnWrite · 2025-09-23 · in Zoxide: A Better CD Command

…numbers and then you just have to type "j pro" and you cd into your projects folder for example. https://github.com/wting/autojump just looked at it again it also has a jc command for child directories and commands to open file explorer…

comment by ray023 · 2025-01-27 · in Shunpo: Minimalist bash tool to make directory navigation a little bit faster

…in its default setup. Does someone have more insight on that? I did not know about this, but I use https://github.com/wting/autojump , so I am not super sad that I missed something that hold me back severely. But good to know.

comment by redder23 · 2024-03-07 · in Zshell

…other approach - and I probably go for days on end without using the usual TAB autocompletion. [1] https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by BeetleB · 2024-01-17 · in Z – Jump around

Anyone who have used both z and autojump? What is the difference? https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by whirlwin · 2024-01-17 · in Z – Jump around

Not quite the same but you should check out autojump if you haven’t before: https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by mrbombastic · 2023-12-25 · in Some Useful Bash Aliases (2022)

…been using autojump for years to the point of forgetting it’s not out-of-the-box behavior for zsh. https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by ughitsaaron · 2023-12-07 · in Cdpath: Easily Navigate Directories in the Terminal

…Maybe something is odd with your shell? Which one do you use? I have seen other people suggesting https://github.com/wting/autojump too, so it might be worth giving that tool a look, it seems supported a bit better and more actively…

comment by elAhmo · 2023-03-28 · in So you've installed `fzf` – now what?

…by frequency). This is crazy helpful. - Use it for git branch names - Use it for ssh locations [1] https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by BeetleB · 2023-03-21 · in So you've installed `fzf` – now what?

There's a clash of names between this jc and autojump ( https://github.com/wting/autojump ) jc (jump to child)

comment by fimdomeio · 2022-11-03 · in JC – JSONifies the output of many CLI tools

I've used autojump for years. https://github.com/wting/autojump It allows you to quickly navigate your filesystem via the shell by learning the directories you commonly visit/have visited.

comment by heurisko · 2021-12-11 · in Software devs, how have you sped up your workflow?

…you to preview the contents of subdirectories without entering them is huge time saver. I use `lf`. https://github.com/wting/autojump https://github.com/gokcehan/lf

comment by brbsix · 2021-04-22 · in How to navigate directories faster with Bash (2015)

…that allows you to `cd` to places without having to type the whole path. Some implementations are https://github.com/wting/autojump and https://github.com/rupa/z . A very simplified example: if you call `j pro`, the command should take you…

comment by rphln · 2021-03-12 · in What's New in SQLite 3.35

This sounds just like autojump (typically run using `j`) to me: https://github.com/wting/autojump Agree that it's an invaluable piece of software!

comment by Xavdidtheshadow · 2021-02-16 · in Behold z, the unsung jewel that rethinks shell navigation

…options around it all. Autojump works pretty well with zsh (and before that with fish) for me. [0] https://github.com/wting/autojump [1] https://github.com/rupa/z [2] https://github.com/clvv/fasd

comment by cmehdy · 2020-08-22 · in Moreutils – Unix tools that nobody thought to write (2012)

…but with autojump you need to visit the directory at least one time to be able to fuzzy-jump. 0: https://github.com/wting/autojump 1: https://github.com/fdw/ranger-autojump

comment by RMPR · 2020-08-22 · in Moreutils – Unix tools that nobody thought to write (2012)

autojump[1] is really helpful especially if you deal with huge codebases, like monorepos [1] https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by lhorie · 2020-05-09 · in Ask HN: What are your favorite developer-efficiency tips?

Autojump - for quickly jumping between directories https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by amelius · 2020-05-08 · in Ask HN: What are your favorite developer-efficiency tips?

Sound similar to autojump. https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by __Joker · 2020-04-25 · in Shell Productivity Tips and Tricks

another popular alternative I see mentioned a lot https://github.com/wting/autojump > autojump is a faster way to navigate your filesystem. It works by maintaining a database of the directories you use the most from the command line.

comment by leu-mas · 2020-04-13 · in Ask HN: Programs that saved you 100 hours?

Instead of z, I use https://github.com/wting/autojump , which is written in Python. This has the benefit that you can call it from outside the shell, too. Since I also love ranger as a file manager, I wrote my own integration of both:…

comment by fdw · 2020-04-13 · in Ask HN: Programs that saved you 100 hours?

…code. Allow tab complete for remotes and branch names. Lots of options here. autojump ( https://github.com/wting/autojump ): `j foo` will jump directories to my /whatever/foo directory. Better than popd and pushd. And before I had it baked…

comment by sethammons · 2019-07-22 · in Ask HN: What are some terminal tricks you wish you knew sooner?

…writing a book but general CLI pleasantness: - fzf ( https://github.com/junegunn/fzf ) - autojump ( https://github.com/wting/autojump ) - jq ( https://stedolan.github.io/jq/ ) - fd ( https://github.com/sharkdp/fd )

comment by numbers · 2019-03-07 · in Writing a Book with Unix

…of having to type `cd ~/Projects/someproject` you could just type `j some` and it'll end up there. https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by dawnerd · 2019-01-14 · in Ask HN: Best things in your bash_profile/aliases?

Hi, thanks for asking! It is a bit similar to z, I actually looked a bit at autojump ( https://github.com/wting/autojump ) before working on goto, which is quite similar to z. Z keeps track of where you have been and guesses where you want…

comment by catears · 2019-01-03 · in Show HN: Goto: CLI for teleporting with your terminal

two of my most used shell commands are "j" ( https://github.com/wting/autojump ) and "fd" ( https://github.com/sharkdp/fd ) Autojump makes it easy to quickly jump into any directory I've visited and then I can open my editor or Finder…

comment by jasim · 2018-11-24 · in Nnn – a terminal file manager for programmers

…] - Passwords manager : pass [ https://www.passwordstore.org/ ] - Navigate directories : autojump [ https://github.com/wting/autojump ] - Task manager : task [ https://taskwarrior.org/ ] - Music : cmus [ https://cmus.github.io/ ] - Text…

comment by inp · 2018-11-19 · in Ask HN: Best Command-Line Applications?

…`autojump` (aliased to `j`) rather than `cd`. It learns where you go and lets you fuzzy-jump there. https://github.com/wting/autojump I also use `loop`, my own Rust-based replacement to bash's native loops: https://github.com/Miserlou/Loop

comment by Mizza · 2018-08-30 · in CLI: Improved

https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by pedrorijo91 · 2018-05-07 · in Ask HN: What are your favorite terminal programs?

…come to rely on the codebox and gist workflows for managing snippets quite a bit. Terminal Autojump https://github.com/wting/autojump - Remembers what directories you have visited and allows you to jump to them. Jump to them by typing j…

comment by danielecook · 2018-03-11 · in Ask HN: What tools have most helped your day-to-day productivity?

https://github.com/wting/autojump does something similar, just automatically (and better, IMO).

comment by orf · 2018-03-01 · in How does `cd` work?

Or use Autojump[1], changed my life 1. https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by orf · 2018-03-01 · in How does `cd` work?

…creates bookmarks and prioritises them based on frequency of visiting said folders. [1] https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by haar · 2017-10-20 · in FZF and RipGrep – Navigate with bash faster than ever before

…years on MAC and it’s quiet productive. ‘jump’ on iTerm helps in navigating across folders quicker. https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by sriram_iyengar · 2017-10-09 · in Using better CLIs

…to the history feature are [autojump] and [fzf] [ranger]: http://ranger.nongnu.org/ [autojump]: https://github.com/wting/autojump [fzf]: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

comment by fdw · 2017-07-05 · in Elvish: friendly and expressive shell for Linux, macOS and BSDs

The one tool that saved me quite possibly a few months of typing paths over my lifetime is autojump: https://github.com/wting/autojump . I can't imaging a terminal workflow without it.

comment by lxe · 2017-01-15 · in Mastering Bash and Terminal

…nsider.com/the-first-20-minutes-after-wo... this is amazing. Elevate your command line game: autojump https://github.com/wting/autojump ag https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher Use zsh and put this in .zshrc…

comment by chx · 2016-08-12 · in Ask HN: What are the cool life hacks for Developer?

…to Git) j=autojump to move to common directories using just a few characters from their name (https://github.com/wting/autojump)

comment by kristjan · 2016-06-18 · in Show HN: Git alias commands and shortcuts

https://github.com/wting/autojump/issues/353 - Yay I'm mentioned in one of the github open issues (Which actually isn't a issue anymore). Wonder how many such open issues are present, which are worth closing!

comment by anrao_arao · 2016-04-27 · in GitHub has 11,995,200 open issues

If you don't want to manually tag each directory, I'd suggest autojump ( https://github.com/wting/autojump ). It'll automatically track visited directories.

comment by krajaratnam · 2016-03-06 · in Dtags: directory tags for lazy programmers

Reminiscent of autojump, https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by d0ugie · 2016-01-25 · in Show HN: Search Google, GitHub, Stack Overflow, other sites from the terminal

And corresponding to autojump [1] there is Jump-Location [2] [1] https://github.com/wting/autojump/wiki [2] https://github.com/tkellogg/Jump-Location

comment by shadowfox · 2015-12-12 · in Z – quickly cd to 'frecent' directories

As it seems z is somehow abandoned, I'd like to recommend autojump[1] 1: https://github.com/wting/autojump

comment by rsoto · 2015-12-12 · in Z – quickly cd to 'frecent' directories

One I rarely see is autojump. Not default but it's always one of the first CLI tools I install. https://github.com/joelthelion/autojump It's a faster way to navigate the filesystem. So instead of: cd deep/deep/deep/directory/project/ you…

comment by zxcvcxz · 2015-07-07 · in A collection of Linux commands which can save lot's of our typing time

I've been using Autojump ( https://github.com/joelthelion/autojump ) for some time. Same concept.

comment by mvip · 2015-04-05 · in HyperJump – Simple Bookmark Manager for Bash

j.py? The original is autojump: https://github.com/joelthelion/autojump/

comment by xr09 · 2014-07-03 · in Unix Tricks

Or just install autojump and be done with it ;-). https://github.com/joelthelion/autojump

comment by nvarsj · 2014-05-15 · in OS X Command Line Utilities

…http://www.quora.com/zsh/What-are-the-cool-features-of-zsh-t... I'd also install autojump https://github.com/joelthelion/autojump to jump quickly between directories instead of using symlinks. Instead of cd ~/project, you just do j…

comment by gjulianm · 2014-05-15 · in OS X Command Line Utilities

I've been using this for a few months: https://github.com/joelthelion/autojump It learns your commonly accessed directories so you can access ~/Projects/greatapp with `j gr`. I like your bookmarking idea though, would work nicely for some…

comment by sprobertson · 2014-02-28 · in Expedient way to cd around Linux

Just use auto jump https://github.com/joelthelion/autojump

comment by res0nat0r · 2014-01-11 · in Teleportation on the command line