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# zoxide
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zoxide is a **smarter cd command**, inspired by z and autojump.
It remembers which directories you use most frequently, so you can "jump" to
them in just a few keystrokes.<br />
zoxide works on all major shells.
[Getting started](#getting-started) •
[Installation](#installation) •
[Configuration](#configuration) •
[Integrations](#third-party-integrations)
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## Getting started
![Tutorial][tutorial]
```sh
z foo # cd into highest ranked directory matching foo
z foo bar # cd into highest ranked directory matching foo and bar
z foo / # cd into a subdirectory starting with foo
z ~/foo # z also works like a regular cd command
z foo/ # cd into relative path
z .. # cd one level up
z - # cd into previous directory
zi foo # cd with interactive selection (using fzf)
z foo<SPACE><TAB> # show interactive completions (zoxide v0.8.0+, bash 4.4+/fish/zsh only)
```
Read more about the matching algorithm [here][algorithm-matching].
## Installation
### *Step 1: Install zoxide*
zoxide runs on most major platforms. If your platform isn't listed below,
please [open an issue][issues].
<details>
<summary>Linux</summary>
To install zoxide, run this command in your terminal:
```sh
Alternatively, you can use a package manager:
| ***Any*** | **[crates.io]** | `cargo install zoxide --locked` |
| *Any* | [conda-forge] | `conda install -c conda-forge zoxide` |
| *Any* | [Linuxbrew] | `brew install zoxide` |
| Alpine Linux 3.13+ | [Alpine Linux Packages] | `apk add zoxide` |
| Arch Linux | [Arch Linux Community] | `pacman -S zoxide` |
| CentOS 7+ | [Copr] | `dnf copr enable atim/zoxide` <br /> `dnf install zoxide` |
| Debian 11+ | [Debian Packages] | `apt install zoxide` |
| Devuan 4.0+ | [Devuan Packages] | `apt install zoxide` |
| Fedora 32+ | [Fedora Packages] | `dnf install zoxide` |
| Gentoo | [GURU Overlay] | `eselect repository enable guru` <br /> `emerge --sync guru` <br /> `emerge app-shells/zoxide` |
| Manjaro | | `pacman -S zoxide` |
| NixOS | [nixpkgs] | `nix-env -iA nixpkgs.zoxide` |
| Parrot OS | | `apt install zoxide` |
| Raspbian 11+ | [Raspbian Packages] | `apt install zoxide` |
| Ubuntu 21.04+ | [Ubuntu Packages] | `apt install zoxide` |
| Void Linux | [Void Linux Packages] | `xbps-install -S zoxide` |
</details>
<details>
<summary>macOS</summary>
To install zoxide, use a package manager:
| **[crates.io]** | `cargo install zoxide --locked` |
| [conda-forge] | `conda install -c conda-forge zoxide` |
| [Homebrew] | `brew install zoxide` |
| [MacPorts] | `port install zoxide` |
</details>
<details>
<summary>Windows</summary>
To install zoxide, run this command in your command prompt:
```sh
Alternatively, you can use a package manager:
| **[crates.io]** | `cargo install zoxide --locked` |
| [Chocolatey] | `choco install zoxide` |
| [conda-forge] | `conda install -c conda-forge zoxide` |
| [Scoop] | `scoop install zoxide` |
</details>
<details>
<summary>BSD</summary>
To install zoxide, use a package manager:
| ***Any*** | **[crates.io]** | `cargo install zoxide --locked` |
| DragonFly BSD | [DPorts] | `pkg install zoxide` |
| FreeBSD | [FreshPorts] | `pkg install zoxide` |
| NetBSD | [pkgsrc] | `pkgin install zoxide` |
</details>
<details>
<summary>Android</summary>
To install zoxide, use a package manager:
| [Termux] | `pkg install zoxide` |
</details>
### *Step 2: Add zoxide to your shell*
To start using zoxide, add it to your shell.
<details>
<summary>Bash</summary>
Add this to your configuration (usually `~/.bashrc`):
```sh
eval "$(zoxide init bash)"
```
</details>
<details>
<summary>Elvish</summary>
Add this to your configuration (usually `~/.elvish/rc.elv`):
```sh
Note: zoxide only supports elvish v0.18.0 and above.
</details>
<details>
<summary>Fish</summary>
Add this to your configuration (usually `~/.config/fish/config.fish`):
```fish
</details>
<details>
<summary>Nushell</summary>
Add this to your env file (find it by running `$nu.env-path` in Nushell):
```sh
</details>
<details>
<summary>PowerShell</summary>
Add this to your configuration (find it by running `echo $profile` in
PowerShell):
```powershell
# For zoxide v0.8.0+
Invoke-Expression (& {
$hook = if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 6) { 'prompt' } else { 'pwd' }
(zoxide init --hook $hook powershell | Out-String)
})
# For older versions of zoxide
Invoke-Expression (& {
$hook = if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 6) { 'prompt' } else { 'pwd' }
(zoxide init --hook $hook powershell) -join "`n"
})
```
</details>
<details>
<summary>Xonsh</summary>
Add this to your configuration (usually `~/.xonshrc`):
```python
execx($(zoxide init xonsh), 'exec', __xonsh__.ctx, filename='zoxide')
```
</details>
<details>
<summary>Zsh</summary>
Add this to your configuration (usually `~/.zshrc`):
```sh
eval "$(zoxide init zsh)"
```
For completions to work, the above line must be added *after* `compinit` is
called. You may have to rebuild your cache by running
`rm ~/.zcompdump*; compinit`.
</details>
<details>
<summary>Any POSIX shell</summary>
Add this to your configuration:
```sh
eval "$(zoxide init posix --hook prompt)"
```
</details>
### *Step 3: Install fzf (optional)*
[fzf] is a command-line fuzzy finder, used by zoxide for interactive
selection. It can be installed from [here][fzf-installation]. zoxide supports
fzf v0.21.0+.
### *Step 4: Import your data (optional)*
If you currently use any of the following utilities, you may want to import
your data into zoxide:
<details>
<summary>autojump</summary>
```sh
zoxide import --from autojump path/to/db
```
</details>
<details>
<summary>z, z.lua, or zsh-z</summary>
```sh
zoxide import --from z path/to/db
```
</details>
## Configuration
### Flags
When calling `zoxide init`, the following flags are available:
- `--cmd`
- Changes the prefix of the `z` and `zi` commands.
- `--cmd j` would change the commands to (`j`, `ji`).
- `--cmd cd` would replace the `cd` command (doesn't work on Nushell / POSIX shells).
- `--hook <HOOK>`
- Changes how often zoxide increments a directory's score:
| Hook | Description |
| -------- | --------------------------------- |
| `none` | Never |
| `prompt` | At every shell prompt |
| `pwd` | Whenever the directory is changed |
- `--no-cmd`
- Prevents zoxide from defining the `z` and `zi` commands.
- These functions will still be available in your shell as `__zoxide_z` and
`__zoxide_zi`, should you choose to redefine them.
### Environment variables
Environment variables<sup>[?][wiki-env]</sup> can be used for configuration.
They must be set before `zoxide init` is called.
- `_ZO_DATA_DIR`
- Specifies the directory in which the database is stored.
- The default value varies across OSes:
| OS | Path | Example |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| Linux / BSD | `$XDG_DATA_HOME` or `$HOME/.local/share` | `/home/alice/.local/share` |
| macOS | `$HOME/Library/Application Support` | `/Users/Alice/Library/Application Support` |
| Windows | `%LOCALAPPDATA%` | `C:\Users\Alice\AppData\Local` |
- `_ZO_ECHO`
- When set to 1, `z` will print the matched directory before navigating to
it.
- `_ZO_EXCLUDE_DIRS`
- Excludes the specified directories from the database.
- This is provided as a list of [globs][glob], separated by OS-specific
characters:
| OS | Separator | Example |
| ------------------- | --------- | ----------------------- |
| Linux / macOS / BSD | `:` | `$HOME:$HOME/private/*` |
| Windows | `;` | `$HOME;$HOME/private/*` |
- By default, this is set to `"$HOME"`.
- `_ZO_FZF_OPTS`
- Custom options to pass to [fzf] during interactive selection. See
[`man fzf`][fzf-man] for the list of options.
- `_ZO_MAXAGE`
- Configures the [aging algorithm][algorithm-aging], which limits the maximum
number of entries in the database.
- By default, this is set to 10000.
- `_ZO_RESOLVE_SYMLINKS`
- When set to 1, `z` will resolve symlinks before adding directories to the
database.
## Third-party integrations
| [clink] | Improved cmd.exe for Windows | [clink-zoxide] |
| [emacs] | Text editor | [zoxide.el] |
| [felix] | File manager | Natively supported |
| [nnn] | File manager | [nnn-autojump] |
| [ranger] | File manager | [ranger-zoxide] |
| [telescope.nvim] | Fuzzy finder for Neovim | [telescope-zoxide] |
| [vim] | Text editor | [zoxide.vim] |
| [xplr] | File manager | [zoxide.xplr] |
| [xxh] | Transports shell configuration over SSH | [xxh-plugin-prerun-zoxide] |
| [zabb] | Finds the shortest possible query for a path | Natively supported |
| [zsh-autocomplete] | Realtime completions for zsh | Natively supported |
[algorithm-aging]: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/wiki/Algorithm#aging
[algorithm-matching]: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/wiki/Algorithm#matching
[alpine linux packages]: https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/packages?name=zoxide
[arch linux community]: https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/zoxide/
[builtwithnix-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/builtwith-nix-7d81f7?style=flat-square
[builtwithnix]: https://builtwithnix.org/
[chocolatey]: https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/zoxide
[clink-zoxide]: https://github.com/shunsambongi/clink-zoxide
[clink]: https://github.com/mridgers/clink
[conda-forge]: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/zoxide
[copr]: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/atim/zoxide/
[crates.io-badge]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/zoxide?style=flat-square
[crates.io]: https://crates.io/crates/zoxide
[debian packages]: https://packages.debian.org/stable/admin/zoxide
[devuan packages]: https://pkginfo.devuan.org/cgi-bin/package-query.html?c=package&q=zoxide
[downloads-badge]: https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/total?style=flat-square
[dports]: https://github.com/DragonFlyBSD/DPorts/tree/master/sysutils/zoxide
[emacs]: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
[fedora packages]: https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/rust-zoxide
[felix]: https://github.com/kyoheiu/felix
[freshports]: https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/zoxide/
[fzf-installation]: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#installation
[fzf-man]: https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/en/man1/fzf.1.html
[fzf]: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
[glob]: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/glob.7.html
[guru overlay]: https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/guru
[homebrew]: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zoxide
[issues]: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/issues/new
[license-badge]: https://img.shields.io/github/license/ajeetdsouza/zoxide?color=lightgray&style=flat-square
[license]: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/blob/main/LICENSE
[linuxbrew]: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula-linux/zoxide
[macports]: https://ports.macports.org/port/zoxide/summary
[neovim]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim
[nixpkgs]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/tools/misc/zoxide/default.nix
[nnn-autojump]: https://github.com/jarun/nnn/blob/master/plugins/autojump
[nnn]: https://github.com/jarun/nnn
[pkgsrc]: https://pkgsrc.se/sysutils/zoxide
[ranger-zoxide]: https://github.com/jchook/ranger-zoxide
[ranger]: https://github.com/ranger/ranger
[raspbian packages]: https://archive.raspbian.org/raspbian/pool/main/r/rust-zoxide/
[releases]: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/releases
[scoop]: https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Main/tree/master/bucket/zoxide.json
[telescope-zoxide]: https://github.com/jvgrootveld/telescope-zoxide
[telescope.nvim]: https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim
[termux]: https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/tree/master/packages/zoxide
[tutorial]: contrib/tutorial.webp
[ubuntu packages]: https://packages.ubuntu.com/hirsute/zoxide
[vim]: https://github.com/vim/vim
[void linux packages]: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/tree/master/srcpkgs/zoxide
[wiki-env]: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/wiki/HOWTO:-set-environment-variables "HOWTO: set environment variables"
[xplr]: https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr
[xxh-plugin-prerun-zoxide]: https://github.com/xxh/xxh-plugin-prerun-zoxide
[xxh]: https://github.com/xxh/xxh
[zabb]: https://github.com/Mellbourn/zabb
[zoxide.el]: https://gitlab.com/Vonfry/zoxide.el
[zoxide.vim]: https://github.com/nanotee/zoxide.vim
[zoxide.xplr]: https://github.com/sayanarijit/zoxide.xplr
[zsh-autocomplete]: https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete