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# zoxide
[](https://crates.io/crates/zoxide)
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A cd command that learns your habits
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## Table of contents
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- [Introduction ](#introduction )
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- [Examples ](#examples )
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- [Getting started ](#getting-started )
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- [Installing `zoxide` ](#installing-zoxide )
- [Adding `zoxide` to your shell ](#adding-zoxide-to-your-shell )
- [zsh ](#zsh )
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- [bash ](#bash )
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- [fish ](#fish )
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- [Configuration ](#configuration )
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- [Environment variables ](#environment-variables )
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## Introduction
`zoxide` is a new `cd` alternative inspired by [`z` ](https://github.com/rupa/z ) and [`z.lua` ](https://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua ). It keeps track of the directories you use most frequently, and uses a ranking algorithm to navigate to the best match.
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On my system, compiled with the `x86_64-unknown-linux-musl` target, `hyperfine` reports that `zoxide` runs 10-20x faster than `z.lua` , which, in turn, runs 3x faster than `z` . This is pretty significant, since this command runs once at every shell prompt, and any slowdown there will result in an increased loading time for every prompt.
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## Examples
```sh
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z foo # cd to highest ranked directory matching foo
z foo bar # cd to highest ranked directory matching foo and bar
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z foo/ # can also cd into actual directories
zi foo # cd with interactive selection using fzf
zq foo # echo the best match, don't cd
za /foo # add /foo to the database
zr /foo # remove /foo from the database
```
## Getting started
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### Step 1: Installing `zoxide`
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If you have Rust, this should be as simple as:
```sh
cargo install zoxide
```
Otherwise, try the install script:
```sh
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/master/install.sh | sh
```
If you want the interactive fuzzy selection feature, you will also need to install [`fzf` ](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.git ).
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### Step 2: Adding `zoxide` to your shell
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By default, `zoxide` defines the `z` , `zi` , `za` , `zq` , and `zr` aliases. If you'd like to go with just the barebones `z` , pass the `--no-define-aliases` flag to `zoxide init` .
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#### zsh
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Add the following line to your `~/.zshrc` :
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```sh
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eval "$(zoxide init zsh)"
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```
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#### bash
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Add the following line to your `~/.bashrc` :
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```sh
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eval "$(zoxide init bash)"
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```
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#### fish
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Add the following line to your `~/.config/fish/config.fish` :
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```sh
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zoxide init fish | source
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```
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## Configuration
### Environment variables
- `$_ZO_DATA` : sets the location of the database (default: `~/.zo` )
- `$_ZO_MAXAGE` : sets the maximum total rank after which entries start getting deleted
