zoxide/README.md

zoxide

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.
zoxide works on all major shells.

Getting started • Installation • Configuration • Integrations

Getting started

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.

Installation

Step 1: Install zoxide

zoxide runs on most major platforms. If your platform isn't listed below, please open an issue.

Linux

To install zoxide, run this command in your terminal:

curl -sS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/main/install.sh | bash

Or, you can use a package manager:

Distribution	Repository	Instructions
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 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 emerge --sync guru emerge app-shells/zoxide
Manjaro		pacman -S zoxide
NixOS 21.05+	nixpkgs	nix-env -iA nixpkgs.zoxide
openSUSE Tumbleweed	openSUSE Factory	zypper install zoxide
Parrot OS		apt install zoxide
Raspbian 11+	Raspbian Packages	apt install zoxide
Slackware 15.0+	[SlackBuilds]	Instructions
Ubuntu 21.04+	Ubuntu Packages	apt install zoxide
Void Linux	Void Linux Packages	xbps-install -S zoxide

macOS

To install zoxide, use a package manager:

Repository	Instructions
crates.io	cargo install zoxide --locked
conda-forge	conda install -c conda-forge zoxide
Homebrew	brew install zoxide
MacPorts	port install zoxide

Or, run this command in your terminal:

curl -sS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/main/install.sh | bash

Windows

To install zoxide, run this command in your command prompt:

curl.exe -A "MS" https://webinstall.dev/zoxide | powershell

Or, you can use a package manager:

Repository	Instructions
crates.io	cargo install zoxide --locked
Chocolatey	choco install zoxide
conda-forge	conda install -c conda-forge zoxide
Scoop	scoop install zoxide

BSD

To install zoxide, use a package manager:

Distribution	Repository	Instructions
Any	crates.io	cargo install zoxide --locked
DragonFly BSD	DPorts	pkg install zoxide
FreeBSD	FreshPorts	pkg install zoxide
NetBSD	pkgsrc	pkgin install zoxide

Android

To install zoxide, use a package manager:

Repository	Instructions
Termux	pkg install zoxide

Step 2: Add zoxide to your shell

To start using zoxide, add it to your shell.

Bash

Add this to your configuration (usually ~/.bashrc):

eval "$(zoxide init bash)"

Elvish

Add this to your configuration (usually ~/.elvish/rc.elv):

eval (zoxide init elvish | slurp)

Note

zoxide only supports elvish v0.18.0 and above.

Fish

Add this to your configuration (usually ~/.config/fish/config.fish):

zoxide init fish | source

Note

zoxide only supports fish v3.4.0 and above.

Nushell

Add this to your env file (find it by running $nu.env-path in Nushell):

zoxide init nushell | save ~/.zoxide.nu

Now, add this to the end of your config file (find it by running $nu.config-path in Nushell):

source ~/.zoxide.nu

Note

zoxide only supports Nushell v0.63.0 and above.

PowerShell

Add this to your configuration (find it by running echo $profile in 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"
})

Xonsh

Add this to your configuration (usually ~/.xonshrc):

execx($(zoxide init xonsh), 'exec', __xonsh__.ctx, filename='zoxide')

Zsh

Add this to your configuration (usually ~/.zshrc):

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.

Any POSIX shell

Add this to your configuration:

eval "$(zoxide init posix --hook prompt)"

Step 3: Install fzf (optional)

fzf is a command-line fuzzy finder, used by zoxide for interactive selection. It can be installed from here.

Note

zoxide only supports fzf v0.21.0 and above.

Step 4: Import your data (optional)

If you currently use any of the following utilities, you may want to import your data into zoxide:

autojump

zoxide import --from autojump path/to/db

The default path varies according to your system:

OS	Path	Example
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/autojump/autojump.txt or $HOME/.local/share/autojump/autojump.txt	/home/alice/.local/share/autojump/autojump.txt
macOS	$HOME/Library/autojump/autojump.txt	/Users/Alice/Library/autojump/autojump.txt
Windows	%APPDATA%\autojump\autojump.txt	C:\Users\Alice\AppData\Roaming\autojump\autojump.txt

z, z.lua, or zsh-z

zoxide import --from z path/to/db

ZLocation

$db = New-TemporaryFile
(Get-ZLocation).GetEnumerator() | ForEach-Object { Write-Output ($_.Name+'|'+$_.Value+'|0') } | Out-File $db
zoxide import --from z $db

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^? 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, 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 for the list of options.
• _ZO_MAXAGE
  • Configures the aging algorithm, 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

Application	Description	Plugin
clink	Improved cmd.exe for Windows	clink-zoxide
emacs	Text editor	zoxide.el
felix	File manager	Natively supported
joshuto	File manager	Natively supported
lf	File manager	See the wiki
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