# rupa/z

z - jump around

Repository: https://github.com/rupa/z
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/z
Language: Shell
License: WTFPL
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-06-19T08:00:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6278, "days_push": 805, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 17044, forks 1177 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:17.619481+00:00)

## What it is
z is a shell script for bash and zsh that tracks your most-used directories using a 'frecency' (frequency + recency) ranking. It lets you jump to frequently or recently visited directories by typing a short regex instead of a full path.

## Use cases
- jump to a directory by typing part of its name
- cd to my most frequently visited directories faster
- navigate the filesystem without typing full paths
- find recently accessed directories in the shell
- speed up terminal navigation with frecency ranking

## When to choose
- you spend a lot of time in a terminal and want faster directory navigation
- you use bash or zsh and want a lightweight, dependency-free tool
- you want a battle-tested directory jumper with a large user base

## When to avoid
- you use a shell other than bash or zsh without adaptation
- you want fuzzy interactive directory pickers with previews (consider zoxide or fzf-based tools)
- you need a GUI file navigator

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools, file-system
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: shell, directory-jumping, frecency, bash, zsh, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- rupa/z (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.619481+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:03:31.115838+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rupa/z (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.619481+00:00, sha d9e172e305cc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.