agkozak/zsh-z

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2438 stars · 80 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Zsh-z is a native Zsh port of rupa/z that tracks frequently and recently visited directories and lets you jump to them by typing partial names (frecency-based navigation). It is faster and more stable than the original by using pure Zsh with file locking, and works as a drop-in replacement sharing the same ~/.z database.

Use cases

• jump to frequently visited directories quickly
• replace cd with frecency-based directory navigation
• speed up directory switching in zsh
• use z.sh-style jumping on cygwin, msys2, or wsl
• share frecency database between bash z and zsh

When to choose

• you use zsh and want a fast, pure-Zsh z replacement
• forking is slow on your system (Cygwin, MSYS2, WSL)
• you want drop-in compatibility with rupa/z databases
• you need stable frecency data without race conditions

When to avoid

• you use bash or fish rather than zsh
• you prefer fuzzy finders like fzf-based directory jumpers
• you need a shell-agnostic tool

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli file-system developer-tools developer-tools windows cli zsh zsh-plugin frecency directory-jumping shell autojump command-line linux macos

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