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

zoxide can be installed in 4 easy steps:

1. Install binary

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

   Linux

   The recommended way to install zoxide is via the install script:

   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	asdf	asdf plugin add zoxide https://github.com/nyrst/asdf-zoxide.git asdf install zoxide latest
   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+[^1]	Debian Packages	apt install zoxide
   Devuan 4.0+[^1]	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[^1]		apt install zoxide
   Raspbian 11+[^1]	Raspbian Packages	apt install zoxide
   Slackware 15.0+	[SlackBuilds]	Instructions
   Ubuntu 21.04+[^1]	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
   Homebrew	brew install zoxide
   asdf	asdf plugin add zoxide https://github.com/nyrst/asdf-zoxide.git asdf install zoxide latest
   conda-forge	conda install -c conda-forge 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

   The recommended way to install zoxide is via winget:

   winget install zoxide
   

   Or, you can use an alternative 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

2. Setup zoxide on 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 -f ~/.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 v0.73.0 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 completions cache by running rm ~/.zcompdump*; compinit.

   Any POSIX shell

   Add this to your configuration:

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

3. Install fzf ^(optional)

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

   Note zoxide only supports fzf v0.33.0 and above.

4. Import your data ^(optional)

   If you currently use any of these plugins, you may want to import your data into zoxide:

   autojump

   Run this command in your terminal:

   zoxide import --from=autojump "/path/to/autojump/db"
   

   The path usually 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

   fasd, z, z.lua, zsh-z

   Run this command in your terminal:

   zoxide import --from=z "path/to/z/db"
   

   The path usually varies according to your system:

   Plugin	Path
   fasd	$_FASD_DATA or $HOME/.fasd
   z (bash/zsh)	$_Z_DATA or $HOME/.z
   z (fish)	$Z_DATA or $XDG_DATA_HOME/z/data or $HOME/.local/share/z/data
   z.lua (bash/zsh)	$_ZL_DATA or $HOME/.zlua
   z.lua (fish)	$XDG_DATA_HOME/zlua/zlua.txt or $HOME/.local/share/zlua/zlua.txt or $_ZL_DATA
   zsh-z	$ZSHZ_DATA or $_Z_DATA or $HOME/.z

   ZLocation

   Run this command in PowerShell:

   $db = New-TemporaryFile
   (Get-ZLocation).GetEnumerator() | ForEach-Object { Write-Output ($_.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[^2] 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

[^1]: Debian / Ubuntu derivatives update their packages very slowly. If you're using one of these distributions, consider using the install script instead. [^2]: If you're not sure how to set an environment variable on your shell, check out the wiki.