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description Zoxide Overview

Directory navigation becomes history-based with Zoxide, a command-line tool that learns from the folders visited during shell use. Instead of repeatedly entering a long path, a user can supply part of a remembered directory name and jump to a matching location. Its selection considers usage patterns, making frequently visited project folders easier to reach as the history develops. For example, z web can lead to a previously visited Web_App directory without typing its full path.

The result depends on the recorded history, so a short query is not a fixed alias and may need more detail when names overlap. Zoxide suits developers and other terminal users who move between deep directory trees. It integrates with major shells, rather than every possible shell. The project documentation explains installation and command behavior.

help Zoxide FAQ

Does Zoxide replace cd or add a separate z command?

Zoxide usually adds the z command while leaving cd available, so z foo jumps to the highest ranked path matching foo. Its GitHub README describes it as a smarter cd inspired by z and autojump, with support for major shells including Bash, Zsh, Fish, Nushell, and PowerShell.

How does Zoxide decide which folder to open when names overlap?

Zoxide ranks directories using a mix of frequency and recency, often called frecency, so a folder you use often and recently wins over an old match. For example, if both work/web and archive/web match z web, repeated visits make one score higher in Zoxide's local database.

Can Zoxide work on Windows PowerShell?

Yes, Zoxide supports PowerShell on Windows and can be installed with winget install ajeetdsouza.zoxide. After installation, the usual setup is adding the PowerShell init line to the profile returned by echo $profile.

What is zi in Zoxide used for?

zi is the interactive selector for Zoxide, and it uses fzf when that optional fuzzy finder is installed. It is useful when z proj would match several directories and you want to choose from a list instead of relying on the top-ranked result.

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