AQaquova·Jan 17, 2024
https://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua was another that I used for a long time, although I've lately started using https://github.com/jethrokuan/z
A lot of reinventing the wheel in the z space it seems
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:zap: A new cd command that helps you navigate faster by learning your habits.
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| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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12 sourcesIf you are willing to install a lua interpreter,
https://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua is quite nice and has more features, e.g. fzf integration and an interactive mode.
In Cdpath: Easily Navigate Directories in the Terminalhttps://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua is similar to `z` but has extra features, including a useful integration with `fzf`.
It does require installing some version of command-line lua.
In So you've installed `fzf` – now what?Z.lua: A new CD command that helps you navigate faster by learning your habits
2 points · Open discussionlooks like the task runner part [1] has unfortunate name overlap with the family of programs that include z.lua[2] or zoxide [3] or z.sh [4].
Not really that big of a deal, I just like tracking command line apps naming because it is an interesting exercise of being short, intuitive, and unique. When you decide a single letter is your name, surely you are going to run into this.
1. https://github.com/zakuro9715/z
2. https://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua
3. https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
4. https://github.com/rupa/z
In A statically typed scripting language that transpiles to Posix shUse z[1]. Also use fzf.
[1] - https://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua
In Moreutils – Unix tools that nobody thought to write (2012)I have fallen in love with `z`
e.g. `z p` might take you to ~/projects if you've been there recently.
https://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua
In ZSH AliasesI quite like this list, there are a number of utilities here that I already use on a daily basis. There are also a few utilities that I like that weren't on this list, or some alternatives to what was shown. Some off the top of my head:
- nnn[0] (C) - A terminal file manager, similar to ranger. It allows you to navigate directories, manipulate files, analyze disk usage, and fuzzy open files.
- ncdu[1] (C) - ncurses disk analyzer. Similar to du -sh, but allows for directory navigation as well.
- z.lua[2] (Lua) - It's an alternative to the z utility mentioned in the article. I haven't done the benchmarks, but they claim to be faster than z. I'm mostly just including it because it's what I use.
[0] https://github.com/jarun/nnn
[1] https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu
[2] https://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua
In An Illustrated Guide to Useful Command Line Toolsfzf is the most fun and productive tool added in my dotfiles in recent years.
Mix it with https://github.com/rupa/z or https://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua for fuzzysearch/cd
And you can do cool scripts, like:
- search your vim edited files with highlighted preview: https://github.com/BarbUk/dotfiles/blob/master/shell/complet...
- search and open your chrome history: https://github.com/BarbUk/dotfiles/blob/master/shell/complet...
In Better Bash History (2012)z.lua has multiple matching algorithms, the default one is simiar to z.sh, in your case, you may look into the enhanced matching mode, by:
eval "$(lua /path/to/z.lua --init bash enhanced once)"
FYI: https://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua#enhanced-matching
In Z.lua – A new cd command that navigates faster by learning your habitsZ.lua – A new cd command that navigates faster by learning your habits
163 points · Open discussionz.lua: a better alternative to z.sh/fasd/autojump
2 points · Open discussion