z.lua/README.md

z.lua

z - jump around (lua implementation for running on both unix & windows)

Licensed under MIT license.

Features

• 10x times faster than fasd and autojump
• 3x times faster than rupa/z
• supports posix shells: bash, zsh, dash, sh, busybox, and etc.
• supports Windows cmd (with clink) and cmder

Install

• bash: put something like this in your .bashrc: eval "$(lua /path/to/z.lua --init bash)"

• zsh: put something like this in your .zshrc: eval "$(lua /path/to/z.lua --init zsh)"

• posix shells: put something like this in your .profile: eval "$(lua /path/to/z.lua --init posix)"

• Windows (with clink): copy z.lua and z.cmd to clink's home directory Add clink's home to %PATH% (z.cmd can be called anywhere) Ensure that "lua" can be called in %PATH%

• Windows Cmder Install: copy z.lua and z.cmd to cmder/vendor Add cmder/vendor to %PATH% Ensure that "lua" can be called in %PATH%

Customize

• set $_ZL_CMD in .bashrc/.zshrc to change the command (default z).
• set $_ZL_DATA in .bashrc/.zshrc to change the datafile (default ~/.zlua).
• set $_ZL_NO_PROMPT_COMMAND if you're handling PROMPT_COMMAND yourself.
• set $_ZL_EXCLUDE_DIRS to an array of directories to exclude.