zoxide learns frequently used directories and combines ranked history, fuzzy selection, shell integration and ordinary cd-style navigation.
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Category: Utilities
trashbhuwan – command-line recycle bin manager
trashbhuwan manages deleted files through Linux and Windows recycle bins, with file restoration, trash listings and permanent removal.
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del – delete files with an undelete function
del moves removed files into local .del directories and provides commands to list, restore and purge items after specified periods.
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jmp – the superior cd
jmp is a Python utility billed as the superior cd.
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Brash – command-line trash manager
Brash provides shell-based trash management with restore, listing, filtering, date selection, size reports and permanent cleanup.
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qcd – quickly change directory
qcd is a utility which lets you quickly change directory on the command line. It’s written in Rust.
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Navita – fast history-aware directory navigation
Navita adds history-aware directory search, frecency ranking, parent and child traversal, PCRE matching and fzf selection to the shell.
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pazi – fast autojump helper
pazi is an autojump utility. This tool remembers visited directories in the past and makes it easier to get back to them.
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zm – improved cd
zm is cd for lazy people who don’t care where they are, or how to get where they’re going. It’s written in Rust.
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ff – manage favourite folders
ff is a command-line tool to manage favorite folders, creating an alias, to be used via shell directly with the cd command.
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gtrash – command-line trash manager
gtrash manages desktop trash with searchable listings, grouped recovery, interactive selection and safe permanent deletion controls.
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nav – quickly navigate through directories
nav offers a way of quickly navigating through directories in the CLI. It uses dialog and fzf.
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enhancd – next-generation cd command
enhancd is an enhanced cd command integrated with a command line fuzzy finder based on UNIX concept.
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kn – navigate folders quickly
kn is an alternative to cd. kn doesn’t track frequency or any other statistics. It searches the disk for paths matching the abbreviation.
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inotail – inotify-based implementation of tail
inotail follows growing files using Linux inotify events, with line and byte selection plus support for watching multiple files.
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colortail – tail with configurable colours
colortail displays file updates with configurable colours and regular expressions to highlight important log messages in the terminal.
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ptail – display a fixed number of output lines
ptail displays a fixed number of recent output lines from running commands or pipelines to keep verbose terminal output manageable.
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retail – tail with regular expressions
retail extends tail with regular-expression start and stop conditions for inspecting log files, pipelines and streaming text.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: watch
This article spotlights alternatives tools to watch. The software featured here is free and open source goodness.
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rename-CLI – rename files quickly
rename-CLI is a cross-platform tool for renaming files quickly, especially multiple files at once.
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