icd is a shell utility that makes changing directories quicker and more convenient.
It replaces the usual cd workflow with an interactive selector for previously visited paths, helping you jump around the filesystem without repeatedly typing long directory names. The project is lightweight, integrates with popular Zsh plugin managers, and also includes support for the Fish shell.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Maintains a persistent directory history in
~/.history.icd. - Accepts an existing directory as an argument and resolves it to an absolute path before changing directory.
- Lets you pass a query string to pre-filter results in the interactive selector.
- Uses ripgrep for matching when available, with a configurable fallback to grep.
- Avoids adding duplicate entries to the history file and skips temporary
/tmppaths.
Website: github.com/g-plane/icd
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Developer: Pig Fang
License: MIT License
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